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hey, thanks everyone! it makes me feel better to know there are others.
I wanted to clarify, my therapist says this is normal for someone with bipolar disorder. she thinks it's a big deal...actually, she suggested I should get treatment as a sex addict. I don't like that idea because it makes it seem like I'm always this way...but I'm not.
Also, I have this friend who might be a "trigger" for these kinds of obsessions...but does mania really have "triggers"?

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OK, much better to know that she did not soft-sell it.

Yes, there are triggers, different ones for each of us, and one of the important parts of treatment is to try to learn what they are.

Hey, with the hypersexuality, under the proper circumstances and self control, as long as it does not lead to a full manic episode is not always a bad thing. Sorry, it is a common enough BP trait that it is one many of us tend to joke about.

In all seriousness though, it is a symptom that is important to understand, learn your trigger, and learn to either control the triggers or simply separate them from you. On this one, it can be very tough to be around people with "normal" sex drives that want to constantly talk about the subject, or to put yourself into sexually stimulating situations.