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#1
Jan 03, 2010, 09:51 AM
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How can you tell the difference between mania and addiction? Maybe I bought all of those things I don't know with themes, maybe I had all of that sex, maybe I'm abusing drugs because of an addiction, Where do you draw the line? Is it so convoluted we just can't say? My school work is suffering. I can't think as fast as my brain is going. Maybe this is regular stress from holiday runoff. I wish I knew what to do with myself.
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Jan 03, 2010, 09:52 AM
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Oh, I'm back again! Hi! I had this fanciful idea that charts and maps and self help didn't work for a while. I'm back.
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- Amanda (amaviena@gmail.com)"I'm insecure, impatient, and a little selfish. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you cant handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." - Marilyn Monroe |
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Jan 03, 2010, 10:41 AM
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You ask a tricky question. Mania stops me from making the brightest decisions, so that may be the same in your case, which may be leading to the drug use and the sex. Do you do those things when you are down as well? That would be my best guess at the way to tell. ?
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Jan 03, 2010, 12:41 PM
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welcome back, missed ur posts. If you figure it out ley me know. Sorry i'm no help. But welcome back all the same
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Jan 03, 2010, 02:56 PM
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Hi again! Um, I think you can start using drugs to self medicate and then that can easily become an addiction. So, even if you treat the mania, you will have to deal with the addictions, and manias will make breaking an additction even harder than it would be ootherwise because of the low impulse control involved. About the rest, can't say, dear. HUggs!
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Jan 04, 2010, 02:29 AM
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Since either kind of high can lead to the other, I'm not sure it's always easy to tell which is which. Too bad they have the same sucky consequences. Hope you are able to get things calmed down. I hear those dual diagnosis units are real helpful, though I haven't ventured to that side of the unit yet myself. Probably won't have a choice next time. Good luck to you.
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