[isfbmd]

some people get depressed. i get manic. when i get tired. i start pacing te floors back and forth till my legs get cramped and my feet start tingling. i do this for days. please help me understand why.

[NuckingFutz]

start with an exam from you doc. Work together to rule out anything physical. Then they should recommend what the next step should be.

[yutzman]

The first step is realizing your problem....You've done that....You need professional help of some kind. Mania is one of the most destructive disorders one can have, and I didn't realize it until it was almost too late. Now I have relief, and I never would if I hadn't sought a professional for help......Good luck...and keep posting here.....many good people on this site want to help....you will find...

[Anneinside]

yutzman, I see it differently. With mania I don't sleep much and am very irritable although I don't act on it, but the most destructive thing I do is spend money I don't have. Now depression, it really kicks my butt. I become suicidal and have had 5 suicide attempts... 3 were very close calls. For me, depression is the most dangerous things to have.

[Skully]

I agree Anneinside, the depression is bad. I am glad you are still here and those close calls were just that...close calls. I understand what you are going through isfbmd I tend to pace the floors when I get manic. I would make sure your doctor is aware of this symptom and maybe together you can find a solution.

[isfbmd]

i dont spend all that much but i do obsess. where i do things overand over. like listening to the same song or cd. till my head hurts and i done disturb every one in the house. but if i get hold to any money i spend it wildly.

[dj586858]

The can't-sit-down and can't breathe pacing I sometimes do is from panic attacks. Thank goodness I haven't had one in a long time. What you are doing is not something you can will away or overcome on your own. Find the right treatment for you and life will be so much better. Let us know how you are doing.

[sanityseeker]

I get really racy when I am manic. Can't stop moving and my mind is racing with unfinished thoughts. I often go for a walk that starts out fast and then I deliberately try to slow it down until I am forcing myself to walk in slow motion. Sometimes it helps for a while at least.

I talk really fast and do everything fast. My son helps me out by initiating what we call the slow motion game where when he says go we both do whatever we are doing in slow motion. Might be when we are doing the dishes or cooking dinner or just sitting and talking. When he says go it means he has noticed that I have speeded up again and thinks I need to slow down before I have heart failure or something. It works for a while at least and takes the edge off that can sometimes escellate into oppressed rage which then triggers depression for me.

[sanityseeker]

opps... sorry didn't mean that to be all about me....

isfbmd.... I hope you get some relief from the mania soon. It can be very taxing. I think it helps to recognize the behaviour and to then try to come up with ways to counter it with the opposite behaviour to try to find the balance again. I know when I start pacing the room is when I take it outside and try to work it off and slow it down. Maybe you could try that too. I sometimes will allow it to wind up to a run for a while until I feel like I can slow it down.

Hope you get some relief.

[isfbmd]

in my small twon we have iob which will give me something to do every day at lest 4 times aweek maybe these hobby and therapy will help me slow down and help me balace my tatlent out.

[sanityseeker]

I am pulling for you. Sounds like a good way to change the pace and that can help. Take good care.