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#1
Oct 07, 2012, 04:58 PM
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Has anyone else noticed a pattern of accidental injuries that align with either manic or depressive states? I do not me SI, but accidental things like sprains, fractures, that type of thing. I have noticed that I tend to be accident prone when I'm manic. Usually because I'm too hyper, or not careful enough. I've been lucky enough not to fracture anything but I have had plenty of sprains, pulled muscles, ect., and I just started to realize it's usually when I'm manic. Anyone else experience this?
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#2
Oct 07, 2012, 05:01 PM
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hmm,
i've never really thought about it- but come to mention it, yeah... i guess when i'm mannic i tend to notice more injury |
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#3
Oct 07, 2012, 07:38 PM
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Yes. I've broke a bones when manic and laughed them off. I also have the issue that time is going "to slow". Which has lead to an overdose. I tend to avoid the hospital while manic even when needed.
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#4
Oct 07, 2012, 07:46 PM
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I have bruises all over my legs from running into things. Been manic with insomnia for the past few days. I tend to bump my shins on the bed, the truck step(18 wheeler), and things the boys leave out. I have bruises on my thigh and my arm from running into the door frame.
I am very accident prone when I have had very little sleep for days.
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#5
Oct 07, 2012, 10:04 PM
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I've always been very accident-prone but I never noticed a pattern.
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#6
Oct 09, 2012, 08:08 AM
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Mania may have struck again. I've been walking the dogs a lot the past couple days. Sunday we walked over two and a half hours through the woods. My ankle hurt a bit but that is normal because I've sprained it a couple times so if it gets overworked it aches. However, my other foot started hurting a bit, and I figured I stepped on a rock or something. Yesterday I went walking for like an hour and it started hurting pretty good. This morning I woke up and I can barely walk on it, it hurts so bad. I've been thinking about taking myself to the er to get it x-rayed, just in case, but I'm not sure I want to because if the x-ray shows nothing, they are just going to send me on my way with yet another bill I can't really afford. Maybe I should just keep walking on it till it either gets better or proves to me it's broken? Oh I don't know.
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#7
Oct 09, 2012, 08:40 AM
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it could be Plantar Fasciitis.. or however that is spelled. It is something that will start hurting like hell in the mornings but go down in pain with use. It's caused from a sudden overusage of the feet
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Oct 09, 2012, 08:44 AM
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It's possible, but I doubt it. The pain isn't in the right place, and it doesn't go away with use, it gets worse. My girlfriend has plantar fasciitis so it definitely crossed my mind. Using good old Google, my symptoms match up with stress fractures, but I hate going to the doctor to just be sent home with the "well we didn't find anything, take some ibuprofen."
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#9
Oct 09, 2012, 08:47 AM
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There's not much that a doc can do for a stress fracture in the foot. an ankle or shin bone yes, but for the small bones in the foot it's just only using it to comfort level. I knew runners that would still run on stress fractures! Not sure that the docs could really do anything if that is the case.
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#10
Oct 09, 2012, 09:11 AM
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It's just really frustrating because I'm manic and anxious so I want to get up and do stuff, but it's hard to when it's difficult to stand up, let alone walk around. Grr.
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#11
Oct 09, 2012, 09:20 AM
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I don't think I'm more accident prone, but I am better able to cope with pain when manic. In fact, it almost is like I don't feel the pain, or the pain feels... I don't want to say good exactly... releasing? Relaxing? Calming? It's hard to explain... But, I am a person who does SI so I think that has something to do with it...
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#12
Oct 09, 2012, 09:16 PM
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Quote:
 I am the same way. When I am manic, the bumps, falls, trips, and running into walls does not hurt...It does sort of calm me a tad bit.
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