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Dec 11, 2013, 08:01 AM
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I know a lot of people say they don't eat very much while manic because they're too busy doing other things. However, I seem to eat ALOT while manic. Food just seems to taste so much better. Does anyone else get this way, or am I just an oddball?
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Dec 11, 2013, 08:13 AM
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Hey OutlawedSpirit, I'm exactly like you!! When I'm hypomanic everything pleasurable is very appealing! For some reason I tend to crave a lot of protein when I'm hypomanic and when depressed crave carbs more!
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Dec 11, 2013, 08:30 AM
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"Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten" - G.K. Chesterton Dx- Bipolar Disorder I PTSD OCD Meds- I am currently Med Free
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Dec 11, 2013, 08:35 AM
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I wouldn't say I eat less when I am manic, but I would say I enjoy food more. I tend to make better dietary choices when I'm manic. When I'm slipping into depression I find I have a tendency to be "bad" going for comfort foods to try and make myself feel better. "They made me feel good when I used to eat them so why wouldn't they work now" logic isn't exactly my forte when I am slipping but oh well.
 Bottom line I love food and more often than not my "too much to do" involves cooking in some way.
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#5
Dec 11, 2013, 12:40 PM
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I actually eat very normal and healthy while manic. I kind of feel more excited about food, I feel more inspired to make different kinds of food, and higher value what food contributes with. And, as you mentioned, I don't have a need to eat all the time because I have so many other things to do.
When depressed, I either binge or don't eat at all because food doesn't have any 'value' to me. |
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Dec 14, 2013, 02:21 PM
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I have very little appetite when at either extreme.....just not interested in food at all. In hypomania, I tend to diet, but in mild depression I go for carbs, particularly junk and comfort foods. But at no time am I interested in cooking---it's not my thing . :-)
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