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May 10, 2014, 02:14 PM
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Off and on through my teen and current adult years I've found myself wondering about my sexual orientation. I'm a female who has exclusively been only with men. I identify as a straight woman. Every once in a while though I feel very attracted to the female body. I get turned on by other females. ever since my diagnosis I've realized that these thought occur when I'm hypomanic. more productive,talk more,racing thoughts,hypersexuality,less sleep,etc. is this the reason I have these bisexual thoughts? Does this happen to anyone else? Most of the time I'm 100% positive I'm straight.
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May 10, 2014, 02:23 PM
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I was on a different website for bipolar and one of the moderators said it was fairly common on there for bipolar people to ask questions like this (so I'm guessing bisexual/ambiguous thoughts are common for bipolar people).
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#3
May 10, 2014, 02:25 PM
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I am usually straight too, but occasionally I sleep with women, but usually that is 3 people, with a guy too. Hypomania can make me more interested in that, because I'll be more interested in sex in general, but I don't have to be hypomanic to be adventurous. Personally, I think sexual orientation is on a continuum, not just gay or straight. It's a matter of degrees. I consider myself bisexual, but much more into men.
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May 10, 2014, 03:43 PM
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Ha I'm totally with ya, girl!
Yes I tend to get hyperBIsexual when sliding up the mood chart. I don't actually want to BE with a woman but I do. It's confusing but I get it. I am a happily heterosexually married sexually satisfied woman. I had my share of some girl on girl on college. Though I can't say I was into it. Can't really explain it much better without complete and total TMI. Even had a "girlfriend" though I was manic out of my mind when I got into that craziness! Wasn't actually into it. Can you tell I was a problem for the lesbians in the community !! Anyway. Yes hypo and mania make me more bisexual. I am pretty dang straight but am I as straight as an arrow? I wouldn't bet big money on it! But who knows!? I'm a complicated girl 
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May 10, 2014, 04:06 PM
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oh my YES!!!! I also identify as straight but have had multiple encounters with women while up - not even because I was necessarily 100% sexually attracted, but simply for the thrill of it. I always 'decide' I'm bisexual and I even have a very particular type. My last relationship ended with a 4-some gone awry...
I am also totally convinced I don't believe in monogamy during these periods, that I am polyamorous and want both my partner and I to have other partners...luckily I keep this to myself until it passes...not that I would be opposed but I don't think I could handle the inevitable turmoil right now |
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May 10, 2014, 04:12 PM
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Well, I've never admitted it before - but yep, I sometimes tend to get hyperBIsexual (as Capriciousness put it hahah) when sliding up the mood chart, too. It's not every time, and I haven't really acted on it - except when I was 12 I almost told a girl I had a crush on her lol..and a couple of times after that I did/said other things.. But after I come back down, I'll be like "what was I thinking? I'm pretty sure I'm 100% straight!". I'm now happily married to man, but even still, when I'm on the upper end of the mood chart I can sometimes find myself having the 'hyperbisexual' thoughts.
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May 11, 2014, 02:00 AM
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Never acted on it, because I've never actually felt compelled to, but I've had numerous girl crushes while hypomanic...
So you're definitly not alone
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May 11, 2014, 08:57 AM
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May 11, 2014, 11:36 AM
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Yes, yes. I'm more of a men type lady, but yes! It's been great, but I'm almost always hypomanic. It was fun, and I also always have girl crushes, though they are nearly obsolete when I am 100 percent or almost stable. Men just do it for me, and I've had a lot of exploration. Now it's kind of like, I may have an itch to, but I know I won't get anything out of it now, and so it is just not that appealing. I know what I want and genuinely want. Meds help too.
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