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Jun 07, 2014, 03:01 AM
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I've been feeling pretty good. Not really expansive or elated, but better than usual. I still have a touch of the feeling of alienation, but that's normal for me. Anyways, I don't want to sleep. I probably wouldn't sleep much if it wasn't for saphris, but now that it's the weekend I want to skip it and stay up. So I've been staying up pretty late all week, but I don't feel tired. My mind is not racing, and I don't feel really outgoing.
The reason I'm wondering is because I've been hypersexual, and taking some risks to do things just because they feel good. And I know it's dangerous, but I don't care and I'm doing it anyway. So I hope there won't be any negative consequences... I'm definitely not being responsible, and I know better, but I just don't care. I want to give examples so you know what I am talking about, but i feel like that might be inappropriate. I'm not doing so well with being appropriate, lol. I have felt so constrained, so it's nice to let all of that go. So I don't want to pathologize myself. but if I'm heading into serious danger I should try to stop myself. Does this sound like hypomania? I'm not sure, because my mood isn't that high. Also, I see my pdoc on Monday, and she will ask me how I am, and I don't know what to tell her. I'm too embarrassed to tell her what I've been doing because she is pretty straight laced, and I'm supposed to be a professional and responsable nurse. I don't want her to increase my meds anyway, so I don't know that there is any point talking to her about this. My therapist is on vacation until the end of July. My behavior is concerning, but it feels really good. Why can't I just feel good without worrying about consequences or emerging episodes? I feel like I should be pretty protected from hypomania by my meds, since I'm on a lot, but I guess it is still possible. Problem is I really don't want to stop what I've been doing. Hypomania or regular recklessness? Am I just justifying irresponsible behavior?
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#2
Jun 07, 2014, 04:34 AM
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, I don't want to sleep
want to skip it and stay up. I've been hypersexual, know it's dangerous, but I don't care definitely not being responsible, I'm not doing so well with being appropriate have felt so constrained, I don't want her to increase my meds All sound like hypo manic statements if you find yourself whining like a five year old would say it ( except the hypersexual parts) its probably hypomania.
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#3
Jun 07, 2014, 07:08 AM
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It sounds like hypomania to me. It also sounds really hot! I love my hyper-sex drive, but it can get annoying, since it's insatiable, and I have thoughts about cheating on my wife, just because I'm a sex maniac...
Anyway, enough about me, since you said you are being irresponsible and ACTING on your risky impulses... You are hypomanic, be careful! Risky behavior has consequences! If it didn't I would be out having affairs right now just for fun! 
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Jun 07, 2014, 07:44 AM
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It could be hypo since you believe you are behaving inappropriatly and you don't care. That's what I do when I'm hypo. Maybe you are not recognizing an elated mood or maybe you are simply not having that particular part of it. You can get certain parts of hypo without the others I think, especially on meds. Like over Christmas last year I had all the markings of hypo but I dismissed it because I still slept and felt tired....because I was on meds. Without them I probably wouldn't have been sleeping. So now looking back I recognize the hypomania.
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#5
Jun 07, 2014, 08:10 AM
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Jun 07, 2014, 01:56 PM
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I got 7 hours of sleep after taking my saphris. I feel pretty calm. Maybe it's a calm hypomania, or maybe just a wild part of my personality. I think i'm just going to go with it for now. I'll just tell me pdoc on monday that i feel well, work is good, and things are in order. I don't feel like things will get any more intense, so i'm just going to go with this being the positive part of bipolar
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#7
Jun 07, 2014, 02:04 PM
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Mild hypomania is fun, I wish I could stay that way all the time.
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Jun 07, 2014, 02:13 PM
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I just came down off a mild (and brief) hypomanic episode and I slept like a log, 8 hours a night, through it all. You can't always gauge an episode by the amount of sleep you're getting.
You sound hypomanic to me. Sometimes we have breakthrough episodes even when we're well-medicated. A friend of mine who used to be a psych nurse told me once that there is such a thing as a "medicated mania", in which there are manic symptoms that don't quite reach the threshold of a major episode. But then I'm probably not telling you something you don't already know. Just don't lie to your pdoc when you see her on Monday. If she's a good one, she'll be able to figure out that you're hypo without you saying a word. She may be straitlaced but she's heard it all, you know that.
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Jun 07, 2014, 08:08 PM
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I think I am a little hypomanic too. It's ****ing awesome!
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Jun 07, 2014, 10:09 PM
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i actually needed that right now.
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Jun 08, 2014, 12:27 AM
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Curiosity77, when all is said and done whether your behavior is hypomanic or not, if your behavior is troublesome to you it's important to be aware and work on it. It sounds like you're on top of that.
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Jun 08, 2014, 04:38 AM
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Jun 08, 2014, 04:40 AM
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Quote:
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#14
Jun 08, 2014, 01:29 PM
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Huh are you single? And how old are you? You should privately message me. I totally relate to you have a lot to say. Pm me.
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Jun 09, 2014, 06:46 PM
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You need to know these episodes will come and go and your specialist needs to know about them but not the details if you feel embarrassed.
There's nothing wrong with having fun it's perfectly normal enjoy yourself. Just wondering if you run? Reason I am asking is I believe jogging helps in many ways. Be it a 10min jog or even just 3 mins it doesn't need to be a marathon but it can give direction and a feel good factor and helps manic times it tires you pleasantly. Arthur Lydiard started a 60 year old jogging after a triple heart bypass and 45 years of 2 packs cigarettes a day. He won an Ultramarathon believe it or not. Goodluck with the specialist. Davy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Jun 11, 2014, 09:57 PM
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Maybe it isn't hypo? Could it just be you are feeling good? With the exception of the sex. You are aware of what your doing so hold your self responsible, set a routine and a plan.
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Jun 12, 2014, 10:01 AM
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Isn't our society sorta hypersexual in nature? Every friday and saturday night many are having sexy sex. Why is it really considered an illness if you protect yourself, are honest with the partner that it's just fun, not big wub and aren't getting yourself emotionally tangled?
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Jun 12, 2014, 10:22 AM
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I saw my pdoc yesterday, and she asked me what i have been doing for fun, so i told her dating a few people. She asked for more info, so i explained. She also asked about other symptoms, and the only ones are that i don't want to sleep much, but i am sleeping because of saphris, and maybe a bit of racing thoughts. She thought it was mild hypomania, so she was worried that i'll do something i regret. I feel pretty in control though. She suggested increasing saphris dose for a week, but i don't think that's necessary. I just feel good, so i want to stay here for a bit.
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#19
Jun 12, 2014, 12:17 PM
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As long as your brain gives you a moment of pause between thought and action you are doing OK.
Sometimes we can worry so much about relapse that we forget that no one is level all the time. Everybody has energetic times and quiet times. Everybody feels down sometimes. Everybody can be impulsive at times. Please be careful with the sex stuff. I know you are grown, but too much sleeping around can put a dent in your self esteem. Take care of your self. |
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#20
Jun 12, 2014, 12:42 PM
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It's my fantasy to have a steamy affair with a hypersexual bipolar woman.
That would be nuts. I'm a sex maniac.
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