[BlackSheep79]

I keep slightly swinging back and forth with my moods. Before I begin I have told this story a million times but I went thru hell from June thru August from a bad reaction to Latuda, so I'm not gonna bore anyone with the story anymore. So when I'm I guess you could say on the hypo manic side, not severe just slight, I keep running my mouth at work. I'm making inappropriate remarks that could get me in trouble if it gets to the bosses and most of the time I don't even realize I did it until later. I feel like I have no control, and I hate to say that because that is a poor excuse. So anyway I also suffer from OCD. For some reason when the Latuda thing happened my OCD went into overdrive, like it messed everything up in my brain. So now I keep obsessing about these comments that I'm making which is non-stop all day. Also, I don't want to mess with the meds after what happened with the Latuda, I missed 2 1/2 months of work, scared to, and I feel this is as close as I will get to being stable.

Aside from the OCD, does anyone do this when hypo, any suggestions on shutting my mouth, besides duct tape?

BP 1/OCD/GAD

Lamictal 400 mg
Seroquel 300 mg
Topamax 100 mg
Xanax ER 1 mg am and pm
Propranolol 10 mg am and pm

[BlackSheep79]

Oh and I just want to make it clear, nothing like sexual comments or racial, etc..

[Justugh]

i do this every day ........say what u think when u think it ........afterwards u thnk about what u said and it comes off horrible in your own mind

as for controlling it ........it is almost impossible unless u are doped up on some massive drugs to the point your mind does not work like it normally does so working does not apply because u are drooling

your best bet is to have a safety person around u ..........someone u know well and knows u that can slap u up the back side of the head and tell u shut up stop or bad idea

other wise always have a piece of food near u that way if u feel something is about to come out shove the food in your moth so u can not talk

always have a social accepted excuse to remove yourself from the area ..........this can be i need a smoke .....a fake cell call .......not feeling well need the bathroom ....something that is always able to be used ......u should keep about 5 to 7 of them so u can rotate them

as for the comments at work depending on what was said u should think about signing up to one of the classes they offer ..........sexual abuse in work place/ hostile work place/ u know those things they make ppl go to before they fire them .........along with talk to the boss

because it is mental condition u have certain rights ..........odds of u getting fired over it is limited because it can open them up to a lawsuit from u .........just avoid the big no nos

[Crazy Hitch]

I wish I had a filter for my mouth when I'm hypo.

Depending on the nature of your job, you may want to be very careful about who you choose to make these comments to. If it was made to colleagues who share similar views and have passed similar comments in the past, I'm not saying it's okay, but be careful.

As for random colleagues that you bump into at the water fountain you really do need to be careful about what you say. They may not understand it. They may misinterpret it. And they may very well relay messages to your boss that you don't want.

I guess my point is - you're better off being on guard and thinking beforehand those that you really shouldn't be making remarks to. Picture a red flag in their hand. When you see them, visualize the red flag. Do not engage in personal conversations with them and banter about your job with quirky comments. Keep those conversations STRICTLY professional. Train yourself not to say more than you have to. You may come across as a little aloof during this phase but if it were me I'd rather be slightly aloof than yabber something that gets straight back to my boss

[LDB1]

I've lost jobs due to the inability to shut my mouth. Whatever filter I have between my brain and tongue seems to just go away during the highs. Like you, I never seem to realize what I said till someone else points out how inappropriate it was. Since I become hypersexual during hypomanic/manic phases, the comments can (will) be sexual in nature.

I found a way to stay out of trouble....don't work around others if I can possibly help it and for sure don't work around members of the fairer sex. Because its inevitable I will say something that I shouldnt have.

In my case that is entirely possible. Not really feasible for most people though.

[BlackSheep79]

Originally Posted by Justugh

i do this every day ........say what u think when u think it ........afterwards u thnk about what u said and it comes off horrible in your own mind

as for controlling it ........it is almost impossible unless u are doped up on some massive drugs to the point your mind does not work like it normally does so working does not apply because u are drooling

your best bet is to have a safety person around u ..........someone u know well and knows u that can slap u up the back side of the head and tell u shut up stop or bad idea

other wise always have a piece of food near u that way if u feel something is about to come out shove the food in your moth so u can not talk

always have a social accepted excuse to remove yourself from the area ..........this can be i need a smoke .....a fake cell call .......not feeling well need the bathroom ....something that is always able to be used ......u should keep about 5 to 7 of them so u can rotate them

as for the comments at work depending on what was said u should think about signing up to one of the classes they offer ..........sexual abuse in work place/ hostile work place/ u know those things they make ppl go to before they fire them .........along with talk to the boss

because it is mental condition u have certain rights ..........odds of u getting fired over it is limited because it can open them up to a lawsuit from u .........just avoid the big no nos

I don't make any like sexual or racial comments.

[Justugh]

Originally Posted by BlackSheep79

I don't make any like sexual or racial comments.

to u might not have it is what the other person feels that is what counts in this .....u are thinking it is bad for what ever reason ........it is the reactions of the other ppl that counts more then u at this time once u put it out u have lost control of it now alls u can do is learn from it alter your actions and prepare for any fallout

i been like this since i was 12 this has gotten me some trouble for the simple fact our thinking is not like the rest of the world

i am not implying u ment any malice or hate behide what u were talking about..... to u it was a natural chat with using the words to impart a idea/story the best u could in your own words at that state of mind u were at

i only said to go to something like that if u think someone took offence to it ....this is how to counter any negitive fall out......work place sensitivity training

hooligan was on point ............but the manic mode makes us sociable.....what she is talking about takes a few years just to get a decent handle on but still slips up if something triggers it

like that one guy when he is hypersexual..so comments slip ....unless the lady knows him and gets it a nice thing/flirt/foot in the mouth ....he avoids them

myself i am to kind when i am manic ............share the wealth ( this currently has me in deep trouble with the law i had a vape pen and offered it freely in one of those times .........now i am looking at 5 years in prison .......the cost of bail to be let out of jail and laywer is 11.5k just because i was manic and being nice guy)......a lady called the cops and said i was selling ....that was her veiwpoint but not what i was doing /ment/intended (i should be ok in the end but still massive stress and money )

[jesusplay]

I do not believe being bipolar is an excuse for you to say whatever the hell you want.

I use to wear a rubber band around my wrist, then I just stopped talking all together if I hadn't thought about what I was saying.

I've said some off the wall **** while I was the in the military embarrassing superior officers and ****. Find coping skills or something.