[secretgalaxy]

When would one who is manic be put into the hospital? My mania is getting worse (in the eyes of my family) but for me it is just getting really exciting. Tonight my mom and I literally grappled on the floor because she was trying to keep me from going outside. I want to just go for a walk, even though it is 12 at night. I don't see a problem with it as I am invincible and feel great and just want to burn some energy, but no, I can't. They just want to hold me back. I am starting to worry that I will be readmitted and I will fight if I am. I don't have to sleep or eat anymore. I am seeing hallucinations, but they aren't terrible. I feel like I am on top of the world and that I can even fly if I jump out of a window. Why does everyone want to stop such wonderful feelings?

[~Christina]

You are enjoying the great up that Hypo/mania has to offer. Oh wow sure it feels great... But you are admitting hallucinations and you think you could fly , you walking in the dead of night and your mom is concerned that your going to be safe.

Your not seeing your actions through her eyes. You are rationalizing everything that your feeling and doing is fine. Being manic and losing touch as I think you are based on your post, Its time to deal with it before it gets worse , and yes it can get worse in a blink of the eye.

Being Manic does not always require an IP stay , but it requires your Pdoc's attention and most likely a med adjustment.

I hope that you allow your Mom or someone to help you to stay safe. Your really not able to make the right choices if your flying on the magic manic carpet ride. Be very careful you can go from feeling great to making terrible life altering decision in a snap.


Stay safe.

[CANDC]

You may be at a point where you want to discuss your options with a trained psychiatrist or psych doc.

You said:
"I don't have to sleep or eat anymore. I am seeing hallucinations, but they aren't terrible. I feel like I am on top of the world and that I can even fly if I jump out of a window. Why does everyone want to stop such wonderful feelings?"

The reason they want to stop you is they don't want to see you do yourself harm. People cannot fly if they jump out the window. They can get seriously hurt.

No one is invincible. That is a hard lesson to learn. Please see a professional or ask to enter a professional facility that can bring you a little closer to being grounded in yourself.

[secretgalaxy]

I have a psychiatrist appointment on Tuesday but he will probably put me back on Abilify and that did not help with anything. It did bring me down from my mania, but it made me feel so terribly angry and agitated, and gave me such serious akathisia that I just had to stop it. I don't want to be forced to sleep or to stop my creative mind. I am drawing again, writing, and have such wonderful plans to make money, and I just got out of a depression, I just want to live life finally. I am just worried that if I don't get "fixed" by next week I may be put back into the hospital. The doctor in the hospital was pretty clear he wanted me back if I wasn't sleeping, which the most I have gotten is 2 hours, average 1, with one night of 5. I just can't see why it is bad to try to use up all of my energy in a decent way. Walking at night near the house isn't causing anyone trouble. And I gained 13 pounds from a surgery 3 months ago, and so now I lost 7, which is good! Because I don't need sleep, I can do my work at night and I have time for a lot of other things during the day. And I am still eating around 1000 calories so, that is good.