[Star Baby]

I don't know if any of you may resonate with this or not. I suffer from bi-polar. It was due to a drug overdose back in early 2002. Yet before then and ever since I can remember I have always been drawn to the mystical, metaphysical, paranormal and spiritual subjects. I believe in spirit guides and have communicated with mine via telepathy at all times. This can be done at any time; including dreams and meditation.
My question about it is have any of you bought it up with your dr's? How do you bring it up without it being pinned down to mental illness (voices in the head). For me it feels authentic and always has but it's not a subject I feel comfortable with explaining to my psychiatrist. I know I have experienced a kundalini awakening after the birth of my last baby. At the time my marriage was breaking down and eventually ended. So I was alone with three children. I believe I may have suffered mild baby blues. The land lord then decided to sell so moving home as a single parent with babies was major stress and it seemed inevitable that I would have an episode.

I don't believe that my spirituality and connection with my spirit guides effects my bi-polar. As in trigger it. But I doubt my dr would see it the way I do.

So to any of you. How have you talked to your dr about it if you also experience this type of communication with your spirit guides?

I also want to say that my spirit guides never tell me to harm myself or others. Never negative promptings or messages.

[Crazy Hitch]

I don't personally have any form of telepathy.

But I just wanted to answer your question, which was:

So to any of you. How have you talked to your dr about it if you also experience this type of communication with your spirit guides?

As my response would be, no.

[raspberrytorte]

No need to tell your doc.

This is your spiritual belief, like others believe in God, etc.

I agree with Raspberrytorte, this sounds like a spiritual belief. If your believe does not cause you negative consequences, then I don't see why you'd need to discuss it with your doctor.

when I'm "unwell" I feel I can read peoples minds in a way, and tell their intentions via body language. When I"m "Reading minds" It's always very horrible, negative stuff. So this is not healthy for me. Your situation sounds different.

Let us know what you decide. (To tell your doctor, or not to tell)

Best of luck.

My aunt who is also bipolar told me the same thing when I was in the hospital. I was telling her about some weird telepathy/psychic phenomenon. Her advice was not to talk about it. But she's old school Irish so we don't talk about anything.

I never heard of bipolar being caused by a drug abuse. Have you been diagnosed?

[zepchic]

I have had a very similar experience. I was actually convinced I was having a kundalini rising experience for a few weeks. I felt very strongly guided by spirit. I felt a deep knowing and faith and trust in my heart as my guide. I felt that kundalini energy and i was doing tons of yoga. It was an awakening...but actually now that it is coming to a close, it was the peak of my mania. I can look back and attribute all the feelings to mania. I am coming from a more rational and less spiritual place now. I am so glad you posted this because it resonates so strongly with my experience. But honestly if the mania could stay manifested in this spiritual energy and not spill over to hypersexuality, drug abuse, and other reckless behavior for me that would be great.

[zepchic]

Oh and i did mention it in passing to my therapist. She didnt know what kundalini rising was, so it didnt go anywhere. I didnt mention being guided by spirit.

[elevatedsoul]

i once told my case manager that i am a light worker
she just gave me a confused look and i asked if she had ever heard of that and her reply was no

i havent spoke about it since even though i still practice

[TimTheEnchanter]

I have a cyclothymic disease (a very mild bipolar) and I do share the same...I am very intuitive and attracted to the occult and mystical. Of course as mild as my bipolar might be I also suffer from a myriads of other maladies such as anxiety, scalp picking thus I could never fully explore my magical side that would require a balanced personality. I have heard it from other bipolar peeps that the mystical and bipolar are twins, occurring in people. I often wanted to experience some magical, supernatural phenomena but I have realized that it probably freak me out and cause more imbalance than necessary.
P.S. I can talk about this to my therapist but it is not something usually pdocs understand...but some might....

[Alone & confused]

No, I never tell Dr.s about anything like that. I have premonitions through dreams and visions as well, but there are only a select few that I would tell that to. Doctors would probably try to analyze it and call it some sort of mental disorder.

[Trippin2.0]

I had a T I would have told these things to, if it ever came up while he was still my T.

But that's because Graham is a cool guy, he sees things from different perspectives and is a big believer in having a healthy mind body AND spirit.


A pdoc?


Hell no, that's either asking to be doped up to my eyeballs on antipsychotics or getting an express ticket to the funny farm.

Lol, pdocs in my experience, are just way too linear.


I have always had supernatural experiences, (always as in since childhood) they're not tied to any mood episodes and they're real as ***** if you're writing 4 page letters filled with private details from dead people you've never met.


Yes I've shocked a few people whom I've passed along messages to, but whatever emotion the messages evoke overrides their initial fear of me.


I personally would never tell a pdoc dead people speak to me, its not like it could be any of their business anyway.

[Pearl9327]

Originally Posted by ElsaMars

when I'm "unwell" I feel I can read peoples minds in a way, and tell their intentions via body language. When I"m "Reading minds" It's always very horrible, negative stuff. So this is not healthy for me. Your situation sounds different.

Glad I'm not alone in this. Its weird, I really feel like I can read other people's minds, and given situations, I may not be hallucinating or anything. Its like I'm so hypersensitive while unwell, I can feel and hear everything around me. I guess because my brain is going into overdrive, this happens.

Edit me out of this one.

[CopperStar]

I generally don't talk about things with others, be it doctors, friends or whomever, that I do not expect them to believe. For me it would feel like I'm imposing on them in some way and putting them in an awkward position or something. I overdosed about 8 years ago and should have died, still cannot explain why I didn't to this day, or why I didn't even have any organ damage. But I had an experience between the time I took the pills and the time I was in the ER that I would never expect anyone else to just blindly believe. I keep it to myself and know what I have experienced. That is good enough for me.

[BBlack]

I think it is quite probable that this is related to your illness, especially if you have bipolar I, which can cause hallucinations. I that is what is causing it you should speak to your doctor about it. The point is to be cured.

[Trippin2.0]

Originally Posted by BBlack

I think it is quite probable that this is related to your illness, especially if you have bipolar I, which can cause hallucinations. I that is what is causing it you should speak to your doctor about it. The point is to be cured.

And this is why many would agree to not tell your Dr about your spiritual experiences. Anything and everything out of the norm is labeled illness.

Very few people are willing to accept that there is more to life than meets the eye.


This has me wondering though, how many devout Christians who profess to be touched by the Holy Spirit and heard the Holy Spirit speak have been told they need to tell their Dr about it?.....


Guess our spiritual experiences are only a hallucination when either we are not devout worshippers or we express them to non believers.


Yes, that makes sense in my head now.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

And this is why many would agree to not tell your Dr about your spiritual experiences. Anything and everything out of the norm is labeled illness.

Very few people are willing to accept that there is more to life than meets the eye.


This has me wondering though, how many devout Christians who profess to be touched by the Holy Spirit and heard the Holy Spirit speak have been told they need to tell their Dr about it?.....


Guess our spiritual experiences are only a hallucination when either we are not devout worshippers or we express them to non believers.


Yes, that makes sense in my head now.

Wtf? I'm a devout Christian but if God spoke completely to me and I was sure I heard it I'd assume I was in the middle of psychosis.. Yes I'm one of the main religions. Doesn't give me a psych pass though. Lol. Just lol

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[Trippin2.0]

Originally Posted by loophole

Wtf? I'm a devout Christian but if God spoke completely to me and I was sure I heard it I'd assume I was in the middle of psychosis.. Yes I'm one of the main religions. Doesn't give me a psych pass though. Lol. Just lol

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I'm not talking about devout anyone with a dx.


I thought is was OBVIOUS that I meant generally neurotypical people or normies or whatever u want to call them. Because THIS board is for people with dxs.


This thread just had me thinking how my ex SIL and her church sisters (I'm Christian too) were all chanting and speaking in tongues and testifying on behalf of the Holy Spirit and nobody batted an eye or said call a pdoc.


Did not mean to ruffle your feathers, you may smooth them out again thank u.

I love all the spiritual side to life, I wish I could connect with it. Its been lost in a haze of fog.

Please dont be scared off by the haters.

[loophole]

Originally Posted by Trippin2.0

I'm not talking about devout anyone with a dx.


I thought is was OBVIOUS that I meant generally neurotypical people or normies or whatever u want to call them. Because THIS board is for people with dxs.


This thread just had me thinking how my ex SIL and her church sisters (I'm Christian too) were all chanting and speaking in tongues and testifying on behalf of the Holy Spirit and nobody batted an eye or said call a pdoc.


Did not mean to ruffle your feathers, you may smooth them out again thank u.

Wasn't ruffled. I was Rolf ing. Lol

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[UCMATH]

I think you should tell your pdoc, because it sounds like psychosis to me.

edit: Then again, I consider pretty much all of the "spiritual" experiences I've heard people describe to be some form of psychosis. So my opinion is probably in the minority.

edit #2: But also... a condition is only thought of as pathological if it's causing harm or distress. So if you're content with your spiritual experiences, and they aren't harming you, then I guess it would be okay to keep it from your doc.

I am with you UCMATH.

[simon007]

Of course, i'm bipolar 1 and this whole disorder is spiritual for me, I literally become simon peter when i'm manic and its amazing. A mystic rides the ocean of magic but the mentally ill drown in it, its a fine line between the two. But it's best to be stable and leave all that mystical crap behind cause it dont help when you have an episode, best to keep your feet firm on the ground so you can walk steady.