Another thread on here about mood swings got me wondering... the Lamictal I take has stopped the automatic mood cycling and I've been pretty stabile. But, I also experience what I call "normal" moods from normal emotions, but I can't tell if it's me or from an other part bleeding through.

As you all mostly know as its typed into my signature, I have others (called emotional parts) and some of their core essenses are based on the emotions they contain, like I got an angry alter, a depressed alter, a super happy alter, etc... and they are very, very strong if presenting. They even "bleed" through when nearly triggered causing adverse body reactions, but when they go back in, it's back to being stabile.

So my question is, do you still experience "normal" moods or are you pretty much flat stabile from the meds that you are taking?

I don't know if this is normal or if it is because of the others. It really doesn't make a difference one way or another, it's just a want to know thing. Thanks!

Okay, I want to add that this is how we "feel". Like, if an emotional other presents when triggered, I just "watch" as it does their thing- sometimes it's horrific like when The Angry One presents and you are helpless but to watch him scream, yell, cuss, break stuff....then left with a mess to clean up, hurt feelings, and embarrassment.

[wildflowerchild25]

I experience normal moody swings on my medication. Things will make me mad, sad, annoyed, happy. When I'm stable it just doesn't go to extremes. I think if someone is flat on meds they are the wrong meds or maybe too much medication.

[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25

I experience normal moody swings on my medication. Things will make me mad, sad, annoyed, happy. When I'm stable it just doesn't go to extremes. I think if someone is flat on meds they are the wrong meds or maybe too much medication.

I would agree with this. I am finding I am having normal mood swings for the most part now. My general rule of thumb is that if I can identify a reason for feeling like I do, then it's probably my normal reaction and not bipolar. Also, those normal mood swings only hours or days long instead of months long.

Well, I'm glad to hear this. I just wish my others and I were integrated and not dissociated.

[WibblyWobbly]

I went IP to a PTSD/DID center and I got "flooded" while I was there. I had dissociated from most of my emotions. Now I have times where I will feel a little bit of guilt or a little bit of sadness. I notice it and figure it's a "normal" emotion because it's not extreme and debilitating. I think I'm slowly getting better just by realizing that I have dissociated and thinking about why.