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#1
May 18, 2016, 08:13 PM
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It seems like when I start approaching a manic episode, I start throwing my shoulders back and enjoy the self confidence and swagger that my new, upbeat mood brings. Charming words and wit come easy and in my mind it seems like females are responding to this new Jim that I'm told is a big flirt. I've got a great wife that I've been faithful to since day one of "I do". But it's like I'm getting a big kick out of the way other females make me feel.
When I'm back to regular Jim, all the extra testosterone has been deleted and my flirting is usually targeted at the one who it should be. My wife happens to be very pretty and we have a great time together. I wouldn't want to get into manic behavior and do something to risk losing my best friend. Is this something someone else experiences? |
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#2
May 18, 2016, 08:42 PM
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yeah i get exhibitionistic
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#3
May 18, 2016, 09:16 PM
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I am single and you can tell my mood by my sexual desires.
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#4
May 18, 2016, 09:22 PM
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Yes, definitely.
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May 18, 2016, 10:29 PM
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Definitely...I get "crushes" on both guys and girls.
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#6
May 19, 2016, 02:37 AM
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Definitely. I'm a bit hypo right now and spend a lot of my time hanging out with, and communicating with, men. I crave time with men deeply and am even considering online dating. Normally i am not like this. It is only a mild episode though so it can get more pronounced.
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#7
May 19, 2016, 02:53 AM
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I'm a huge flirt regardless of whether I'm manic or not, but it gets even worse when I am manic. This used to be a huge point of contention with my ex-husband. He knew I was a flirt when we married, but he never got used to it. My new husband loves it, he enjoys watching me flirt with other men and seeing the attention I get. He knows at the end of the night I'm going home with him.
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Bipolar I Borderline Personality Disorder ADHD Generalized Anxiety Disorder "You," he said, "are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.” ― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls |
 Row Jimmy
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#8
May 19, 2016, 03:52 AM
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Oh yes! Very much so. I tend to have more confidence all round including speaking to people I wouldn't ordinarily speak to.
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#9
May 19, 2016, 04:07 AM
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Yes. Effortless.
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Mania kills cells. Brain cells die. Memories become more reduced conceptually, making more efficient use of limited means. Memories shape our reality. Our memories are more or less split in two by abstractions, conceptual reductions. Mood states with memories, concepts, attached. Memories of pain and those of joy. It causes instability, changeability. Fearing that will leave an emptiness between pain and joy and a greater divide. See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me. |
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#10
May 19, 2016, 05:45 AM
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yeah, i was flirting with all the young guys at work
the thing is, i don't actually want a relationship. i was in one last year, but i ended it because i couldn't handle it. i had too much stress in my life and my bf kept adding stress |
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#11
May 19, 2016, 09:57 AM
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Very.
I also compare it to a garden party from a Jane Austen novel. Flirting with everyone and then hyper sexual. When I'm manic life becomes an English romance novel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#12
May 19, 2016, 12:46 PM
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Absolutely
 and grateful to have a good marriage 
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May 19, 2016, 04:59 PM
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hell yes ...
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#14
May 19, 2016, 05:19 PM
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At first I saw this and thought definitely not, but then I started thinking back and while it's not the strongest symptom I have, I do flirt more when manic.
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#15
May 19, 2016, 06:36 PM
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Most definitely I flirt when I am manic...I am a very shy, socially anxious person, so that is a red flag for me...I also become very hypersexual.
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#16
May 19, 2016, 08:32 PM
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Most definitely and often with strangers. I also have the tendency to get in touch with old flames, who I otherwise never think about.
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#17
May 19, 2016, 08:40 PM
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Yes, definitely. I even wore make-up last episode -- i almost never do. I threw myself at my one hunky neighbor. I was so over-the-top. Thankfully he just laughed and brushed me off. I think he was flattered. I get really turned on when hypo. My x used to like it because he got more sex. The thing is, i'm really easily distractible when hypo, so i'll initiate the sex but a few minutes into it i want to get up and go send an email! Compulsive emailer when hypo. What a bizarre symptom! Anyone else have this?
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#18
May 20, 2016, 03:11 AM
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#19
May 20, 2016, 03:28 AM
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Ever since I was a young teenager, everyone spoke out when they thought that I was flirting with them when I was hypomanic and enjoying their company. I am an affectionate person, and I love to learn about others around me. Because of that, I have been in some trouble. Thankfully, I learned how to mask some of that unwanted and subconscious flirting. And being charmer is easy for me, as well. So yay for the positives of mania! Haha
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May 20, 2016, 08:31 AM
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Yes I do get flirty when I'm manic and it has gotten me into some risky behavior. Fortunately I haven't gone manic in a long time.
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#21
May 20, 2016, 02:03 PM
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The short answer is yes. My personality is very over the top when manic or hypo. Even if I don't mean to flirt, I will come across like I am. I love everyone and am so interested in everything people have to say if I'm manic. People interpret this as flirting, even if I don't intend it that way. It's gotten me into trouble a time or two.
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#22
May 20, 2016, 02:22 PM
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Yes, I tend to be more flirty. But not over the top. I'm pretty shy to begin with.
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#23
May 21, 2016, 12:32 PM
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Yes, but only pre-medication. Back then I had whoever it was' full attention, and I had elaborate fantasies built around these flirtations. Now I have an invisibility cloak and 0 sex drive.
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#24
May 21, 2016, 12:56 PM
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Very!
And with everyone. Men and women. I must be adored! And everything feels so intense-the sex, the make outs, touch touch touch, I could give a hundred blowjobs a day! I want to love on and be loved on by everyone. I've gotten in SO MUCH TROUBLE this way, but the emotions are so sweeping and I'm the prettiest girl on earth. So why not? Normally, I'm shy, self conscious and awkward. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#25
May 21, 2016, 01:41 PM
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