[TreeMan]

Hey there, I'm new here but I hope that doesn't put anyone off from hopefully having some input or advice.
I was diagnosed as having bipolar in around 2010 after spending a good chunk of my late teens and early adulthood in and out of the hospital in various mood states. A few years ago we moved away from the city and out to basically the middle of nowhere to try and lead a less stressful lifestyle and a quieter place to raise a family. I had meant to find a new doctor after we moved but I was stable and I apparently never got around to it. After a few years the whole bipolar thing kind of slipped my mind, I had been stable off of medication for years so I figured maybe it was a thing of the past?
Anyways, fast forward to the past couple weeks and I seem to be not doing so great again.
I don't feel bad, on the contrary I feel like the best thing since sliced bread. I'm getting tons done at work, everything I build is a masterpiece and my boss is pretty happy with me. I feel like I could conquer the world, I've got so many ideas that could help people I'm pretty sure if I put my mind to it I could actually solve world hunger and find world peace. I feel like talking to everyone and people want to talk to me! Problem is I can't sit still, at all. I can't shut up, at all, and what I say doesn't seem to have any filter. If I concentrate really hard I can sit still and be quiet for maybe 10 minutes but then it's a lost cause after. I can tell it's driving my wife nuts. Another problem is I'm having a tough time focusing on anything, there's just so much going on in my head and around me, even when it's quiet I can hear music playing (which is kind of making it hard to hear people talking to me)
Anyways, for the most part I just feel like I'm in a great mood, maybe a couple small concerns but nothing to go to a doctor about right? That's what my wife wants, I think. She hasn't really said much about it come to think of it.

Hopefully someone can make out what I wS trying to do with this post, I seem to have lost my train of thought somewhere in the middle. Basically I just want opinions on if I should be concerned with how I feel right now.

[CANDC]

Hi TreeMan. I am sorry you seem to feel you are getting out of control, like you are having racing thoughts, and cannot edit what you say. I have seen these kinds of symptoms in a friend who has bouts of mania periodically, so I know it is not easy to cope with.

One of the way my friend thinks when they get like that that they are perfectly okay and do not need any treatment or meds. They are not lying, they just cannot see what is happening as an outside observer can. The sooner we get them in treatment the better the outcome for them.

So you may find these articles of interest.
https://psychcentral.com/disorders/manic-episode/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/h...sode-symptoms/

https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/maniaquiz.htm

Welcome to Psych Central!

It sounds like you're manic. It's so very pleasureable -- i know. But i found that while i thought i was creating masterpieces while manic when i came down i found they were riddled with mistakes. I remember a manual i wrote for one of my apps around 1990 when desktop publishing was just brand new and i used PageMaker and got it printed and bound professionally. I was oh so very proud of it i sent a copy to my mom! When i looked at it months later i found it was full of typos and wrong words and punctuation mistakes. I was floored. I had a great time making it tho!

My doctor says not to try and squash mania -- it's such a relief to feel so fantastic after month of depression -- but to try and modulate it. I haven't had success with this tho. Doctors say that Seroquel will step on manic symptoms but i get akathisia if i up my Seroquel dose. You might want to look into some meds to keep you from getting TOO high.

Glad to hear you're feeling fine and frisky and wishing you a soft landing!

[bizi]

Listen to your wife. You are having a bipolar episode. You need to see a psych doctor and put on meds.
You wanted advice....
get help!
bizi

[bioChE]

Welcome to PC!

I agree with the suggestion to listen to your wife. She knows you best, and is an outside observer who cares about you. I know my wife can spot an episode before I can.

Yes it sounds like hypo/mania . You seem to be racing towards an all out event. And, yes, it's an incredible ride. I miss being manic a great deal (I am jealous of your rural life). But, I give that up and take my meds, see a psychiatrist, do CBT daily. It is the cost of being stable. i just can't afford to be manic again - literally and figuratively.

A big sign you should seek some help is that your significant other has suggested it. This is a really hard thing to do; so, it seems to me that your current state is having impact upon her and others' lives.

[TreeMan]

I really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to my question, I really do. I don't really feel the same way but when everyone unanimously says the same thing then I should probably listen
. It's been awhile but that's definitely one of the main lessons I learned when I was in therapy so many years ago.

[pirilin]

Welcome to PC bipolar forum. I hope the time you spend with us be of benefit to you.

You need to visit a medical professional, since we are not doctors. In the event you get an appointment, gather all the info and write it down on paper. It will be usefull for both.
I wish you and your wife the very best.