[hahayeahtotallylol]

Hi,

Who has done this?

What happened?

I did this once when i was baseline and i got hypo. But i did this last weekend and nothing noticeable happened. I want to try it again because i am bored to death.. the boredom is what gets me. I absolutely need to be stimulated or i get angry/depressed.

[Keegan2015]

This happens to me a lot... not by choice. I'm just an insomniac. It doesn't make me hypo, just tired and grouchy.

[hahayeahtotallylol]

Arg. I don't understand how it can make me hypo once, but not other times?

Does it simply exasperate already felt feelings?

[jacky8807]

Yeah it definitely dosent always lead to hypo
Sometimes it makes you more depressed and anxious
If you are feeling it already (some hypo) then it escalates it ect
I think true hypo comes when it wants lol

[hahayeahtotallylol]

Originally Posted by jacky8807

I think true hypo comes when it wants lol

I firmly agree. I wish I was in more control.

Vernal equinox, I look forward to you

[BPFigment]

I made postings in the forum at 3 am hoping someone was going to reply. I figured it was in bipolar section had to be someone awake lol

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[cmorales]

Yup. When I'm depressed I tend to sleep a lot less than when I'm stable. It's not really by choice though. It's that the [negative] thoughts racing through my mind won't let me sleep, or I only half-sleep (tossing and turning; half-awake, half-asleep) and it always makes me that much more irritable and angry.

Then again, I'm stable now and I've been staying up really late lately, simply because it's my quiet time.

[bipolardigest]

Hi,

I've been like this numerous time. It makes me have a "HIGH", however too much makes me crash after. The sad things I've learned over the years is living with Bipolar means to have a solid sleeping pattern. It can trigger an episode if your sleeping pattern isn't a routine.

I try to get in and out of bed at the same time. I found this helps me control my moods.

Any thoughts?

[scatterbrained04]

I always lean towards insomnia when severely depressed. Lack of sleep makes me more depressed and anxious. It has also caused me to end up in a mixed episode.

[hahayeahtotallylol]

That is interesting, that many seem to have sleep troubles when depressed. I tend to be the typical tired depressive, and staying up all night would be a big effort for me. It seems not to be worth the trouble since it may just magnify my current state.

digest - I think that sounds pretty reasonable, though i feel like i am in desperate need of a change right now. Anything.

[cashart10]

I am constantly tired and sleeping when I am depressed. That said, I usually (if I can fight the urge created by my meds) try to stay up and wallow in sad music and in my own saddness. I think it makes me feel more alive to at least experience saddness (even though it is pitiful). It has never created mania or hypomania that I am aware of, but I have woke up in a state of panic, catching myself pacing and shaking while brushing my teeth.

[hahayeahtotallylol]

Interesting you say that - I find that helps in my case as well.

Engulfing myself in a negative feeling helps me get over it a lot fast, even though the depression has it's own clock, i at least can start to deal with it head on as opposed to pretend like it isn't there, which seems to just make things worse when it inevitably pops up

[BPFigment]

I tend to be awake at night and sleep most of the day when I'm depressed or manic. When I'm depressed I'll still watch TV and movies until late cuz I still need my meds to be able to sleep. Regardless of mood (manic or depressed ) when I am manic though my racing mind is overpowering of even the meds and what would normally take me an hour after taking to fall asleep could take still 4 or 5 hours. Sleep and maintaining consistent cycles with it can be difficult when ur bipolar is rapid cycling.

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[hahayeahtotallylol]

Anyone else?

I am feeling like trying to stay awake again. I need something. Any emotion.