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May 12, 2017, 04:31 PM
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How can you tell when your mania is taking over from your "normal" head. I'm happy but am I too happy? How can you tell the difference my CPN said it's normal to be happy though
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May 12, 2017, 04:50 PM
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Well, I think it's hard to say... I don't assess my level of "happiness" anymore because I think the lines between happiness and euphoria are too blurred. So for me, the question is posed differently: Am I a little crazy, or am I a whole lot of crazy?
If I'm legitimately crazy, then I will deny it. So that's how I know! I deny craziness when I'm crazy. Then I ask someone else if I'm crazy, to confirm. "Yeah, you're f_cking crazy." Then I say "f_ck you. I'm Wonder Woman!!!!" and I run off with my Lasso of Truth into my Invisible Plane to save the world from evil doers. Yup. Normal day in a manic life. I'm surprised I've never purchased a Wonder Woman suit after all these years |
 jacky8807, Miss Laura
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#3
May 12, 2017, 04:55 PM
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My pdoc always asks two questions: how's your sleep and how's your irritability?
I hope you're just happy. 
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| Miss Laura
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#4
May 12, 2017, 04:56 PM
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<<blue goes to check eBay for a wonderwoman suit>>>  put DOWN the credit card blue!yeah I agree. just worry if it gets to a point you are worrying about your decisions or you lack insight
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I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
| Miss Laura
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#5
May 12, 2017, 05:14 PM
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Sleep and racing thoughts are something can help a person see if they are moving into a episode.
I have every emotion under the sun and it has nothing to do with Bipolar.
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Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
| Miss Laura
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#6
May 12, 2017, 06:27 PM
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In relation to when to trust yourself. Like I'm not hyper like a kid at Christmas nor am I bouncing about like Tigger from Winnie the Pooh. But I'm not really eating much or drinking. Craving alcohol, not particularly busy, don't have massively speeding thoughts, no rapid speech either but my sleep has and is distorted my eyes have been sparkling and I'm a lot happier than normal plus I'm meeting a guy from another country who is much older than me next weekend. I feel fine now but talking to the guy I'm a massive instigator which I'm not proud of
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#7
May 12, 2017, 07:04 PM
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normal = functioning through a normal level of happiness.
mania = completely bizarre behavior and euphoria that I don't even begin to understand.
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***** Every finger in the room is pointing at me I want to spit in their faces then I get afraid of what that could bring I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now Tori Amos ~ Crucify Dx: Schizoaffective Disorder |
| Miss Laura
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#8
May 12, 2017, 07:19 PM
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People tell me that I am generally "suzi sunshine", but I know when I am getting manic because I get really paranoid, and will sleep only two or three hours a night
I also find that my speech can't keep up with my thoughts so I get my words all muddles up
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What's so funny about peace, love and understanding? Elvis Costello |
| Miss Laura
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#9
May 12, 2017, 08:24 PM
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When I'm manic I'm unable to function normally, whereas when I'm happy I thrive.
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dx: schizoaffective bipolar type; OCD; GAD rx: clozapine, clonazepam PRN |
| Miss Laura
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