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#1
Nov 12, 2015, 06:58 PM
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If you could choose either depression or mania to never have again, which one would you choose to cut out of your life forever (but still have the other one present)?
Just curious as to what others would choose and why. I think I would choose to get rid of mania symptoms. Nothing terrifies me quite as much as the effects of chronic insomnia, and also the agitation / morphing into a crazed asshole is pretty terrible. With depression I feel like I can mostly hide it and function well enough. I might feel miserable, but I don't feel crazy. I just cry 2-3 times a day and sleep a lot. It sucks but it's not scary the way mania symptoms will be for me. That is how I experience both, so that is what I would pick. You? |
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#2
Nov 12, 2015, 07:01 PM
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Mania I think
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#3
Nov 12, 2015, 07:03 PM
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I have euphoric mania lasting a long while before things take a bad turn so without a doubt depression
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Nov 12, 2015, 07:06 PM
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My depression is severe and also lasts a long time and so I don't function well in either state so with give the good while it lasts!
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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 |
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#5
Nov 12, 2015, 07:16 PM
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Quote:
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Nov 12, 2015, 07:19 PM
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Definitely depression. BP II here.
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Nov 12, 2015, 07:49 PM
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Idk...my depression can be very crippling where I can't even work. At least during hypomania I can work. I'm leaning towards getting rid of depression since that tends to last longer.
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Nov 12, 2015, 08:06 PM
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Depression! Even though my depression is severe I can't stand the racing thoughts of hypomania. The constant need for stimulation. The hypersexuality and incredible boredom. They both suck though!
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#9
Nov 12, 2015, 08:19 PM
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It seems like I'm in the minority here, but I would choose to get rid of depression, provided that I could stay alive with mania.
Pretty much every time I've been manic, it has been a euphoric mania. I have believed that I was God/Jesus/The Virgin Mary many times. Early on, I also believed that I was Joan of Arc and like her, I was being persecuted for my psychic abilities and ability to communicate with God. I have believed that I was Angelina Jolie, who basically has the life I have always dreamed of. I have believed that an actor who I am obsessed with and I were in love, he was going to marry me and we were psychically communicating. There have been times when I have loved being manic and didn't want to stop. I have spent nights walking around aimlessly in my town and on the beach, swimming in the ocean at 4 a.m. and looking up at the stars thinking that I was omniscient and could see and understand the whole cosmic plan. There have really only been two reasons why continuing to be manic could have hurt or killed me. I have frequently put myself in situations where I could have been physically or sexually assaulted. Also, lack of sleep is such a prevailing part of my mania in particular, that I have frequently been awake for 3 or 4 days. Once, when I was put in the hospital, I was awake for 7 days straight. My understanding is that a human being cannot live without sleep for more than 11 days. On the flip side, my depressions are mentally, physically, and spiritually crushing. I am absolutely unable to have a job or be social at all. I have spent 3 months in bed many times. Mania can be very dangerous. But at least its the opposite of wanting to die.
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#10
Nov 12, 2015, 08:23 PM
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I would keep mania.
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#11
Nov 12, 2015, 08:46 PM
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Either end of the spectrum honestly sucks, but I would much rather not have to deal with depression.
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#12
Nov 12, 2015, 08:56 PM
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Ditch depression.
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#13
Nov 12, 2015, 09:19 PM
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If I had to choose I would never be manic again. I hate the delusions, the grandiosity. I hate coming down and realizing the world is not the place I thought it was. I'll take the ultrareality of depression anytime.
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#14
Nov 12, 2015, 09:35 PM
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I'd get rid of mania. My last one really sucked and I ended up in the hospital all psychotic and ****. At least when I'm depressed I don't get psychotic and end up in the hospital.
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Nov 12, 2015, 09:39 PM
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Depression. It prevents me from functioning and leaves me in very dangerous states of mind. I only get hypomanic and usually get really euphoric, other than the irritation that can come with it.
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Nov 12, 2015, 09:42 PM
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Well I don't want the Mania I can get with the scary nightmare psychosis just the euphoric one lol
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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 |
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Nov 12, 2015, 10:00 PM
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I would get ride of the depression because every depression this year, I was hospitalized for 2 and partially hospitalized for 1. I should have been hospitalized for my mania but I wasn't, and my manias are not bad since I have been medicated.
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#18
Nov 12, 2015, 10:09 PM
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I don't know.....if I got rid of mania, I'd just pop a few pills for depression and not worry about going manic.
If I got rid of depression, I'd be really crazy like. I think I'd get rid of mania and get juiced up on AD for depression. |
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Nov 12, 2015, 10:44 PM
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I would lose the depression and take the mania
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Nov 12, 2015, 11:49 PM
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Ditch depression!
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Nov 13, 2015, 06:14 AM
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I would rather be depressed than in a dysphoric hypomania. It's too uncomfortable & I can't stand not being able to switch off. But if I was euphoric I'm pretty sure I would be happy to be so even if it started to go abit haywire.
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#22
Nov 13, 2015, 06:53 AM
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I would keep my mania and to hell with depression. It helps that my mania feels really euphoric, makes me productive, more sociable, more alive. The colours are more vivid, the people seem nice, I search for company, I get **** done, I feel inspired, I love better.
My depression is really crippling. No way I'd choose to stay in bed all day crying and wanting to die.
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#23
Nov 13, 2015, 07:33 AM
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It's too hard for me to choose. On one hand, I mostly have depression. It's terrible and puts my life at risk. On the other hand, mania causes irritability and me to go further in debt.
I think my depression harms other people less, so I maybe would get rid of mania. |
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Nov 13, 2015, 07:44 AM
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Depression really sucks, but it's the mania that gets me into trouble, so I'd say I'd rather get rid of mania. A manic episode almost ruined my marriage, got us in some debt, and left me without sleep for days on end, which affects my job performance. Definitely the worse of two evils for me personally.
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#25
Nov 13, 2015, 12:23 PM
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While I love the feeling of mania I know it would wreck my life and the people close to me. At least I've dealt with depression for so long that I know what to do. So I would reluctantly give the mania up.
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