[xRavenx]

Hi,
I am trying to figure out how to cope with feeling regret over things I've said while hypo/manic. I noticed I am a lot more impulsive even when I am just starting to get manicky and end up saying things to people that later make me really embarrassed. Then, I get stuck and don't know how to get past it. It's not even always over anything I said that was so horrible, but some missteps and things I wouldn't have said or done if I were able to think it through.

Can anyone else relate? Any advice on how to move forward afterwards? I wish I would be able to just let it go.

[JaneOnceMore]

I get that a lot. I am often apologizing to people in my head over things i said while i was hypomanic. I feel ashamed of myself. No idea how to get over this, just wanted to chime and let you know you're not alone.

[MuddyBoots]

Not the healthiest way probably, but dissociation is my best friend for feeling things.

Maybe apologize, in writing if you think they'd take that more seriously and you'd have more time to think it out, to anyone you've hurt. And write yourself an apology letter with some affirmations to not be so hard on yourself. Stuff like "you weren't in your normal state, not your fault, you're a good person when your disorder isn't affecting your actions," etc.

[Blueberrybook]

Ugh, I feel you. I am horribly ashamed of a lot of things I said and did while hypomanic. I cringe just thinking about it. I also find myself apologizing to people for things that happened while I was manic. A lot of what happened while I was hypomanic I don't fully remember, just flashes of things. It's hard to forget about what I do remember and feel ashamed about.

[June08]

Thanks for starting this thread-I've been thinking about this a lot too. Specifically, I've been thinking about the two and a half years I lost to what I now know was manic thoughts/beliefs. I also just had to start paying off student loans because I jumped the gun and started grad school when I was manic and was to embarrassed to quick once I realized what I had done. It was a really bad depressive episode that finally led to me withdrawing.

Sadly, I don't have an answer either. I do plan on talking with my pdoc about this this week so, if he shares any good strategies for this, I'll be sure to pass them along.