[dpadilla89]

hm, well, this past week so far i have been hallucinating on and off quickly. i then have been getting paranoid afterwards. heh. i went to therapy with the learning consultant today to talk about my learning issues that are going on, soo, my individual therapist at school told me that she marks the calendar and puts a star every week she see's me and trys to keep track of the days of my moods, etc. so0o0o, i told my learning consultant im hallucinating on and off this week and i was thinking maybe it has to deal with bipolar??? idkk. i head there were effects that bipolar can do too you, like hallucinate, idkk.

well...thanks

deb

[insideout]

yes it is true bipolar disorder can be associated with psychosis. i think u should just be patient. the truth always reveals itself.

[niko851]

Hi Destiny -

As much as I 'thought' I knew about my disorders/diseases, this really threw me for a loop:
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Bipolar I disorder can cause hallucinations and delusions, although if you experience them constantly and not just when you're feeling manic you might be looking at schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

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I really only had delusional thinking w/GREAT paranoia... I'm not sure really about hallucinations, although I have, from time-to-time, seen and heard things that I know could not possibly be there... Especially whenever it is my grandmother speaking to me (she passed away on23 June 04)... She constantly is talking to me - whether it be in a dream, in the daytime, in the nighttime - or basically whenever and wherever...

They seem to happen more often during the late hours of the day or whenever I am alone; mania does not have to be present w/my BP-I disorder for her to start talking to me....and I subsequenty talk back.... I got caugt doing this last night, I was stopped - but that didn't 'turn her off' for lack of better words...

.....And for the most-part, I start doing what she is talking to me about - like if she tells me I need to eat, I go and eat... They are normally not anything severe or to the point I am 'way out in left field', but then again, I would have to get confirmation from someoen to either affirm/deny what is truly going on....

I appear to be rambling - my apologies.... but again, you brought up an excellent point as to whether or not I am experiencing another 'trait' of BP-I or if I'm in the schizo. realm....

Hope all is well w/you and take care... Thank you for the insightful post

[(JD)]

Yes, bipolar disorder may be being missed in patients who are (mis) diagnosed as schizophrenic... or perhaps there's another classification to bipolar disorder coming along soon? Please be who you are, and don't worry about the labels! TC