Posted by 2sense on April 10, 2002, at 12:40:47
In reply to Re: Anxiety vs. Hypomania » Ponder, posted by Ron Hill on April 9, 2002, at 14:37:09
> > Ron, where can I trade in my dysphoric hypomania for it's cousin? Sounds like a good trade!
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> Yes, I like the milder mannered cousin better also, but he's got problems too. For example, he often talks too much, talks too loud, and he says and does socially inappropriate things.
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> >Does one ever feel calm during hypomania? Or is it always a little pressured?
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> Both cousins are a little pressured, IMHO. Dys has his "get outta my way I'm in a hurry" pressure, while Eu has his pressured speech issues. Better to find the middle ground between mania and depression, I guess.
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> -- Ron
I am interested to know from any one (some, many, all) of your individual points of view what you as a person (not a/your doctor's interpretation and/or definition) would define, explain, write about, as far as more exactly what your/the symptoms of hypomania are? I am also very interested for what it means, as best as one can articulate, what exactly is meant by the term pressured speech -- as I have seen it clinically defined differently -- and my own psychiatrist says it is just talking fast -- any takers? I ask this because being originally from NJ and from a very large family -- I talk very fast. Additionally I process very quickly -- I have AD/HD and have had several psycho-educational evaluations. I have for instance great difficulty decoding large words and have absolutely no sense of direction on the flip side I have a photographic memory, a high IQ, and process information very quickly both in-coming and then being able to put it out quickly. The latter one is the one I have had to modify, as people become overwhelmed and understandably so. AD/HD has good "symptoms" and not so good, hypersensitivity (a slight might hurt me more than someone with thicker skin -- "roll with the punches" -- my mother said this to me constantly growing up. I didn't know anything about the existence of AD/HD I just thought I was a baby and had to get a thicker skin and grow up ... which of course feeds early on into the low(ered) self-esteem. I am sure I am "preaching" to the choir -- you all just have so much to give, so much information and ideas.. and I really appreciate your willingness to share it with others.Just my 2sense..
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