Posted by ROO on July 2, 2003, at 13:08:32
In reply to Re: I've been hypomanic frequently -- or is it ADD?, posted by bookgurl99 on July 2, 2003, at 0:10:20
Maybe you're just feeling more alive. I personally
think we can get too carried away with "labeling"
ourselves, and we also get used to the flat feeling
that the drugs give us and so when we start feeling half
way human and alive, some little psychiatric brainwashing
comes over us and says "Oh God! I must be cycling...or I'm
manic!". I'm not making fun of you, I do the same thing.
I can't sleep because I'm having a lot of creative ideas and I
worry (now that I've seen too many psychiatrists) that maybe
I'm manic or something. I think if you're a particularly
creative person, you are just prone to these bursts of energy.
And it's a _good_ thing, not a sickness. (I know there are _some_
people to which it's actually a destructive disease, but I'm not referring
to people to actually _are_ full blown manic depressives who can't
sleep for 4 days straight, get into trouble, go on huge spending sprees, etc.)
As I was having trouble sleeping the other night, creative inspirations running
through my head and worrying that I was manic, I thought "Wait a minute, I'm
not _hurting_ anyone...and I'm not hurting myself...I think I might actually
just be excited and inspired"....I'm just trying to relax, enjoy the moments, and not get too carried away
with trying to diagnose myself every 5 minutes. It doesn't sound like anything
you describe is hurtful...in fact, it sounds kind of positive. I think these things
are only destructive when they get in the way of being able to function in your daily
work and personal life.
poster:ROO
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