Posted by linkadge on June 27, 2010, at 7:19:35
In reply to Re: SAD/Relapse/Nardil, story, posted by benzo85 on June 27, 2010, at 0:34:15
Bipolar is not one symptom but a whole cluster of little things that add up.
I believe I am bipolar, although I hate mood stabilizers and so I hide a lot of symptoms from my doctor. Bipolar becomes evident when your behavior starts setting you up for more depressive relapses.
For me, that manifests as overproductivity at work - taking on more tasks than I can really handel and giving co-workers the preception that I am just extremely high energy and peppy all the time.
Sure, at the time, I feel I can do it all, but striving for that image simply sets me up for stronger depressive relapse.
I don't have the problem with money, however. All my investments are guarenteed (I've always been extremely frugal), but OTOH, I do have some problems in the sexual rhelm (which I won't get into).
When you're manic (or hypomanic) you take more risks, sometimes they pan out, and you look like a hero, sometimes they don't and you're screwed. In the manic state you lose insight. You just act without sitting and thinking actions through.
Bipolars tend to use more drugs because they want to control their moods. Weed can be a mood stabilizer for many people.
I'm certainly not a doctor, but bipolar manifests differently for differnt patients.
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