Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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Disassociation

LeighWinters
LeighWinters

Does anyone else with bipolar disassociate now and then? I walked a mile this morning then felt really funny. It usually doesn't happen on these meds but I'm still having this out of body experience and don't know how to get out of it.

MayB
MayB
How about a call to the person who is prescribing you meds? Perhaps a little tweak is in order?

I use the mood scale to check in everyday...1 is the worst you ever felt and 10 is the very best....Where would you be? Anything above 5 or far below it is worth taking seriously...That shows a shift towards depression or mania.

That being said where are you checking in on the mood scale?
LeighWinters
LeighWinters
I guess maybe four. I just feel low now because I'm not sure if a friend likes me. Honestly, sometimes I just want to cry.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I agree to check in with your psych if you are disassociating ... You might need a meds tweak as May wrote.... Big hug... xo
LawStudent1412
LawStudent1412
I am late to this but I also experience many moments where I am dissociating. I notice they happen most often when I am slightly manic and also slightly depressed, like I am in a combination stage. It can be really hard for me to understand what is real and to feel like I am in my own body. The only thing I have learned to help myself through this is make sure I am setting myself a set time to sleep so I am not undersleeping or oversleeping because those two things can lengthen the amount of time I am like that. However, it could also be your meds so I would talk to your doctor too. wish I could be more help!
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Law you can absolutely have mixed states... I was first diagnosed in one

https://www.webmd.com/bipolar-disorder/guide/mixed-bipolar-disorder#:~:text=Mixed%20episodes%20are%20common%20in%20people%20with%20bipolar,may%20be%20more%20likely%20to%20have%20mixed%20episodes.
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