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.
Does anyone here find exercise helpful? Of course during the down period it sooo didn't help, but now while I'm feeling terrific I am just finding myself to be completely wired out of my mind. Of course karate only takes place at night and all so maybe thats why, but my fiancee is passed out dead asleep and just before he went to bed he was like "aren't you dead" and I was like "NOOOO! I could go back and do like a whole nother hour or 2 or 3 or what ever" and I ate like I was little piggy (2 bowls of my homemade soup, half a manwich only cause thats all there was left and 2 slices of grilled homemade bread) and yeah I want to do something like go hiking sooo bad but he hates hiking at night which I love and he's asleep and the trickster faeries are outside so I really don't want to go alone because they will tease me and all so I rather stay in but I don't really want to .... you know what I mean.
Anyone else find this to be the case?
Anyone else find this to be the case?
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Hi all! This is for those of you that have or have had the same neurologist for 4 years or more. I have been with mine now since 2009. He is one of the best movement disorder secialists in the midwest. I know he is extremely busy on the lecture circuit now and in fact not taking new patients there is a huge waiting list for him. BUT.... I feel like my visits are not what they use to be. He...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
I might be manic right now lol, not sure but today was a really good day so that's all that matters :)
When u r manic, u can never run out of energy!
i walk 3 miles (at 12 minute miles. yes, i'm blazing but the knees are shot so i dont run anymore) around a lake each morning. i then come home and do some situps and pushups. the beauty of nature makes a huge difference over being on a treadmill.
exercises reduces my stress, makes me sleep better at night, puts me in a better mood, gives me a sense of accomplishment, and gets me out of the house when getting out of bed may as well be climbing everest for all i care LOL.
if i'm suicidal i just do more of it so i can distract myself. (this winter it was 28 degrees and there i was running 6 miles in the cold because if not i'd be home trying to cut or whatever. it's hard to keep going when your mind keeps telling you to die but sometimes it goes away as you zone in on just moving instead of living)
if i'm manic it takes the edge off.
if i'm depressed, i may return straight to bed but i feel as if i've done something and it's pretty hard to stay down when you get your ass out of bed each day and do something good for yourself.
last of all, i feel fit, it makes my butt look really cute in a swimsuit and i fit into my size 8 without too much trouble. now if that ain't enough reason alone i don't know what is:-) cuz when i'm on olanzapine and i'm blowing up like a cow, it's really hard for me to feel anything but depressed about being BP. but no matter how depressed i am, slipping on my tight jeans and having them fit makes me smile. call me superficial but it does.
and since a lot of how we get to the top or the bottom is all about our thought processes, i figure anything that makes me think i'm hot is good. so exercise is fantastic!!!