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.
Okay I have a question. Why is it that I can be up for 5 days but not be tired. I spend my nights programming and my days at work. Physically this should not be possible. Also during these no sleep times why am I so productive and smart. Gift or curse?
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
intervention required, the body needs sleeps
something will give, it has to
But I love my highs!
Get some sleep!
We just Had this conversation last year. Same scenario (work all day;program all night); same questions (why/how); same conclusion (add more lithium/love mania).
Now what does that tell you. (Hint: remember the crushing depression that hit afterward, last year?)
"Love from
One who loves mania too, and keeps adding more lithium"
:)