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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Have you ever caught yourself..

Chuggernaught
Chuggernaught
being crazy and had a hard time stopping it? Like for me if I turn someone away from me, I go crazy chasing after that person, and I have a hell of a time trying to just let it go or let them cool down and come to me.. yes folks.. it's my chugger flaw.
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All the time. I'm a bit of a people pleaser, too.
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hellyes; totally chase people i know are wrong for me. glutton for rejection. insanity truly is repeating a behavior expecting dif results.
I've been doing it for about a month now.
I'm seriously considering getting one of those shock-dog-collars or something and jerry-rigging it to shock myself when I see this coming on.
I think it's the only way; pure behavioral conditioning.
Seriously.
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Oh yes and anger spinouts too- but I usually can contain it to myself. totally psycho.
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yeah, there are times i'm going into a situation, knowing i'm acting crazy, knowing the outcome will not be what i want, but i still can't contain myself and stop it. this usually happens with my ex-husband about our child.
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Qwote: Reenaa, Reply #10 - 02/12/08 8:46pm

I can find a way to blame myself for anything. No matter how far removed i am from the situation, i think it's my fault. I obsess and apologize till everyone wants to drop kick me... sorry... can't seem to make it stop

I am the same way! And it sucks!
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Cont. from Reply 20.

I will go from being so adamant about proving my point that I drive the other person crazy and then I will feel bad and end up appologizing for everything and forgetting that the other person was in the wrong for me to of gone on in the first place.
Chuggernaught
Chuggernaught
I just get so obsessed with wanting the person to understand me that I might not realize the space they want isn't because they don't get me.
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My craziness is my anger. I know when I am losing it but can't stop it. I have to say what I HAVE to say. 2fast, yep, do not walk away from me until I am done. Worse thing to do and anyway, I AM going to follow you. Then, when I am through, I am through, just like that and I expect the other person to be done with it to. Ew, bad trait of mine, yuck. Praying about it a lot. It is the one thing about me that I can hardly stand at this time.