Hi iam,

I get so excited I don't sleep much [just short naps] and have boundless reserves of energy for pursuits of the mind, if not the body.
I pace and ruminate, loving [elevated mood] every minute of it!

Then I adjust my Depakote as per the plan with my p-doc and things usually settle pretty well.

I feel ready to start bouncing off walls. Holy shit. I think someone spiked my tea. Hee hee. Oh, and good going on sticking to the med plan. That's bloody impressive.

Not sleeping is my first noticeable difference. Its taken a lot of trial and error of meds to balance all that. All the other stuff comes after that...

I can feel it, like a surge of energy going through my body. And I become much more talkative and I talk a million miles a minute. And I have this mentality that "everything is beautiful!" And I don't want to sleep, and my thoughts go a million miles a minute too.

I'm there right now, Joneszy. I can hear music :-)

I start to hear stuff too; music, voices. Even though you're bouncing off the walls, be safe.

Thanks iam, I love feeling impressive, and now you have made me feel chatty :-)

I think sometimes that mostly only people with BP really understand properly the intoxicating feelings that come with the excitement side of our challenging lives. If only it wasn't such a danger in terms of self-destructive behavior!!!

I so understand the feeling of being "fit to bust" [fire state] and have trouble getting myself grounded [earth state] from there but at least its possible, unlike when I am in my sad places [water state]. Then its like I have to go from water, through fire, to earth. Something I battle with obviously.

One really helpful visualization I use is to sit comfortably with my feet on the earth, and imagine roots going down making me part of the planet and nature, strengthening and sustaining me. Then as I open my eyes [or imagine again] and see the grass and plants and birds and trees I know that I am home, my true home :-)

I mess this process up a lot, but when I remember and do it right, peace comes. Take care and thoughts of peace and happiness to you.

Moob

I must be in a high and do not like it. I have not slept since Sunday night and even though I am very sick took a fast run outside at 4am followed by weights then 6am spin. I am trying to rest because I am sick but I can't. I even took a Xanax.The high is fine and all but usually not he third day I crash hard and have to work through it where mistakes cannot be made. I am so lost and want a new life. Want out of town and new friends.

Time to go home and just buzz around the place. Yaaaaay!

One day we'll grow up and learn to be high like responsible adults. Hee hee. Until then let the child run free! Til it crashes in that gosh darned wall anyway

HUGGGGS - I hear you :O It's Spring here, lots to be 'bouncy' about, but the chemistry is "doing its thing" - I am Quite hopeful about this year myself, because I intend to Channel all this lovely energy in more positive directions....what about things that can take the Place of the talking, iam? (not that I don't Get it; gah)

Extra projects with your schoolwork? Arts, crafts? Manic writing? Exercise? FOCUS, lol (yeah; right)

Lol. I can at least START my assignments