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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meme88 05/28/2008

Okay I have been working sense last friday till this thus every night puls going to school in the moring. I knew when I said yes to so many hours I would be dead by thusday..now going though my week I have been everyday slowly getting more manic like I fanily today when everything sounded mad at me(objects) and i could barely do my homework in a quite room cuz the loud one was to loud..I admited this seems pretty manic to me..

could i have invoked that by takeing on more then I knew I should handle at once.. and second do u think objects sounding mad at me is me hearing things or in that kinda area..and dont tell me to tell my docter he'll just give me a pill lol I am going to tell my mental health case worker friday after I see him.. so befor I rambble more anyone? someone reply!!

deleted_user 05/28/2008

I definitely know what you mean for me, lack of sleep, binge drinking, stuff like that completely puts me into a manic state. Sounds bad but sometimes if I need lots of energy I rely on it.

dancingd 05/28/2008

Yeah,taking on too much can invoke an episode of mania.

Try to prioritise your schedual..You sound really busy,try to keep things simple as possible

meme88 05/28/2008

thanks still dosent explan the angy objects thing or dose it

nobody666 05/28/2008

usually takeing on more than you can realisticly handle is something you do when you are manic. but we all have different triggers and when I feel overwhelmed like that and keep pushing my doc says it is a mixed episode.

my main trigger is payday and i can feel the mania starting a couple days ahead of it so I use bill paying like I am buying stuff and it helps me through it without blowing the money first.

deleted_user 05/29/2008

If "objects are angry at you" you might have schizo-affect disorder...in addition to BP. (?)

deleted_user 05/29/2008

Stress and taking on too many things at once used to push me into mania every time before I was diagnosed. The first time I went to get professional help I was a couple months out of a divorce, I was working a 12 hour a day job, going to school at night, and trying to date a couple different guys at the same time. I totally broke down emotionally, became paranoid, hallucinated, heard voices, all that good stuff. By the way, I wasn't getting much sleep and would forget to eat while taking on so much to do. That was 10 years ago and looking back on it, it was definitely mania. But it wasn't diagnosed properly as I went to get help only after the crash and burn into deep depression that usually followed those episodes.

I would advise you to at least schedule a block of 7 hours or so to devote to just sleep. No cheating, just sleep. Use Benadryl or something else if you have to. My mind is always clearer of the hallucinations and such if I am not physically tired.

deleted_user 05/29/2008

It's a yes here too. If I try to do too much, I become manic. I am naturally a busy person and feel cross with myself if I am not doing something all day. That used to be all day and night but now I stop in the evening and just chill out if I can.
I also make sure I get 7 hours sleep.
I was very manic in a previous episode and yes, I felt that objects were ganging up against me and the whole world was trying to stop me achieving what I wanted to do. Only meds helped me out of that episode
before I crashed.
I wish you good luck and hope you get help asap.

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