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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HannaHana 03/03/2008

I've come to finally notice that my symptoms worsen at night. Practically every night I have some sort of depressive breakdown. For once I finally see a pattern in this whole thing.

What are your patterns...if you know of any? How do you deal with it?

deleted_user 03/03/2008

When I don't sleep good I know I'm in for trouble... manic or borderline paranoid.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

I know that the day is going to be really uphill if my sleep is crap.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

Sleep is the most important thing for me. If I nap during the day, I am screwed up for sleeping that night.. If I get too much sleep I never fully wake up.. I hate it..

deleted_user 03/03/2008

Same here. I was gonna log on last night and add a post asking if ppl noticed how different we act and feel from day to night.

dobiedots 03/03/2008

Aternoon is when my depression hits. By late night I feel great.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

I was getting to bed early and now I am up until 2 or three in the morning again. I oversleep in the day and it messes everything up.

I usually start off crappy the begining of the week, depressed and thinking weird. I have no ida why. Sundays are usually shit too.

HannaHana 03/03/2008

Yeah, I've grown to hate nights and weekends. They're more work than the rest of the week I guess. Can't go anywhere or do anything b/c everyone else is doing it.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

anxiety mid-morning..if depressed, usually worse early morning.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

I get alot of sleep. As much as I want. If something happens at night, and I dont sleep enough..I for sure will breakdown sometime that day. I will take a long nap , to make up the time. Sleep is everything to me , if I miss it Im shit.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

My bad time is usually before dinner...that's my cranky time!

deleted_user 03/03/2008

my bad time is whenever is alone. i hate being alone.

deleted_user 03/03/2008

im with dobie... afternoons is when it hits me... i usually lie down on the floor in my office and lock the door and just try to focus and breath and snap out of it... but it doesn't work

HannaHana 03/03/2008

My worst time is always around 9pm. The worst anxiety I can imagine, terrible depression. I try to journal, breathe, sleep, anything to get out of it.

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