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.
I mostly think in my senses. When I hear a bad idea, my nostrils fill with nasty aromas. When someone tries to help me see the light, my eyes feel like they are staring down SWAT search light. When my husband complains about his Honey Do list, I get the sensations of a big green melon being squeezed over my head. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
Translating these sensory thoughts to words is... Profoundly limiting. My words often come out so metaphorical that no one understands me. When I attempt to revise the translation it keeps going further and further into la la land.
Any one else get lost in metaphor?
Translating these sensory thoughts to words is... Profoundly limiting. My words often come out so metaphorical that no one understands me. When I attempt to revise the translation it keeps going further and further into la la land.
Any one else get lost in metaphor?
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Hey all, i know its been quite awhile since i posted on here. Its been a summer all right. Its been something else........... You know how they say not to open the can of worms? Well a few months ago i decided to find out what my due date would have been for my first baby, the one conceived by r***. My baby would have been due on March 4th of 2006. They would be 20 years old. I was R**** on June...
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My day...today...misplaced my debit card...didn't realize it until I got to the register after shopping to a full cart. Used a different debit card and pulled apart everything looking for missing debit card before I left parking lot. Got home, dropped keys. So now I have a missing debit card, missing keys. A full cartload to unload and put away. I got everything put away.Dumped purse for a...
It also comes in handy for communicating with folks whose language I do not know. Not having to trust words so much is a big part of what I love about foreign travel.