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Mania and Fugue states

deleted_user
deleted_user
Does anyone on here have fugue (Amnesia) states along w/ their manic episodes?If so tell me about it!
dancingd
dancingd
I've had fugue states..but uaually along with sever depressions...while manic ,I know I've done things and said things that I don't remember...but is that the same as a fugue state.I thought a fugue state was more of a type of catatonia?
I'll Goggle it ,for clarification...good questian!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I usually just deny having a problem. Everything is caused by everyone else! :) No amnesia.. don't know if this is good or bad.
dancingd
dancingd
Steph..I Googled FUGUE...you are correct..a fugue stae is a disassosiative state..where thoughts and actions are forgotten.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I forget a lot of things. Didn't know it was called fugue state. This is new to me. I usually get like this if I've had a few to drink.
2Fast2KeepUP
2Fast2KeepUP
Oh God yes, woke up in jail!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I thought you said Fudge lol I like to eat chocolate:)
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
I drove from one town to another across a mountain pass (400 miles) and didn''t remember any of it. Was put in the hospital same day and wentt on lithium 1978.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I feel fatigued after a manic episode. I will usually stay in bed until I make myself get up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes...

I just totally blank out, can't talk can't think...

it's like my mind is moving so fast that nothing else can keep up.
deleted_user
deleted_user
They say it's a safety mechanism when your on stress overload but there is nothing scarier than waking up somewhere many hours later and hundreds of miles away from where you remember.
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