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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I have come to realize, yes I am that slow, that mania comes to us in different faces. I can understand the hypomania and mania differences. I can understand the rapid cycling, and ultra rapid cycling (if that is what it's called) but I can't understand the different highs we experience.
I know the feeling on top of the world, feeling totally sexy or horney like a rabbit. But are there other feelings you can experience?
How about just anger, irritability, or being pissed off all the time.....which is probably anger too.
Someone wrote the Ah or Dh or Md explainations too.
So if you feel so inclined please let me know of different manias feelings and all. Is mania same for a child as it is for an adult??
I know the feeling on top of the world, feeling totally sexy or horney like a rabbit. But are there other feelings you can experience?
How about just anger, irritability, or being pissed off all the time.....which is probably anger too.
Someone wrote the Ah or Dh or Md explainations too.
So if you feel so inclined please let me know of different manias feelings and all. Is mania same for a child as it is for an adult??
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Hypo mania ,th heavanly feeling of being on top of the world,but not topping over,into full blown mania.
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And every thing in between.
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The racing head was the worst it ever was.
My family tells me that my eye dart around for more input. They say I don't finish a sentence. They say I throw out a comment that makes no sense, because the entire conversation has been all in my head.
My heart beats hard and I kind of 'hear' it in my ears. Tinitis gets loud.
and bizarre, even my perspiration changes. Sometimes it's like I get allergic to my hair follicles.
I feel like I'm going to die if I try to slow down.
ick
scared
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I have to focus to let other people talk. I have to make..................myself.........s....l....o...w....................d
own ............or I get myself in trouble. I have to start watching people's nonverbal communication to make sure it is.......ok. I usually say........."Well,..........enough..........about
me..........How ......about.........you?"
Then I have to really focus on what they are saying and I have to work......very hard............not to finish their sentences.
Manic: Heightened sensitivity to the 5 senses that starts to become painful like whispering/talking/ or any noise drives me nuts. I am using ear plugs when this happens. Also I am more sensitive in my right ear, so I often plug that one and use my left ear to hear.
Eye/Light sensitivy can be painful. Regular sunlight is painful to my eyes. I am going to go buy me some shades.
Touch becomes painful. Don't even think about touching me.
Irritability increases R/T the the increased sensitivity. My body cries ..........overload!! With overload comes aggitation, irritability, frustration..........and
yes, if I do not stop the build up...................................................................
Anger.....................if I don't stop it.........................Rage. If I stop it before anger, I do pretty well. If I don't, then..................ooooooooooooo.....
Incredible Hulk..........."You don't want to see me when I am ...........angry." Very ugly.
Manic:
Extremely Manic: Racing thoughts 300-500 miles per hour. Extremely painful. I have to put my head between my legs and rock. Holding my head and blocking my ears. Really ............really..........awful.
Enough for now. I can expand if you would like.