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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Squaresquirrel 04/04/2012

So I'm pretty drunk while writing this so please forgive any spelling errors and as for background info IM schizpaffective - bipolr type.

I am literally bouncing off the walls I got in from a night down the pub about an hour ago and I cant sit still since then, I felt it slipping in the pub, as a regular hallucination of mine popped up (a ghost if anyone is interested but hes been really nice atm though hes normal quite derogatry) and I turned to alchol for help.

So now im drunk dancing around my house and cleaning and feel like i cant come down, and the craziest thing is I dont even care - I dont see anyone from my team for a few weeks and my mum doesnt understand, are there any tips anyone has, advice? I dont even really know why I am writing this :S

justletmebe 04/04/2012

Maybe try not drinking? : ) I dont know hun, it sucks to have to play the guessing game : (

Squaresquirrel 04/04/2012

ye, think im gunna cut the alcohol out for a bit :S

deleted_user 04/04/2012

Sounds like mania to me. Alcohol will not help.

CarlaBent 04/04/2012

Sigh. Yeah. It's really best not to drink when you have Bipolar Disorder.

If you're self-medicating with alcohol, perhaps the meds you are on need to be adjusted.
When I got my meds straight, I quit craving the alcohol a LOT less.

And if you're not ON any meds, maybe you should look into getting on them.

I'd tell you to take a sleeping pill now, if you have any, except it's not wise to mix them with the drink.

So, you're kind of screwed, for the moment!!!
Unless being on the board helps you!!!! You could keep hanging out on DS!!!!

I was up all last night and it feels like I might be up all tonight, too!!!
I hope you come down and calm down soon!!!

Sorry you're bouncy, drunk, and hallucinating now!! (((((Hugs)))))

deleted_user 04/04/2012

Yep definitley and I would get a sleeping pill of course after the alcohol wears off and make sure and get sleep because the lack of will definitley have you spiral out of control. Also try and eat healthy and regularly and go on walks and try to meditate or do some yoga. Just try and calm it while you can and maybe even get on an antipsychotic for right now. Latuda is a new one and I here it is good. I hope you are not on any antidepressants because that would be like throwing gasoline on a fire. Anyway I hope you come down from that high soon because it can get outta control pretty quick.

Squaresquirrel 04/05/2012

HI guys, thanks for all the kind thoughts - I spent most of the night studying and cleaning but finally managed to get a couple of hours sleep this morning. Mt medication has been all over the place recently, so many changes, which is what I think might be causing this - Its stops changing in another week so hopefully after that this will end. Thanks again, It's good knowing there are people out there who have been through similar! :D

deleted_user 04/07/2012

drinking can make you so happy that you become manic then you can live in the monemt but in doin g that there will be a fall out i think that try some anti sycotics my halp with this i have trouble accecting the fact atht i am alone so i let the ghost come and live with them they have been good lately but let your self think that tyhere is no reaql world if you find that you are livng in a world with no other people please seek help because you will lose control at some point and there is no turning back from that it will be a perment inprint on your mind i let it go to long and never fully recovered the achol will help for periods in time but you will find that you need more and more as time passes leading to you not being able to come back to earth so to put it normal this thought that you are having are what you think fo when you have nothing else to live throught so make sure that earth is still calling

deleted_user 04/07/2012

@ squaresquirrell- (((((HUGS)))))
@ morrisbeal- I am going to say this in the nicest way and I mean no harm: your reply seems incoherent and maybe manic but driven by alcohol and I hope if you are drinking you can get some help and if you are manic you do not to be drinking and can get some help. I have been there many times except unfortunately on facebook and made an ass of myself big time. I am blunt mainly because I care okay.

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