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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normal = MANIC

nobody666
nobody666
is it just me or is it hard to tell the difference between really manic and normal.

before i was dx i was manic all the time and that is how i succeeded at my job. now when i get manic i feel like i'm getting things done and that is what normal people do.

are we sure that manic isn't normal?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to feel that ways before Dx, I loved it thought it was the normal me. Unfortunatly my maia's started to get out of control. Meds have sorted me out. I sometimes miss being manic, but have flash backs of previous manic episodes, then realise I don't miss it at all.
nobody666
nobody666
there's some real bad manias i don't miss and i think they messed up my 1st marriage but i sure did great in my profession during those times becaused i loved to work work work
deleted_user
deleted_user
manic is way above normal.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh yeah the work bit, the best employee ever until you snap and start getting moody :((
deleted_user
deleted_user
My normality was manic, without mania, i dont operate..blurred lines of emotions..
deleted_user
deleted_user
I real the same way I can get so much done! These meds slow me down and can't think straight. At least when I was manic I wanted to do something now it seems I don't care about much or going any were. Anyways missing it (being myself)!
deleted_user
deleted_user
If your not wanting to do anything, you might be getting taking higher doses than you need to. Lithium does this to me, and I back off by 1 pill for awhile then add it back once I get the levels adjusted. It usually helps.
deleted_user
deleted_user
For me depression is normal. Mania is a treat, except when I come down and have to face myself.

If I am not suicidal and just depressed then I am doing great.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ben, I'm sure your right. Thank you!
Marilyanna
Marilyanna
I hope so I decided to go off some of my lithium so i maybe can go manic I am hooping it works!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Before I didnt know the diference. For example I'm manic, I havent sleep for two days and still counting. And I'm taking my meds. Very tired, but is impossile to go to sleep. Is like going to hell.
2Fast2KeepUP
2Fast2KeepUP
of the cycles I definitely like the manic behaviors better, I am so much more effective but I push myself til I break what ever I put my mind to becomes obsessive, the down side is what I put my mind to keeps chaning, it's like a continuous circle of never getting where and never getting anything done!
2kidmom
2kidmom
There is a difference for me. I have break thoughs of mania and irritability when on my meds so there is a distinct difference here.
2Fast2KeepUP
2Fast2KeepUP
Oh don't get me wrong, I have rage cycle as well, definitely got me in some hell of a predicament, I mean extreme. No healthy idea of the word NO!
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