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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Im curious, do us polar bears and penguins (i agree that sounds cuter)have a higher tendancy for getting addicted to something (food, alchohol, drugs, computers)? If so, why?
DarkSign
DarkSign
Yes. To induce a calming effect (downer).

Often bipolar individuals are subject to self-medication, the most common drugs being alcohol, and marijuana. Sometimes they may also turn to hard drugs. Studies show that tobacco smoking induces a calming effect on most bipolar people, and a very high percentage suffering from the disorder smoke.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thats why i have been smokeing for ten years.. nothing can calm me but pot..i cant drink or do coke anymore , had to give it up of course ..i went nuts on the shit. Now Im addicted to pot and chocolate..;)
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Food and the internet for me. CAN NOT live without the internet, I start going mental and I get lonely too. Food is a constant battle.
dobiedots
dobiedots
I've been addicted to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes. The only thing I haven't been addicted to is sex. But I'm working on it.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Absolutely! I have been addicted to most anything. people look in amazement of my over indulgence. I'm trying hard to work on balance. What is Balance anyway?
deleted_user
deleted_user
i have no idea... i've been battling with addiction since i've been battling with my bp. i think, in my opinion, i'm in that constant search for peace of mind.... whatever will calm the storm, if you know what i mean... sometimes precription meds and therapy don't always work nd you get desperate.
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According to the research we do.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree with all the above....I am addicted to things easily!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh I forgot to mention the thing I am addicted to the most is MY avatar!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Howard, I think I am addicted to your avatar too.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Absolutely! Loved alcohol (too much), loved benzos & still do, pain killers (had a big problem there), shopping addiction problems, I believe I am the only person I know of who was addicted to Ambien (I would take them during the day to calm down & could function great) how sad is that? Oh, & now I'm addicted to this place...
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah I am so addicted to it!!! LOL
deleted_user
deleted_user
I'm addicted to cigs, and of course sex. I mentioned sex I think but in case i didn't, I'm addicted to sex.
deleted_user
deleted_user
From what I've read, yes. I got obsessed about Not getting addicted.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I ask this because I go on and off being addicted to online gaming. I will no longer subject myself to online game play as it consumed me for hours on end. I smoke too, but I'm not sure if its the bp there, I just like it. I found with the online gaming an escape. I didnt have to be me for a while, and that felt good. It wasnt anyone or anything that made me want to hide away, I think it was the fact of feeling so low with myself.
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