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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nickpc20001 09/14/2013

I am just curious if any of you guys are still able to feel pleasure from your body. I am not talking about emotional pleasure or sexual. I am talking about if you get a massage, run your hands through your head can be tickled etc...

I was reading up online that it is a problem mainly with schizophrenia and I am schizoeffective so that may be why I don't feel much with my body. I was just curious if people that are just bipolar have this problem?

deleted_user 09/14/2013

yes, I get massage. its my calming mechanism. I get great pleasure from it. I know when my meds weren't right I had a hard x with that. its like my body didn't feel alive.

the other thangy can be difficult at times

GinaWonders 09/14/2013

I agree with Wild - lack or pleasure or desire absolutely screams depressive episode...

nickpc20001 09/14/2013

Gina that's how I have felt since I have been diagnosed so I don't think I have had 5 years of a depressive state.

GinaWonders 09/14/2013

Diagnosed is just giving the struggle a name...... I don't think the name or "direction" changed my struggles, just let me know there are some opportunities or battles, for improvement - or written proof, it passes and Can get better...

Not knowing was worse for me....

knowing ourselves gives room on what works or doesn't work, what helps, and what makes it worse.... baby steps, and living. I love the saying - Life is problems, finding solutions is living : )

I'm glad your here! ((((BIG HUG))))

nickpc20001 09/14/2013

I had a very BAD psychotic episode and since then I have never felt the same physically or spiritually. But I am doing as much research as I can and I think I would benefit from acupuncture.

deleted_user 09/14/2013

it will take time & find whats right for u. like Gina says, baby steps but ull get there. adjusting meds, thoughts, visuals.

my first feelin back was a reflexology foot massage. holy cow! but it still took a lot of work & findin the right combo, forcing myself ta get out there. its not gonna come back all in one fail swoop. not sure when ya came out of it but it wont happen in a few weeks, months even. but hang in there & keep workin on it

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