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I am manic. is that bad?

drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
I have always been a little manic is the since that I obsess over things more than I should. I want you all to know that I pose no danger to myself or others.
My mania has a positive and a negative.

The positive is when my mania is focused on something productive I put my whole self into it, I'm extremely passionate about it and I excel greatly at tasks at hand to reach my goals.
I am not shy.
I like to be in social situations.
I have great social skills. To be honest I didn't really know how gifted I was until recently.
The more people that I am around the better things are for me.
My mania let's out my artistic side.
I can easily express myself in things that I am passionate about.
I write things down and make posts that i am proud of.
I care about people and strive to bring joy to those who are suffering.


I do horribly with long term relationships with women.
I usually end up having 1 night stands. I do this to protect myself from feeling to much for someone.
They say that you can't love too much,
I don't believe that.
I get the idea of love and obsession mixed up when it comes to truly intense and passionate relationships.
I believe that my emotions are intensified 10 fold.
It's hard to get past failure.
It's hard to live up to my expectations.
It's hard to start a day sometimes because I have so many things running through my mind.
I sometimes become paralyzed by it all.

I am only truly happy when I am doing something that I'm passionate about.
Something that can take my mind off of my worries.

My mania causes my OCD and depression.
I would love to seek help for all the negatives that my mania causes, but am worried that the positive things about it will be hindered or eliminated.
I love that positive part about me.
heretic
heretic
You are lucky, all my mania ever did was cause me to scream in anger and frustration. I did horrible things while manic, things I will never recover from. I have heard about the good side of mania but have never experienced it.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mania

or

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_state_(psychiatry)

(???)
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
The first part of the first definition is what I have.
A good friend thinks that I have hypo mania 2.
I don't know. I may get checked out.
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
The second one fits well too.
I have panic attacks, anxiety, and depression.
Community LeaderWanderingVet
WanderingVet
>>I may get checked out.

I hope so. Top priority.
muskrattiger
muskrattiger
you schould get it checked out get a diginosses ........it sounds like manic depressive .......maby you are more manic .....now .....manic .....can have its good points as you say ....but there is a line that you realy need to watch you don't cross ......because you might feel like you are on top ove the world and doing everything right ...but it is the people around you your family that have a better understanding if you have gone to manic ..........if you have a talent ....fo somthing ....like I oil paint ......if you take meds to lower the manic it will not afect the gift you have ..........you just have to find a balance ..so that you are not to tired to do what you need to do and want to do .....and you are not so manic that your ideas of what is normal is to far out there .........my son has by polar ......it is similar ....he goes through. high points ware .the house could burn dowen around him and he would feel .like it can't touch him .......but we can see that his thinking is not right ...and he goes through times when he is Dowen doesent want to get out of bed ...doesent want to do anything ........so he went for treatment and was on meds to for almost two years his wife went to therapy with him .....he is now off meds and .....doing good managing his bipolar with the help of his wife and two daughters ....they let him know if he is acting ...in a way ..that is on the up side and he does what he needs to do to look after his self ..to come back down to normal ......so far so good .................so that is what I mean by having your closs family .....in ..and educate ded about your illness ....and be able to be like a first ...line of defence .....to help you .....I hope you get all the help you need .......I will keep you in my prayers .....God bless
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
Thank you all for your comments.
Muskrattiger I appreciate your sharing about you and your son. I am going to get checked out. I don't want to be to dependant on meds but if I can get something for occasional use, like a mild valium. I'd only take it when I start having a million things running through my mind. I don't really think I would need much more than that.