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Gotta to admit it...

LooAus
LooAus

Yes I'm probably in a mild bipolar II mania. Could I please stay here please? This is very uncommon so I have been in denial about that diagnosis. 


I am achieving lots in the house and garden but best of all is my confidence is back. I have less anxiety and am not spending 12 hours a day critising and humiliating myself with old memories, mistakes and being bullied/ostacised. Intrusive memories are not waylaying me so much and are easier to ignore when they pop up uninvited. Neighbours are talking to me out of the blue, I guess because my posture and demeanour is better? I constantly have to make an effort to quiet my mind and chatter but hey, its worth the trade off.


Side effects are early morning waking and being able to down a whole bottle of wine without blinking. Normally 2 glasses of wine and its goodnight nurse. I have to watch the irritability and anger too, but that's part of the ptsd experience for me anyway. As soon as someone comes over or talks to me in the street I am able to chat cheerfully which is good. Not looking forward to going back to my normal self.

Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
Hey, enjoy the ride, Loo. As long as you're not in denial. Mind your liver with the bottle of wine a day thing, although I have to admit I'm a little jealous because you folks do have some fine wines out there in Australia. I was originally diagnosed bipolar II and PTSD both, and only found out in the end it was PTSD alone by trial and error over the years in how my diagnoses responded or didn't respond to meds. That's how close bipolar II and PTSD mood symptoms can be. So feel free to hang out here, it's your home, too.
lilmissy7
lilmissy7
I like how Mujica said it, it’s your home too (((Loo)))
Big hugs <3
arfie
arfie
Perhaps the most important part of my own therapy was learning how to be honest about the beneficial aspects of my symptoms, irregardless of which dx to class the symptoms in. The manic episodes are a prime example. By admitting and channeling the euphoria which so often comes with mania, I was better able to monitor and guard against the negative aspects. With practice, I was/am eventually able to carry a bit of the positive beyond the outer limits of the psychotic episode.

So it was/is for me. . .

Another vote for you to enjoy the ride while you figure out what it is for you.
Community LeaderLeo
Leo
From what I've seen? If you can use it wisely, the manic episodes can be a resource. If not? (and this is what I've seen more of) Yeah, no. So... ditto above. You know you're in the mania, you know its effects, and you know it isn't all cream and cake, so.... Just hope you don't "crash" too hard, and have a "soft landing", to use a longtime friend's terms for her up-down bipolar cycling.
patti22
patti22
My opinion...

Of course you can stay!!!

Patti
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Big hug for you sweetie..... I am bipolar as well and the big problem is that what goes up must come down and people can really crash

Sorry to be a buzzkill …… It might be good for you to see your psych or at least call and explain what you're going through in order to try and prevent a crash

Enjoy today though!!…..xo
SimpsonsOK
SimpsonsOK
Glad to have you in the group. PTSD does like travelling companions. Many of us are on several sites here for that reason. Think Sun is on target with keeping your Pdoc in the loop. Hugs to all.
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