Me posting loads and loads of photos on Instagram I seriously think it’s my symptoms acting up how do I convey that or warm ppl
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Do you get manic @anon80629714? Are you sza? I tend to do similar things when manic. Like ill answer every single post on the forum in like 20 min and it will just me my profile pic littered across the forum. Or post and send messages to people i usually wouldnt on fb or something.
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Well I was once diagnosed sza. It changed to bipolar but it may be sza who knows.
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yeah @anon80629714 my dx originally went back and forth between the two for a while. now its def settled into SZA bipolar type. I have trouble with mania, especially as of late. Could be a little manic right now again i think, cant seem to sleep and want to just keep doing things. Ive been rapid cycling past month or so pretty bad.
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I get overly generous when I am manic. And definitely overspend or do things on impulse.
Posting lots of pictures could be an impulsive/compulsive thing
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I’m sorry @reggie I know how rapid cycling feels not knowing what your going to be feeling Day to day. I’m Bipolar at the moment I guess tims will tell if I have sza. I’ve only had one psychosis and that too 7 years back.
I was psychotic for all of just about 3 years when i first got real sick, thats when my dx changed frim bipolar i was dx as a teenager. Just coming out of the 3 year turmoil and july is my anniversary of 1 year somewhat with it, even tho i have had a few bad stretches in there i did not have a complete break. Emotional problems aside im happy to hopefully reach my 1 year mark. Has been awhile and too much psychosis for me to handle having it come back and me detachig from reality once again. Im glad you havent had another episode since your first @anon80629714 . I had nothing but constant episodes since an incident a few years ago which gave me ptsd as well. But finally getting somewhere in recovery i think, the 1 year mark will be a huge achievement for me. Also my anniversary of joining the forum
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@reggie how is your art classes going your work is amazing. And you are doing extremely well for yourself don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Havent done much art lately @anon80629714 . Still trying to find students who can appreciate my non traditional approach to art. Been working on writing lately. Currently working hard on a book of my collection of writings goig back to 14yrs old. I have hundreds of poems and essay style writings on a number of different themes and in different styles. Just continuing to write and add more and compile the collection and arrange it properly. I will be adding my artwork to it as well. I would love to share some if your interested. Its mostly a collection of things written when in psychosis, much of which i dont even remember writing, but it gives an inside perspective to the torment we all face. Hopefully i can help a few people with it and make a buck or two but my luck it will be a classic tought in schools but ill die poor and none of it will get popular until im dead! Lol.
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I’m schizoaffective, originally diagnosed bipolar back in the day, and I get that way also. When I am manic I become very outgoing and talkative and I also tend to post online a lot more. Then the opposite occurs when I am depressed. It’s a cyclical thing for me, coming and going with my moods.
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I go through the same things, either I go nothing to offer or I get manic and can’t stop doing things
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Are you tracking your moods?
No I’m not tracking my moods @Dreamscape2 it’s not noticeable to others but I can sense something off.
Helps to track triggers which helps control your moods in the long run. Mania is awesome but it’s fun until it’s not fun anymore. Lost way to many friends to suicide most them with bipolar. Even have a friend if it wasn’t for meds would be dancing manically on the freeway constantly.