Mania or negative symptoms? Whats better?

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Which would you rather have? I can induce mania with Abilify, I am sz not sza. I am more functional when manic.

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@LevelJ1 Are you more functional when hypomanic?

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I am 100% more functional with hypomania. Although it’s taken me years to harness it properly.

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Abilify induced mania in me but idk if its mania or hypomania.

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It was probably hypomania. Mania you get very grandiose to the point you believe your God or someone famous , or maybe you could fly just crazy ideas. Also hallucinations tend to accompany full mania

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I Had more of a mania last summer probably from using ritalin. I ended up believing I was going to be a famous cartoon producer and a famous trap music artist. Which makes no sense as I have no talent in either one lol

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Would you rather always have hypomania? No downside?

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Sing with Rick Ross lol

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Yeah I would prefer it. And I’d rather have hypomanias over only having depression.
If I only had clinical depression I’d probably of disappeared already. Atleast the hypomania gives me a break

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Haha I thought I was gonna be like lil Nas-x

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My personality was defined by negative symptoms for years avolition, apathy i guess nihilism is a negative too, social withdrawl etc. I also have mania as a positive symptom. I have done the same things a bipolar would do like try to build a crazy invention, or overintellectualizing the greatest theory in the world. Negative symptoms are better because you do nothing instead of doing something crazy.

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One time when I was manic I ran through a small town I was living in kicking over election signs, yelling stuff at passersby, threw a carton of milk at a billboard, etc and was swarmed by half a dozen police cars.

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I LIVE for hypomania. It’s the greatest feeling ever. Super productive. Super creative. I have to be careful, though, because I can get spendy.

Then there’s just this moment when it turns, and it turns into something bad. Usually for me I go mixed/agitated first, then depressed. I have also gone the route of full blown mania, and that sucks and I’m unbearable to be around.

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My hypomanias and manias were a lot grander when I wasn’t medicated properly years ago.

Today I can still get hypomanic but it’s pretty short lived but it still feels great!

I don’t suggest that you get back on Abilify @anon67051439
You were really impulsive

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That was a rampage I was on.

A few crazy inventions I built were a garbage can that inflates a garbage bag in the opening to keep the smell from getting out. A walking mech bicycle made by standing the bike up and attaching special legs to the pedals. And another type of bicycle made using small engine starter cords and a foldable dolly. I completed the garbage can prototype but the bikes never worked.

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I’ve never dealt with mania but anyone I’ve spoken to with bipolar has enjoyed their mania/hypomania

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Mania might be worse at keeping me from being med compliant. If mania feels good, I see why its difficult to want to be on meds.

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I spent all my savings while on Abilify due to hypo/mania.

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Yeah, you might by a one way trip to south America cause it was a brilliant idea while you were manic.

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It depends on if you think being scatterbrained, making dumb mistakes, and losing a good chunk of your impulse control counts as functional.

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