yeah, i heard there is a come down, like a nose dive but in my case iām not going to hit my peak so i will level out just above normal where the lithium line is and stay there lol, thats what iām hoping anyway, i dont normally get like this, this is new but i think i could take advantage if i am careful.
i never have a slight mania itās either depression or mania nothing slight about it. i wish you good luck with your slight mania and hope you donāt get worse. I donāt mean to sound mean i think iām just jealous. when iām manic i avoid caffeine and when iām depressed i need caffeine or i donāt even get out of bed.
maybe its not mania then idk but it felt like it was getting worse tonight, luckily i was distracted, iām just hoping that i can get a good sleep tonight and then tomorrow isnt too bad. i dont want my thoughts racing and its like i am exhausted but i have all of this energy just rushing thorugh me
Mania keeps you goingā¦Iāve had doctors tell me Iām schizoaffective or bipolar with psychosis; they are both almost the same. Hear voices, have bad delusions, but I do have mania also. And mental illness runs in my family.
Had a manic episode that lasted 4 weeks (after birth of my daughter).
It was a wonderful time.
Iād wake up and just be ready to go, full of energy and ideas.
My usual sarcastic, keep out of the limelight, shy self was gone.
Instead I was enthusiastic, open to ideas, happy all the time.
I knew it wouldnāt last though and tried to hang on to this feeling as long as I could.
I even went to psychiatric outreach (my parents believed I was mentally unwell) and they agreed with me that it was rather bizarre that feeling āhappyā (or manic) is not normal or wrong. I guess because it wasnāt normal for me to be like that - my parents and clinical team saw a possible problem.
I was very talkative (much to my wifes amusement). Everything was just sublime.
No negative symptoms at all. Hardly any positive symptoms too.
It was all just laughable. To be āhappyā (or manic) is to be unwell.
I miss those 4 weeks. I wish I could be like that againā¦
sorry but, i think its to do with my dad woke up really down this morning, have to block some thoughts but it is hard, yeah looks like i figured it out, very depressed, cant even speak, had some dreams last night and not sure what to make of them, it was about my dads ashes i think,
Yeah , If you feel yourself becoming manic , try not to obsess. I wonder if saying a little mania , is like saying a little psychosis. I have no Bi-Polar sympthoms unless psychotic depression takes hold , so I really cant talk much on mania , but I can tell you that psychosis usually does not stay at a certain level , it gets worse , at least for me it does. Thats why people talk about Psychosis as self reinforcing.
I love hypomanicā¦ Itās greatā¦ I love having that energyā¦ I love having that stamina
but sadlyā¦ the hypomanic was always brief as it was merely a stop on my way to full blown manicā¦
then back down to negative disconnect and flat numbness.
Yesā¦ I was a heavy coffee drinker. Iām trying to cut that downā¦ My doc also put me on Depakoteā¦ sometimes Iām tempted not to take it so I can get an energy spike and have that stamina back.
Good luck @asgoodasitgets It sounds like your being aware.
Enjoy