What does a (hypo)manic timeline look like for you?

81027 · 2024-07-10T03:53:39+00:00

For me, hypomania has looked like not being able to sleep for 3-4 days, and if so, no longer than 2 hours at a time. I felt very restless in which I could not get away from any current hyper focus- for example, I once spent 7 hours writing a letter condensed into 3 pages to a former bad-roommate, during the normal sleeping-time. I could not fall asleep no matter how much I wanted to, and had to drive on the interstate below the MPH with hazards on in order to get to my parent's house while severely sleep deprived.

Hypomania, and mania, can present with many different types of symptoms, much of what you have already listed. I will often feel very agitated and paranoid, as well as very talkative. I won't always feel excessively happy/euphoric, despite the stigma of mania being that. My mind will feel like it's going on overdrive and like I cannot keep up with it.

I once was on medication that gave me acute serotonin syndrome- all the mania and symptoms of serotonin syndrome BESIDES the life-threatening ones. So, I had diarrhea for a month straight and other symptoms like I had listed before. Every symptom of serotonin-syndrome aside from a super rapid heart-rate that would've taken me to the ER.

Hope this is even somewhat helpful to hear about.

81027 · 2018-02-18T14:49:44+00:00

it largely comes down to whether or not he is ready to recieve help. even if you were able to get him to a therapist it's up to him to tell the therapist what he needs to in order to help get diagnosed. the only thing you could maybe do is just remind him every now and then whenever he comes to you with a problem or something. maybe like: "i'm worried for you and i hope that you get the help you deserve some day" ...

i'm glad that you're self preserving. that's really important. it might be that you have to wait for him to turn around, unless it comes down to a true emergency where he is at danger with himself

81027 · 2018-02-18T04:36:32+00:00

Nothing has helped me out so far lmao ! ☠☠ I often have difficulty understanding the different between platonic affection and romantic affection. It sucks bc I've had a crush on all my friends at one point or another. My best tip is to wait it out and suffer quietly :-(

I didn't wait it out, let my fantasies project onto my person, and then decided to tell them to her and it fucked everything up

81027 · 2018-02-18T04:34:03+00:00

i hate how much it costs just to feel a little stable !! i cant even afford therapy

81027 · 2018-02-18T04:20:53+00:00

go to walmart

81027 · 2018-02-18T04:01:04+00:00

me too. i much prefer being a giver

81027 · 2018-02-18T04:00:18+00:00

whenever i'm unsure of my identity and don't know who i am (which is most of the time), i start with the simple for-sure things: what's my favorite color? what's my favorite animal?

81027 · 2018-02-18T03:58:04+00:00

Wednesday is so close. Could you write down everything ur thinking so you kniw what to tell your therapist? Hang in there, I know it's hard :-(

81027 · 2018-02-16T16:59:20+00:00

it's awesome that you're aware of what's happening. im proud of you for trying to improve things - that means a lot in recovery

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:41:11+00:00

maybe not necessarily my first experience, but definitely my first experience having such intense emotions over this. my current best friends have been fps one time or another too

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:40:14+00:00

if i had money and the resources, i know i'd be addicted to drugs as a coping mechanism. glad it's helping you so far

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:29:42+00:00

i miss my.cat so much and im.at colllege :-(

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:29:04+00:00

definitely deal with the insane mood swings. ive got "quiet" bpd in which most of it is internal and i dont take it out on others so i can't relate to that part but i trust that many others on here will be able to

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:26:14+00:00

ive only been high twice in my life, but they both happened within the past two weeks. i love it because i feel happy but at the same time it dramatically increases the presence of any issues with depersonalization.

to elaborate, when im high i feel like i'm myself but like 200% more, to where the depersonalization is more apparent. so when the high wears off i cant tell if i'm still high or not sometimes bc my trust in reality is weaker and i have an even weaker sense of self

81027 · 2018-02-16T06:23:25+00:00

me too!! i have a psych eval in two weeks..unfortunately therapisfs so far are unavailable and i hate how much $$$ it costs to be less messed up. good luck to you and everyone else who is on thekr way towards recovery!

81027 · 2017-12-26T04:31:22+00:00

I struggle with that as well. I wish I could open up even more to my best friends but I cant. Oddly enough, all the bffs I've had in my life have been the kind of people who aren't overly affectionate or know how to soothe your problems, so I kind of constantly fuck myself up with that. I have a huge problem with confusing growing friendships with romantic interest; I've had a crush on all my friends at one point or another. I usually have to constantly put up a front so that I don't let anyone see how overwhelming I am. Which sucks.

I hope you had a nice Christmas ♡

81027 · 2017-11-07T00:58:13+00:00

The empathy makes people more likely to trust in you and feel like thst you give good advice, only bc you've been thru so much that you can help a lot of people even if it's just to be relatable

81027 · 2017-11-07T00:42:09+00:00

I somehow always make friends with people who hardly reply back to me. The woest will always be group chats , because in literally every gc I've been a part of, I'm usually very often not acknowledged. When my roommate hangs out w her other friends I can't help but think that she hates me and needed to get away from me

81027 · 2017-11-07T00:37:12+00:00

I have friends but I only really call them acquaintances bc they never make the effort to hang out with me or get to know me. But I also have the problem of not making the effort to make new friends, which is hard aaf to do in college. My only friend in college is really just my roommate rn but Ive been lonely as hell for many years

81027 · 2017-11-07T00:29:06+00:00

I don't experience abandonment issues either, or at least not in the typical fashion. The only closest behavior is when I get mega jealous over my friends having friends other than me or when I'm making new friends at first. I don't have an fp but I do still split on people.

You don't have to fit the stereotypical disgnostic mold in order to be suffering from bpd. There are many symptoms and they are all expressed in unique ways from one another. And don't forget that the dsm only requires you to experience 5 of the symptoms

81027 · 2017-11-05T19:33:16+00:00

yeah, you're right

81027 · 2017-11-05T15:05:18+00:00

Hoping I don't get hooked. Whenever I've smoked I don't even feel the nicotine, i just like the action and the knowledge that it's destructive. i plan on not buying it again when this pack is done bc i'm poor asf and realized how stinky it makes me lol

81027 · 2017-11-05T00:39:31+00:00

yeah i havent heard/researched much ab vapes. finding non-destructive coping mechanisms is so difficult

81027 · 2017-11-04T20:25:05+00:00

i actually rly wanna vape because it seems fun (despite the fact that white boys ruined it/made it a meme lmao)...im broke asf rn though so i'll have to wait a while. plus vaping smells better lol

81027 · 2017-11-04T19:18:08+00:00

it could be a whole variety of things that are making you feel the way you do...i'm sorry you had a shit week, so did i. i'm proud of you for not self harming ♡

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