what’s bipolar mean
what’s it like having bipolar disorder?
i’d like to hear from sufferers about what it’s like day to day. just curious to learn more.
by sufferers of bipolar i mean people who have actually been diagnosed by a psychiatrist, not those who think they might have it.
People with Bipolar Disorder go through long periods pf deep depression followed by long periods of mania or elevated mood, long period meaning weeks or months or years….. The moods do not have triggers and usually happen completely randomly.
This is what it is like to have Bipolar disorder:
Depression – too tired to get out of bed, shower, even to brush my teeth. Cry all the time, sleep 16 hours a day. Feelings of self loathing and guilt that drive me to think of suicide but I’m to tired to even think about how to go about killing myself……. this can last from a couple of weeks to a couple of years.
Mania – Way too happy! PARTY GIRL! love drink and drugs. Hypersexual – like I sleep with strangers and guys I just met on the internet or I masturbate 10 times a day. I once became bisexual because there were twice as many people to sleep with. Spending sprees….. I once spent my mortgage money on african violets, yep, $1500 on African violets (then I got depressed and let them all die). Quit my job because I wanted my vacation pay for lottery tickets and I was so convinced I would win that I started shopping and writing bad checks because I’d be rich as soon as the numbers were drawn. Only sleep 2 or maybe 3 hours a night for months on end and never feel tired. This can last for months.
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