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Posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
I keep saying to myslef, "I don't understand, I was doing fine....what the hell happened???"
I am amazed at how quickly I can go from feeling normal and stable, to feeling completly and utterly out of control.
Last night I took **WAY** too much to get to sleep and I still only got like 3 hours of sleep. My brain decided it was **NOT** going to shut off.
Linkadge
Posted by floatingbridge on February 15, 2011, at 20:57:53
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
Sorry Linkage. I've had to bludgeon myself to sleep and feel like po*p the next day.
You concerned about tonight? Has your brain slowed down?
Posted by morgan miller on February 16, 2011, at 11:26:50
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
Yeah those swings are so disruptive. And to know that just one mind altering agent added to the mix can do this so easily and quickly is disturbing. I drank an energy drink before I played basketball a few hours before work one day. I was waiting tables at the time. While play basketball I definitely noticed feeling different, but because I was moving and exerting energy, I really don't think the full impact of this energy drink was realized. Then I went to work. I could barely function well enough to wait tables. I was definitely manic, much more so than normal. A couple that I was waiting on had to leave because something I was doing upset the wife so much she started crying. I suspect maybe she had some type of mental illness herself and my behavior was triggering a response inside her. My manager asked me later what happened. I told him I just drank an energy drink before playing basketball! Ya know, I don't even think I finished the whole thing.
Anyway, hopefully you figure out ways to keep the periods of feeling normal lasting longer and the periods of feeling unstable brief and fairly painless.
Morgan
Posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2011, at 17:40:57
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
Link think bipolar? Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2011, at 17:42:16
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by morgan miller on February 16, 2011, at 11:26:50
Morgan got something on my newsletter yesterday that they are dangerous for kids and teens. Were a teen then? Phillipa
Posted by BetweenDreams81 on February 19, 2011, at 22:46:19
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
That's rough...I had a weird experience fairly recently. When it was evident that the Lamictal did not agree with my system I started taking an antihistamine...took 2 Benadryl before bed...which should completely knock me out, so I decided against taking an Ambien that night. Oh, was I wrong! I could NOT get to sleep, my mind raced a mile a minute and then it was too late to do anything about it (5 AM). Or how about the endless nights staying up because I just thought of the latest and greatest business idea that it is necessary to research the hell out of it and type up 10 pages worth of plans! That's loads of fun! lol (Am I the only one who does this?!?)
Feel your pain. So grateful to have found this forum! Is there anything significant/insignificant that has changed in your life or environment? I hope you find stability again very soon.
Posted by floatingbridge on February 20, 2011, at 12:11:48
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
Linkage, checking in. Where are you at now?
Best,
fb
Posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2011, at 19:12:12
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight? » linkadge, posted by floatingbridge on February 20, 2011, at 12:11:48
FB Link will return soon hopefully Phillipa
Posted by floatingbridge on February 20, 2011, at 19:50:08
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight? » floatingbridge, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2011, at 19:12:12
Posted by morgan miller on February 20, 2011, at 23:00:44
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight? » morgan miller, posted by Phillipa on February 16, 2011, at 17:42:16
> Morgan got something on my newsletter yesterday that they are dangerous for kids and teens. Were a teen then? Phillipa
Ha ha, nope, I was 29. I lived and felt and looked like a teenager in some ways though! Ah the good old days of escape and freedom. I was not dealing with reality back then. But I had lots of fun!
Posted by alchemy on February 22, 2011, at 20:24:22
In reply to normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by linkadge on February 15, 2011, at 19:40:31
I know you've posted a lot, but I don't remember what you've said. But it doesn't seem like you were bipolar...?
Do you have quick switches very often? I have no answers, I am just curious.
On a stabilizer?
Posted by B2Chica on March 4, 2011, at 8:34:21
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by morgan miller on February 20, 2011, at 23:00:44
i Hear ya! ah the good old days of not feeling the weight of reality!
Posted by sigismund on March 16, 2011, at 12:40:44
In reply to Re: normal --) f'd up overnight?, posted by morgan miller on February 20, 2011, at 23:00:44
>Ah the good old days of escape and freedom. I was not dealing with reality back then. But I had lots of fun!
Well you must have been doing something right.
Is there any way you can avoid the trap of dealing with reality?
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