Posted by Janice on May 5, 2000, at 15:42:10
In reply to need help: unable to recognize manic state, posted by judy1 on May 5, 2000, at 13:20:51
hi judy,
I'm so happy to hear from you again. I was very concerned about you. I always found you to be very charming and informative, and other than your last posting, never that far out there.Just to let you know your not alone, it took me 5 years to tell my psychiatrist I can speak to spirits. It never even occured to me that this could have been a part of my manic depression. I mean if people believe their depression is real, my experience has been that my manias are about twice as believable as my depression. They sure can be dangerous too.
Lithium seems to work fairly well for my manias. But this is how I still monitor myself. Sleep. If I don't get 8 1/2 hours of sleep at night, I have someone watch me. I also closely monitor my eating patterns because for me when I become manic, my body seems to stop sending signals to my brain and I often don't eat much.
For me, if I notice any changes in both my sleep and eating patterns, I have someone keep an eye of me. Plus I have made a 'contract' with this person that I will agree to give up my rights to make decisions for myself-- until I am depressed again.
Hope I've helped you at all judy. I am happy to hear you're alive and out of the hospital.
Sometimes (many times) I'd like to give up all decision making for myself forever because I don't do much better when I am depressed.
Janice
poster:Janice
thread:32402
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000429/msgs/32423.html