Posted by blondemomints on February 13, 2003, at 18:21:52
In reply to Re: Am I bipolar or just moody???? Please read! » blondemomints, posted by PuraVida on February 13, 2003, at 0:58:22
> A lot of theorists are saying mild bipolar has a lot of similarities as GAD. I've been going through the same thing myself, and I'm not sure if I'll ever know! I seem to have a cycle of higher mood that comes with a certain anxiety, and when I get fed up with the anxiety, I get depressed. I do suppose the mood stablilizers have helped - Nuerontin, now Topomax.
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> Question for you: I have posted this several times here and never gotten a response, so I hope you can help me out. You said you gave up drinking 3 years ago, and I am considering doing the same. It is a big part of my social life, but I am giving it a try for awhile. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know how you think not drinking has affected your life, and especially your moods. Like I said, I would really apprecicate your thoughts -
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> PVHi PV
I know for a fact that my decision to stop drinking all together affected my life, for the better. I was a social drinker but when I would drink, I would drink to get high as a kite. Needless to say I would pass out and not remember things I had done or said. I would feel like crap the whole next day and then my whole weekend would be shot. Problem was all my friends revolved around the drinking scene. Whether we were on the water in the summer or the slopes in the winter, alcohol was always involved at some point. I realized I could not have just a couple of drinks and take a while to drink them but I could out drink alot of my male friends (and I'm not trying to brag about that either). I suppose I have an addictive personality and I could see a potential long term problem looming. (I was a happy drunk though from what I've been told, not a mean one thank goodness!)
Bottom line is I got sick and tired of being sick and tired every weekend. And I think the man upstairs was trying to tell me to quit because it got to the point where everytime I would drink I would get violently sick. I mean whether I had 2 or 10 drinks, no matter what I was very, very sick and would feel horrible for the entire next day.
My decision to stop drinking has given me a clear head, a settled tummy and the peace to know I will wake up without a hangover or headache from over-indulgence. I'm glad I woke up before it was too late, I feel sure I could have died from alcohol poisioning at one time or another. Plus the combination of any meds I was on and alcohol didn't mix and could very well have some effect on my brain today, ya know?
I wish you well on your decision. It's not easy when all of your social situations involve alcohol and you feel like you need to partake in order to fit in....I know my friends "rode" me hard for a long time with comments like "Girl, you're no fun anymore, come on have a drink!!" (blah-blah). But I carried around my water or cola knowing I would have a much better time without the alcohol in the long run.
Hope this post helps in some way....God Bless You
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