Posted by J Kelly on March 7, 2016, at 6:52:46
In reply to Re: Triggers » J Kelly, posted by Tabitha on March 6, 2016, at 18:33:57
>> I get moodswings from travel. I go to festivals that last 3-5 days. Usually I'm high by the end, then switch to an angry state for several days. It's not my usual depressive cycle so I didn't recognize it as bipolar stuff until like the third time it happened.So would this be considered "rapid cycling"? May I ask what your "usual depressive cycle" is like?
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> I think it's related to having all my usual routines interrupted, plus being forced to interact with others all day. My pdoc thinks it's mainly sleep disturbance that triggers it, which makes sense, especially when you add jet lag into the mix.The more I think about it, how would a susceptible person not be triggered by all that.
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> The funny thing is I thought the travel experience had, like, magical powers to make me happy, and then when I returned home I thought I was just uniquely insightful about how cr*ppy normal day-to-day life was. Which is maybe 10% true, but 90% just moodswings.
>Yes this is me too!
Jade
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