Spirituality and Moodswings

Posted by Tabitha on June 7, 2002, at 3:40:58

Hi All,
I know that mania and religious obsession are linked. Being bipolar myself I tend to mistrust any sign of spirituality in myself, since it's linked with moodswings.
I notice when my moods are completely leveled out with medication I totally lose interest in spirituality and faith, questions of God and creation, etc. It just seems unnecessary to think about such things. When I'm a little under-medicated (?) I get really interested in spiritual ideas and find a lot of comfort in them. For instance I can really feel the joy of just noticing and being with the present moment. I also really grasp the idea of the presence of god as some kind of creative loving force driving everything. It all (the sky, my room, bugs on the ground, etc) really does seem vivid, alive, precious, and perfect. I hate thinking that such insights are going to disappear with the next mood cycle, or that they're just products of "craziness".
Any thoughts on this?

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Spirituality and Moodswings Tabitha 6/7/02
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