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11/16/2008 07:33 PM
Manic and wanting to medicate
jsrdrnr
jsrdrnr  
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Hey all...I have bipolar and am currently in a manic phase. I am having the temptation/desire to medicate to ease my mania. I have been going for so long and though it feels good and I can get a lot accomplished it it very overwhelming. I dont have any alcohol, thankfully, but I do have pills that I could take. I know that I shouldn't but I want to. I just needed to vent to someone.
My best day is worse than the worst day you have ever imagined.
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11/16/2008 07:40 PM  Top
cirquepourvous
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you're taking prescribed meds, i presume
death happens every tiniest fragment of time and happens again every smaller tiniest fragment of time and there can be a tiniest fragment of time that makes life worth not losing . . .

11/16/2008 07:42 PM  Top
jsrdrnr
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Um...That would be correct.
My best day is worse than the worst day you have ever imagined.

11/23/2008 01:45 PM  Top
jsrdrnr
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Well, in the days that followed this post, I managed to make it until yesterday or the day before...I dont remember which...I think it was Friday though. I have been able to stay away from the alcohol, but not the pills...I feel so ashamed.
My best day is worse than the worst day you have ever imagined.

12/01/2008 02:19 PM  Top
ComingUndone
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What pills did you use to self medicate? Are they pills you could give to someone else to regulate for you during mania? You know, kind of like credit cards?Blush
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