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06/03/2011 12:53 PM
WastedSpace
i usually run in the mild mania but sometimes I just feel good. It's been hard at times to tell the difference. It's something that I keep working on and trying to manage. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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06/03/2011 01:32 PM  Top
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I can't give you any advice, but I am in the same boat as you. Right now I am unsure whether I'm just feeling good or if I am mildly manic. Everyone says that I'm not talking too fast and I'm not staying up all night working on projects which is a good sign. I'm having a little more trouble sleeping, but not because of racing thoughts. I've got my fingers crossed that my meds are right now and I'm not going to go into my normal Spring/Summer hypomanic period.

Are you having racing thoughts, trouble sleeping or are you full of ideas? If so, you might be manic. If you just have more energy, maybe you are just feeling good. Hopefully we will both be okay.

Are you on meds?

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06/03/2011 01:34 PM  Top
mimmy
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I find that speaking at a louder volume tahn normal(barring loud places or course)..is a sign of hypomania and oncoming mania. at least for me. also, having "wonderful" ideas that are not connected to any project you are doing at all.

feeling good is laughing for a minute at a joke at the most..mania is laughing at the same joke for 5 minutes or longer. of course these markers are personal but I've seen them in other people as well. I hope this helps.

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06/03/2011 03:17 PM  Top
WastedSpace
Catbaloo, Yes, I'm on meds. I've got some energy and I want to stay up but my body tells me that was a stupid thing to do in the mornings. I'm up at 6 am getting my youngest up for school (only 2 more days next week - Yay...sleep in after that).

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed with a couple of projects that I'm working on. I am forgetting some small details.

06/03/2011 03:20 PM  Top
WastedSpace
mimmy, I have found in the past that I get really silly when I go into a higher state of mania. I almost always deal with mania as it is. Lucky Sad So my mind is usually going from the time I wake up until I go to sleep. I did notice over the last 2 days that I wanted to stay up later and was more "positive" than usual. Maybe that was a sign...

06/03/2011 04:35 PM  Top
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A lot of the times i'm slow at noticing hypomania setting in, if it get intolerable i can take Klonopin. I can relate to having trouble recognizing whether i'm in a good mood or am hypomanic, i'm slow at figuring this out myself. You are not alone here.
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06/03/2011 10:36 PM  Top
ComingUndone
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I can't tell the difference, but I always assume that when I'm in a good mood for more than a day it's because I'm hypomanic...I can tell the difference between feeling good/hypomania and mania, but not between feeling good and hypomania.
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06/05/2011 01:28 PM  Top
WastedSpace
I caught myself the other day and today I'm a bit concerned. I feel great and I'm starting to tackle some more intense projects, like a large briefcase full of papers that need to be filed either in my computer or in several different notebooks. I'm not even focusing on the time intensity that it will take. I don't know, maybe I should just take it one step at a time. I sometimes get tired of trying to figure things out, BUT I've got to live a different way if I want to stay healthy. Go figure.
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