Posted by Janice on September 7, 1999, at 23:53:14
In reply to Re: Thanks for the encouragement, James, posted by Yardena on September 6, 1999, at 21:20:02
Hi, it's great to hear this is a pretty common problem. We do better when structure is imposed from the outside. Going to the office on the week-end just doesn't cut it. I definately get mild highs, excitable, very social, inflated sense of well-being, bursting with ideas, love to shop (very rarely a spree - just shopping) unable to sleep, and my senses, Whow!. I notice beautiful things everywhere. Sometimes I just get overwhelmed with 'the good emotions' and I am super sensitive to emotional nuances, and I cry as much as when I'm depressed, just for different reasons. Those are some of my middle hypomania symptoms.My more powerful ones are having supernatural powers (I use them only for the good). These highs are as completely convincing as my lows.
And my most common type of hypomanic symptom and my least favorite, my 'mixed' state which mainly manifests itself as irritability.
I'm wondering if you don't need the highs to be cyclothymic.If cyclothymia can be low to medium in one cycle.
For me I honestly believe the difference in routine started the depression, and I have a very sensitive physical body. Once the cycle started, it just kept snowballing until I figured this all out 4 years ago.I much better now, but not from ADs.Janice.
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