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junem · 01-03-2005, 10:22 AM

Sometimes I really don't understand myself.
What is this thinking of just spur of the moment taking off somewhere like Niagra Falls caeino rama. I don't even like to gamble usually. Am I thinking impulsively because I have been diagnosed as being BP and that is how I perceive I must think or am I thinking these thoughts just because I am thinking them. I have never just thought of taking off like that beefore. I wasn't even thinking of packing a bag. Just going as I am? Why does this thought appeal to me so much? This is just not like me at all. What am I doing to myself?

MootPoint · 01-03-2005, 03:02 PM

Impulsiveness is part of bipolar. And taking off like you describe is impulsive! My bipolar s/o told me that it could be a sign you are going into a mania.

Do you have a doc you can see?

junem · 01-03-2005, 03:05 PM

Thanks for your reply. I am currently mildly hypomanic. I see my GP tomorrow and I see my psychiatrist every Sat. I think I just need to talk to myself alot and stay vigalent to rethink everything before I act. I am suprised how strong the urge is to take off is. this is my first hypomanic event so all this is new to me.

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junem Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: toronto, ontario, canada Posts: 224	Cannot understand what is going on? Sometimes I really don't understand myself. What is this thinking of just spur of the moment taking off somewhere like Niagra Falls caeino rama. I don't even like to gamble usually. Am I thinking impulsively because I have been diagnosed as being BP and that is how I perceive I must think or am I thinking these thoughts just because I am thinking them. I have never just thought of taking off like that beefore. I wasn't even thinking of packing a bag. Just going as I am? Why does this thought appeal to me so much? This is just not like me at all. What am I doing to myself?

01-03-2005, 03:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
MootPoint we're all mad here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: a padded room with bars Posts: 1,683	Impulsiveness is part of bipolar. And taking off like you describe is impulsive! My bipolar s/o told me that it could be a sign you are going into a mania. Do you have a doc you can see? __________________ The duke had a mind that ticked like a clock and, like a clock, it regularly went cuckoo. ---------Terry Pratchett

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01-03-2005, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
junem Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: toronto, ontario, canada Posts: 224	Thanks for your reply. I am currently mildly hypomanic. I see my GP tomorrow and I see my psychiatrist every Sat. I think I just need to talk to myself alot and stay vigalent to rethink everything before I act. I am suprised how strong the urge is to take off is. this is my first hypomanic event so all this is new to me.

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