tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post1993000504776154997..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Forget Bipolar - We're Really Talking About Cycling IllnessJohn McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-50550160055430764542011-04-02T09:25:38.841-07:002011-04-02T09:25:38.841-07:00Oh yes! I ultra-rapid cycle. A friend I met at DB...Oh yes! I ultra-rapid cycle. A friend I met at DBSA asked me recently if there is ever a day that goes by that I forget my bipolar diagnosis. Fact is that if a 3-hour period goes by without such a thought I am definitely buzzing with hypomania at that time. Even in my hypomanic states I rarely forget. You've clearly stated the reason why. Constant appraisal of state of mind, state of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741918774706766484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-45789851460078629702011-03-31T07:51:33.296-07:002011-03-31T07:51:33.296-07:00Hey, Gledwood. Dang! Where did I put my head?Hey, Gledwood. Dang! Where did I put my head?John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-31575076648355507282011-03-31T06:27:35.304-07:002011-03-31T06:27:35.304-07:00Ha! You just reminded me what I forgot to do. Scre...Ha! You just reminded me what I forgot to do. Screw my head on today!!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-51257775973353251842011-03-30T16:05:21.761-07:002011-03-30T16:05:21.761-07:00Hey, Polarbouncer. Ye, exactly. The brain-check is...Hey, Polarbouncer. Ye, exactly. The brain-check is crucial. I suppose mindfulness is another way of saying brain-check. Keeping a daily mood journal is also highly recommended (I confess to being way too disorganized to do this.) <br /><br />To readers: I would love to hear from you on your own form of brain-check.John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-35973016996460674602011-03-30T14:47:28.489-07:002011-03-30T14:47:28.489-07:00I don't think that most people understand the ...I don't think that most people understand the need to do a "brain" check on a daily basis. Sometimes I need to check in several times a day just to make sure I'm not going to go into a spin cycle, either up or down or sideways.polarbouncerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135836112478048618noreply@blogger.com