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Q: New bipolar symptoms

asked by: Mr_Del on January 22nd, 2008

Experienced User

I am diagnosed Bipolar 1 with ADHD. The last few months I have been experiancing some new things. At least I caught on to them. could have been going on longer. I will try to explain as best I can. Just to note I have already started talking about theese things with my doctors.

First off there are times when nothing seems real. As if reality is in a bubble and I am outside of it looking at it. I do not feel anything is real, I am just there.

Then there have been increasing cases where I cant tell if I am dreaming or awake. Sometimes I do a task and swear I have already done it. Maybe I dreamt doing it before I did it or the other way arround. I do not know.

Lastly False memories are trying to fill my head. Sometimes I will be thinking of stuff that happened only to later realize they didnt. I keep remembering myself in situations I have not been in.

This stuff is all new to me and so far don't know anyone with similar experiances. I do not know how to deal with this nore tell my love how she can help with it. So far I have devuldged this to my doctors in my last session last week. It is was fear of embaressement that took me so long to tell her. I just couldnt take it anymore. She took a bunch of notes that day. Scheduled to go back on the 31.

If anyone has any idea what may be going on please give me a clue. this is frustrating and scaring me. Any advice to pass on to my fiance would also be nice.

Thanks

-Del

Replies(2)

Mr_Del

replied on January 22nd, 2008

Experienced User

Oh yeah I have finaly told my fiance this is going on. speachless.

-Del

Galaxy

replied on January 22nd, 2008

Supporter

Please don't worry. What you are describing is, I think, Depersonalisation Disorder. It is closely associated with Anxiety, Depression and Bipolarity. Many people, including myself, experience it when they are very tired or traumatised, but in your case it is probably occuring more frequently. Don't worry - although you may feel you are losing touch with reality, you aren't - testament to this is the fact that you can calmly and logically describe occasions when you have felt confused by what was happening to you. A person who has lost insight or a sense of reality would not even be aware that there was anything wrong.

It sounds to me like your medication probably needs reviewed, but that is all.

Google for Depersonalisation and you will see just how common it is!

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