Posted by yona on July 23, 2000, at 12:44:28
In reply to Re: serzone, manic, posted by Janice on July 22, 2000, at 20:46:21
janice. thank you. though i was diagnosed years ago with major depressive disorder the pdoc did ask me 'do you think you are manic-depressive?" and me, wanting not to deal with that stigma said no, no, just depressed! (also did not want to be on lithium). in fact (if i am manic depressive) before meds the depression was so severe i didn't get to notice being manic. now that i have been reasonably not depressed (is that called normal?) for about 3 years i am noticing that perhaps this manic part of my personality (which i refer to as the creative voice in my head) may in fact not be 'the god' i always thought he was but mania. unfortunately at this point i love being manic, as long as i can actually manifest a percentage of the ideas that mr. manic sends my way, i am really resistant to stabilizing 'the voice'. you however did pick up on my fear, and now that i know there is some part of this that is real i will be extra careful in monitoring myself.
thanks for the post. yo
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