Posted by baseball55 on March 5, 2016, at 18:30:16
In reply to Re: Triggers » SLS, posted by J Kelly on March 5, 2016, at 16:37:59
Your being "up" when traveling doesn't mean mania. Most people are up when traveling. New things to do, see, different environment, lots of activities scheduled. It may be that you just crashed when coming home. This has happened to me a couple of times. I've been moderately depressed twice, went on a vacation out of the country, felt great, came home and ended up in the hospital. A lot of people with depression, I would imagine, have some degree of mood reactivity and can be pulled out of the low mood under circumstances where the mind is fully engaged elsewhere. If I have a major project due at work, I can get myself out of bed long enough to focus and finish it, then collapse afterward. I guess this is called atypical depression.
> Hmm. I feel myself getting excited and apprehensive at the same time. Will I be able to "deal" with being "on" for weeks at a time? I not only rise to the occasion but I actually enjoy myself and feel somewhat "normal". Sleep is disrupted but I keep going.
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> When I try forcing myself into activity at home it usually backfires. Sleep was a real issue this time when I got home. Severe jet lag, little sleep for days on end etc.
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