{"id":812,"date":"2014-07-06T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-sleep-mania-vs-insomnia\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:55","slug":"bipolar-disorder-and-sleep-mania-vs-insomnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-sleep-mania-vs-insomnia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder and Sleep:Euphoric Mania vs. Insomnia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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People with insomnia count sheep. People with mania draw sheep and make a collage!<\/p><\/div>\n

Manic sleeping problems are different from insomnia in many ways-
\nwith insomnia you\u2019re tired, you want<\/em> to sleep, you toss and turn, you
\nworry about how\u00a0worn out\u00a0you will be in the morning and you often want
\nmedication relief.<\/p>\n

I need a Tylenol PM!<\/p>\n

With euphoric mania- \u00a0Whew! You want<\/em> to stay up, you\u2019re wide awake and doing
\nsomething\u00a0creative. You have unlimited energy, a racing mind,\u00a0and rapid
\nbody movements.\u00a0 You have no desire to get in bed and sleeping feels like a
\ntotal waste of time. When the euphoria gets too high, it takes a lot of
\npsychiatric medication to get to sleep\u00a0(and you definitely don’t want to
\ntake them and wreck your buzz!) and there is a chance you will be wide
\nawake and even more manic the next day\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the things you may think when you\u2019re manic at night:<\/p>\n

– Sleep is SUCH a waste of time.\u00a0 I am so much more productive now.
\n– It\u2019s only 1:00 AM. I could go to the grocery store right now!
\n– The tile really needs to come up in the bathroom.
\n– I have not had sex in a long time and tonight is the night. Watch out!<\/p>\n

These manic thoughts can be funny- but many people act on them. \u00a0When you have insomnia, you just lie in bed and punch your pillow and wish you could just get some sleep so you won’t be tired the next day. It never feels good.<\/p>\n

Euphoric mania feels good.<\/p>\n

If you’re on\u00a0the outside of this mania looking in, it’s very important to know that the manic brain is not really hearing you. It’s hearing that you want to ruin its FUN.\u00a0 The manic person can get very angry and say, “I’m not manic! I’m just finally feeling better! Why burst my bubble!!!”\u00a0 Mania is definitely treatable- but out of all of the mood swings, mania needs an aggressive prevention plan. It’s just too dangerous if it goes too far.<\/p>\n

Like many people, my\u00a0euphoric mania\u00a0\u00a0focuses on money, men, alcohol and travel.\u00a0 I never want to sleep when I get this way- interestingly, all of the items on that list are dangerous when it’s late at night!<\/p>\n

Tips:<\/p>\n

1. Monitor your sleep. If you have been manic before,what were the signs? The minute you notice these signs, take action and get help.<\/p>\n

2. Ask others to be honest and tell you if they think you are manic. Deal with the anger you will feel and get help.<\/p>\n

3. If you care about someone with bipolar disorder, use the Health Cards to create a plan. Trying to talk to someone who denies mania or who is manic is basically impossible. The best plan is to plan ahead with a plan!<\/p>\n

The next time I am lying in bed with eyes wide open, I hope it’s insomnia. It’s much safer.<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n

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People with insomnia count sheep. People with mania draw sheep and make a collage!<\/p>\n

Manic sleeping problems are different from insomnia in many ways- with insomnia you\u2019re tired, you want to sleep, you toss and turn, you worry about how worn out you will be in the morning and you often want medication relief.<\/p>\n

I need a Tylenol PM!<\/p>\n

With euphoric mania- Whew! You want to stay up, you\u2019re wide awake and doing something creative. You have unlimited energy, a racing mind, and rapid body movements. You have no desire to get in bed and sleeping feels like a total waste of time. When the euphoria gets too high, it takes a lot of psychiatric medication to get to sleep (and you definitely don’t want to take them and wreck your [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11286,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812\/revisions\/11286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}