10-09-2008, 01:00 AM
I live with a person with the disorder. Mostly we go from times when the person can't do anything and is depressed, but the manic phase is bad. At that time, there are no doubts whatsoever, and there's a new great scheme to solve all the problems. If the person can stay on the medication, the person isn't so high and isn't so low and can function.
The problem is that manic feels so good. Everything is fast, they feel brilliant and awesome. They don't want it to stop. We have other issues not related to the disorder, but we also experience a great deal of difficulty in dealing with future planning and delaying gratification. Money is an issue, it gets spent instantly.
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