Gender-baiting due to
the hypocrisy of polarized politics -
left versus right ad nauseum -
of which religion is a subset...
Carry on with the insomnia.
Don't worry about the mania.
Just win at Steam
Whilst undergoing euphoria.
I see these insults
as terms of endearment
or morbid estrangement -
take your pick -for you kids.
Carry on with the insomnia.
Don't worry about the mania.
Just win at Steam
Whilst undergoing euphoria.
I am waiting for you to win
your stupid game once again tonight,
all the while burning patience
like joss sticks on the altar of devotion.
Carry on with the insomnia.
Don't worry about the mania.
Just win at Steam
Whilst undergoing euphoria.
Showing posts with label mania. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mania. Show all posts
20131128
20121225
Insomnia Model of Bipolar Disorder
This is a model based on a theory formulated by subjective analysis of bipolar disorder. Due to this subjectivity, it may be flawed and in need of correction. Please comment with corrections as you see fit.
Due to anxiety, specifically worry, insomnia leads to an extended period of lost sleep. That lost sleep leads to more of the same. At some point, hypomania arises and then escalates into mania. Finally a psychosis develops and the world that one enters is known as "depression" where one swings between the extremes of sleep and of insomnia.
During the hypomania phase, one gets productive until it seems the world cannot stand for efficiency and "getting things done" since society has engineered the concept of "disposable" and the efficiency of "lasts forever" is not "good business".
Once efficiency and "doing good" becomes "bad business", one enters the manic stage and consistently does good, but achieves no success because a do-gooder is "bad for business" in today's fast-paced world.
Frustrated by increasing lack of success, the manic person may "burn out" and enter "a world of his own" in the psychotic phase. The main feature of this psychosis is the ability to sleep long hours and to rapidly cycle between it and insomnia with short bouts of hypomania, where one is productive and interfaces well with other people. One then regains some success as his "business reputation" is restored through productive conferences with his circle of friends.
However, it is possible for mania to recur IF his feelings of self worth are forgotten as his income declines. Rising income actually leads to remission of mania.
Through regular use of mild anxiolytic medications, his anxiety will be lowered to the point that insomnia is rare, but what he has learned about hypomania implies that the increased productivity and social connections outweighs the fatigue. For hypomania is the "good life" while mania is the "bad life".
Through therapy and reflective meditation, it is possible to choose the good life over the bad. What helps one make this choice wisely, preferring the good over the bad, is love. One loves himself so much that mania is seen as unproductive and damaging to reputation precisely because the psychosis is viewed as an endless cycle of hyperactivity and sleep, complicated by insomnia.
In contrast, anxiety that leads only to insomnia and hypomania is a milder psychosis which is manageable. For this is the world of productivity and benefits of social graces. One is valuable to his employer and his love for himself prevents him from making a bad choice and descending into the hell of bipolar psychosis.
Even though bipolar disorder is not as simple as this, as each person has a different aspect of the disorder, it is possible to simplify it into opposing pairs of good and bad since the disorder lends well to such a simple model.
For the bad life makes a hell of the symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, hypomania, mania and psychosis. In contrast the good life help to make those symptoms "go away" i.e. become manageable.
Due to anxiety, specifically worry, insomnia leads to an extended period of lost sleep. That lost sleep leads to more of the same. At some point, hypomania arises and then escalates into mania. Finally a psychosis develops and the world that one enters is known as "depression" where one swings between the extremes of sleep and of insomnia.
During the hypomania phase, one gets productive until it seems the world cannot stand for efficiency and "getting things done" since society has engineered the concept of "disposable" and the efficiency of "lasts forever" is not "good business".
Once efficiency and "doing good" becomes "bad business", one enters the manic stage and consistently does good, but achieves no success because a do-gooder is "bad for business" in today's fast-paced world.
Frustrated by increasing lack of success, the manic person may "burn out" and enter "a world of his own" in the psychotic phase. The main feature of this psychosis is the ability to sleep long hours and to rapidly cycle between it and insomnia with short bouts of hypomania, where one is productive and interfaces well with other people. One then regains some success as his "business reputation" is restored through productive conferences with his circle of friends.
However, it is possible for mania to recur IF his feelings of self worth are forgotten as his income declines. Rising income actually leads to remission of mania.
Through regular use of mild anxiolytic medications, his anxiety will be lowered to the point that insomnia is rare, but what he has learned about hypomania implies that the increased productivity and social connections outweighs the fatigue. For hypomania is the "good life" while mania is the "bad life".
Through therapy and reflective meditation, it is possible to choose the good life over the bad. What helps one make this choice wisely, preferring the good over the bad, is love. One loves himself so much that mania is seen as unproductive and damaging to reputation precisely because the psychosis is viewed as an endless cycle of hyperactivity and sleep, complicated by insomnia.
In contrast, anxiety that leads only to insomnia and hypomania is a milder psychosis which is manageable. For this is the world of productivity and benefits of social graces. One is valuable to his employer and his love for himself prevents him from making a bad choice and descending into the hell of bipolar psychosis.
Even though bipolar disorder is not as simple as this, as each person has a different aspect of the disorder, it is possible to simplify it into opposing pairs of good and bad since the disorder lends well to such a simple model.
For the bad life makes a hell of the symptoms of anxiety, insomnia, hypomania, mania and psychosis. In contrast the good life help to make those symptoms "go away" i.e. become manageable.
20100623
The MAO Theory of Madness
Actually men produce vasopressin at orgasm.
This lowers blood pressure.
This is also how man destresses, and does not go crazy due to stress.
Indeed, men who kill report not having had time to attend to their sexual needs before they go on a rampage.
So there may be a connexion between vasopressin and monamine oxidase (MAO) receptor expression.
Without MAO, a person would have an excess of neurotransmitters.
Without MAO a person would develop insomnia, then hypomania, then mania and finally psychosis until he dies from lack of sleep.
This is why most anti-psychotics have an antihistamine effect.
This lowers blood pressure.
This is also how man destresses, and does not go crazy due to stress.
Indeed, men who kill report not having had time to attend to their sexual needs before they go on a rampage.
So there may be a connexion between vasopressin and monamine oxidase (MAO) receptor expression.
Without MAO, a person would have an excess of neurotransmitters.
Without MAO a person would develop insomnia, then hypomania, then mania and finally psychosis until he dies from lack of sleep.
This is why most anti-psychotics have an antihistamine effect.
20080621
Fear as root and symptom of psychoses
Fear leads to insomnia, which leads to hypomania which evolves into mania, and finally psychosis.
This only refers to irrational fears, not the fear reaction to imminent threat which lead to flight-or-fight response.
Anxiety appears to be both root and symptom of fear, and usually indicates anxiety of an unvoiced fear.
Phobias are when both anxiety and fear form a complex set of behaviors related to an object of fear with anxiety on exposure.
Desensitization of the object of fear and positive rationalization about the anxiety and fear leads to evolution from anxiety and fear to relief through calmness, peace of mind and serenity.
Thus it is possible to transform both anxiety and fear into healthy action i.e. ignoring the stimuli.
This only refers to irrational fears, not the fear reaction to imminent threat which lead to flight-or-fight response.
Anxiety appears to be both root and symptom of fear, and usually indicates anxiety of an unvoiced fear.
Phobias are when both anxiety and fear form a complex set of behaviors related to an object of fear with anxiety on exposure.
Desensitization of the object of fear and positive rationalization about the anxiety and fear leads to evolution from anxiety and fear to relief through calmness, peace of mind and serenity.
Thus it is possible to transform both anxiety and fear into healthy action i.e. ignoring the stimuli.
20050604
The 8 Signs of Mania
- Recognize the early warning signs of mania-e.g., insomnia, surges of energy, making lots of plans, grandiose thinking, speeded-up thinking, overcommitment, excessive euphoria, spending too much money, etc. Let friends and family know of these symptoms so that they can also become alerted to the start of a manic episode.
- Create a stable lifestyle in which you keep regular sleep hours. Studies show that intervals between manic episodes are considerably longer in those people who live in stable environments. In addition, eat a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates and protein, avoiding foods such as simple sugars that can cause ups and downs. Alcohol and caffeine should also be avoided.
- Use planning and scheduling to stay focused and grounded. Make a list of things to do and stick to it.
- Try to engage in a daily meditative activity which focuses and calms the mind. If you are too restless for sitting meditation, go for a leisurely walk, taking long, deep breaths along the way.
- Refrain from taking on too many projects or becoming over-stimulated. If you feel an excess of energy starting to overtake you, channel it into productive physical activities such as doing the dishes, mopping the floor, cleaning out the basement, weeding a garden, etc.
- Psychotherapy and support groups can help you to explore the emotional aspects of the illness, as well as provide support during times of stress.
- If you feel that things are getting out of hand, call your doctor or therapist. This is especially true if you start losing sleep, as sleep deprivation is one of the major contributors to mania.
- Ask a good friend or family member to track your activity level. Sometimes a manic episode can 'sneak up on you,' and an objective person may be able to spot it before it gets out of hand."
Reference:
9 Types of Depressive Disorders: http://www.hbcprotocols.com/9types.html
20050505
Perhaps Human Problems Are Symptoms of Our Social Stress
The public education system is designed to manufacture wageslaves not people.
The stress of having to adapt to this repressive system results in "mental illness".
Such disorders as psychoses, mania and depression are all temporary, being maladaptive behavior to adapt to stress, especially that of the insidious double-bind.
The prime example of the double-bind is the "love/hate" relationship of parent and child.
Indeed, human relationships are rife with schizophregenic manifestations complete with depression, mania and psychoses as ways of adapting to the stress of getting along with each other.
And our mental and social ills are the symptoms of human society stressed to the breaking point.
The stress of having to adapt to this repressive system results in "mental illness".
Such disorders as psychoses, mania and depression are all temporary, being maladaptive behavior to adapt to stress, especially that of the insidious double-bind.
The prime example of the double-bind is the "love/hate" relationship of parent and child.
Indeed, human relationships are rife with schizophregenic manifestations complete with depression, mania and psychoses as ways of adapting to the stress of getting along with each other.
And our mental and social ills are the symptoms of human society stressed to the breaking point.
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