Question:
Could someone please tell me if promiscuity is one of the signs of manic depression? I know I read an article on it somewhere but I can't remember where...
Answer:
Promiscuity is one of the signs of BP listed in the DSM. It almost always occurs during hypomania or mania, By itself it would not be a sign of bipolar. It is one of the symptoms of bipolar when combined with other symptoms common to bipolar and the specifics of depression and manic episodes are present. If it is a bipolar symptom, it usually becomes more powerful and even as if driven during the manic periods. My prayers are with the one concerned in this post. I don't mean to be
trite but - been there, done that. I have nothing but compassion. My
therapist asked me if I look back on many things of the past with
guilt. I said no, that I realize I did not have full control.
Yes it is...got me into trouble with my gfs at the time. It seems the rush from sex gives you a similar rush = to a manic state and also fills a void of attention which you want during a depressive state. There is nothing wrong with sex in my book just make sure your safe both physically with protection and emotionally. If your mind set is not in it just for the sex and that all that ends up occurring you might fell worse emotionally afterwards. It is def something that should be brought up with a good old shrink. Yeah, I often start to obsess about sex. Like think about it ALL the time. Not just when it is handy. I just read that gingko biloba is supposed to help with this... found it at the depression central site. Went and bought some - right off. I’ll let ya know if it works! Just be careful with that stuff, though, OK? I took some a coupla years ago. I dunno what it would do to me NOW, but then it really made me a little mentally hyper (good memory stuff - I was taking it for inexplicable memory loss). Those herbs can be potent, so be careful. One of several. If I'm not mistaken, the relevant criterion reads, in paraphrase, "Excessive pleasure in activities with potentially painful consequences". It can be sex, excessive spending, a lot of things - the required thing is that there be consequences and that it be uncharacteristic and unexpected.
