Lux's Indulgences - 15. Hypomanic

Jeez, man... now I need a nap. This was frantic, frenetic, and that pacing suited the poem's subject. Been there... know the feeling... great poem, lux... cheers... Gary....

This exudes nervous tension and excitement; yet it is sad for the clear expectations of failure. You make me want  to encourage the speaker, to wrap him in a warm hug...well done!

I can relate to these sentiment on a personal level, but don't despair. Like today, I had a good writing day, and those have been rare recently. Keep the faith  

Wow, the anxious energy was palpable when I read this.  I've felt this way before and it's really not a good feeling.  Even now the memory of a  racing heart electric tingles of too much energy can give me butterflies.  

Lux, this was well done. It is hard to write manic or explain it. I think you've done a terrific job here. 

8 hours ago, Headstall said:

Jeez, man... now I need a nap. This was frantic, frenetic, and that pacing suited the poem's subject. Been there... know the feeling... great poem, lux... cheers... Gary....

Thanks Gary. I've been in a bit of a state the last few days, and I just needed to put it to paper. It's mentally exhausting except the mind doesn't seem to know how to stop. Oh well, it will pass given time. 

6 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

This exudes nervous tension and excitement; yet it is sad for the clear expectations of failure. You make me want  to encourage the speaker, to wrap him in a warm hug...well done!

Thanks Parker. When one is hypomanic, and has been at the game long enough to be self-aware about things, you get to know the difference between the 'helpful', harness-able parts of the phase, but you reach a point somewhere that you just can't keep track of the thoughts and your judgement can start to skew and at those times the mistakes and failures start to creep in.

2 hours ago, AC Benus said:

I can relate to these sentiment on a personal level, but don't despair. Like today, I had a good writing day, and those have been rare recently. Keep the faith  

Oh AC, I don't wish this stuff on anyone so . I do my best to keep my eyes pointed forward and put one foot in front of the other. I'm doing okay with it, I think.

2 hours ago, LitLover said:

Wow, the anxious energy was palpable when I read this.  I've felt this way before and it's really not a good feeling.  Even now the memory of a  racing heart electric tingles of too much energy can give me butterflies.  

I'm glad it came through well, though I don't wish it on anyone. It's a pretty unique feeling, once you've been there I guess. Thanks for reading!

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

Lux, this was well done. It is hard to write manic or explain it. I think you've done a terrific job here. 

Thanks Tim! I'm really glad it came across well.

I can't attest to knowing what the feeling of hypomania is, but I've seen it enough to understand the difficulty that comes with going through an episode. You write that feeling and experience in a way for any and all of us to understand, which I think is powerful, and I have to commend you for your openness in sharing your experience. Thanks for this share :).

- Bryant

On 02/11/2017 at 2:57 PM, BDANR said:

I can't attest to knowing what the feeling of hypomania is, but I've seen it enough to understand the difficulty that comes with going through an episode. You write that feeling and experience in a way for any and all of us to understand, which I think is powerful, and I have to commend you for your openness in sharing your experience. Thanks for this share :).

 

- Bryant

And thank you for reading and understanding.