I beg to differ with you but hypersexuality is a classic symptom associated with the manic phase of bi-polarism.
> I beg to differ with you but hypersexuality is a classic symptom associated with the manic phase of bi-polarism.
That’s a fair call.
When manic some people do things that get them into alot trouble, like over-spending, gambling to excess, embarking on strange projects, and yes, sleeping around with multiple partners.
While these are all classic symptoms, not everybody gets them. It would be wrong, for example, to say that all or even most bipolar people are hyper-sexual when manic. I’m certainly not, and neither are any of my bipolar acquaintences.
When I am in the manic phase I stay awake for days on end (I’m in that phase now). Sex would be an unwanted distraction from the million things that I need to get done. If you can imagine “Tigger” on a mission — a very focused “Tigger”, that’s me.
Lithium helps (alot) to smooth out the cycles and an almost normal life is quite achievable.