Can feelings of over-excitement stem from ptsd?

[Roslie22]

Hi all,

Have you ever had something, or a series of events that bring you a lot of joy-pleasure, send you in overdrive?

For e.g, you obtained something you wanted for years, means the world to you, and you get so excited you function well on little sleep, full of energy, experiencing the world brightly, even thinking this is a new beginning.?

This has happened to me personally and always makes me wonder,

Ive had a psychiatrist once ask me if I was taking drugs during the above example, and we cracked a little joke about it. (i did not take drugs) But im trying to figure out the cause of it. If its just my temperament, or PTSD, or even something else like hormones.

I understand people get really excited for the things they truely want in life, but i did feel close to getting out of control. I even asked a psychiatrist if I was developing bipolar II because I was never ever like that in my life before, but he said no, as I became aware of it and tried to calm down after about 4 days or so. and I suppose also because its not like i have a very average life at the moment and i suddenly feel like this. I guess then there would be more cause for concern. Nonetheless, other people are in my situation but did not react as strongly.

So after this first event a few more times, while experiencing the thing i wanted for years, i catch myself going back into this state a bit but i snap myself out somehow "bringing me back to earth". I just experience a lot of joy like i can feel it in my veins, and music is just great. you dont want to stop feeling like this, but I force myself to soon after realising again that one would crash at some point and would be bad.

So since its happened now a few more times, I wonder if my PTSD makes me more prone to being "hyper-excited", due to having not the best homeostasis from the PTSD or if its something else

Can anybody relate to this? If so, where do you think it stems from regarding yourself *your PTSD or some other attribute or condition*?

I'm interested to hear if there are any similar experiences too!

 

[sundailk]

I was just trying to research more about this because I have these moments. I get so Euphoric that I'm connected and plugged into everything that will come to be and ever was. Then I burn out. I looked into this a bit in the past and it's not uncommon for people with anxiety disorders to experience this. Some people experience euphoria after panic attacks.

Euphoria can stem from negative emotions and sometimes naturally as people when we go through so much negativity our bodies has a defense to that. Sometimes as people we just feel good. I think it can stem from various things for me. I'm still learning about myself and what the range of emotions mean because there are so many emotions that can fall under categories of anger,happiness and sadness. They can cause each other too.

 

[James McGregor]

Hi all,

Have you ever had something, or a series of events that bring you a lot of joy-pleasure, send...

Yes I've had this, quite often which has made me think it's something more than PTSD, I've spoken about it to my therapists and psych and they've never made an issue of it, so it appears to be quite expected

 

[Roslie22]

I was just trying to research more about this because I have these moments. I get so Euphoric that I'm...

that is very interesting thankyou for the info!
I do not think I have ever experienced euphoria after a panic attack but i can definitely see how anxiety is linked to it!

Yes I've had this, quite often which has made me think it's something more than PTSD, I've spoke...

I see! I could have written the same thing, although it seems concerning to me they didnt seem too phased!

 

[anthony]

For e.g, you obtained something you wanted for years, means the world to you, and you get so excited you function well on little sleep, full of energy, experiencing the world brightly, even thinking this is a new beginning.?

Its called mania. It is part of PTSD, yes... if it becomes its own issue to the side, then Bipolar is the likely outcome, as other disorders of mania often require the symptoms to be present in childhood.

 

[Roslie22]

Its called mania. It is part of PTSD, yes... if it becomes its own issue to the side, then Bipolar is the l...

Im not sure if I would call it mania, at most for me i would call it some sort of mild short term hypomania!

 

[anthony]

Same thing, just a mild form. Regardless... you asked, I gave you a possible avenue to explore.