Racing Thoughts?? - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

Dantheinsane · 02-06-2007, 09:30 AM

I have been up all night and managed to sleep about one hour with my mind never shutting up. It went the whole range of thoughts dwelling a lot on sex......but I didn't want to wake up my poor wife, she had such a hard day at work so I just suffered.

Pointless sex thoughts in otherwords. I also thought of cleaning and did some, of being on the computer and was, etc..

What is racing thoughts? What do they mean by this for Bipolar Disorder people in the manic stage? I question my disorder because I just don't want it to be true.

What is everyones experience in racing thoughts???

tsohl · 02-06-2007, 10:10 AM

Racing thoughts are pretty much just that. Ideas and thoughts come so rapidly that you can't keep up with them. They came in multiples so that instead of "thinking" about one thing, you may have thoughts of six or seven different things all at one time. Before one thought is complete it is replaced by another and another and another...all whizzing into your head, bombarding you, all going off at once, like a fireworks display. Does that make sense?

Dantheinsane · 02-06-2007, 05:40 PM

Yes that does make sense. Last night I had a little racing thoughts but other nights I have been bombarded with them. Even to the point of not being able to do anything but hold my head in my hands.

Live_for_music · 02-07-2007, 12:27 AM

Both racing thoughts and hypersexuality are a symptom of bipolar disorder - are you on medication at all?

jgr01 · 02-07-2007, 05:40 AM

Racing thoughts for me can also mean i sing the thoughts and then rhyme them. if they are action thoughts i start the action 'go up upstairs' and it is quickly added to 'pick up toy' 'collect washing', 'dust piano' until i am literally thinking and doing 20things at once - not very successfully. In a social environment other folks cannot keep up with you, get scared and are also very aware of your hypersexuality. Sounds like your in hypomania to me.