It is said bipolar people put ourselves in dangerous situations and it is why it is considered a deadly disorder...

I am first to admit I can disagree with this in terms of myself...I have hitchhiked a few times with strangers and for a woman that is dangerous and driven 80MPH on a busy highrise...walked streets alone @ night...went homeless for 3 days...Yes all dumb things to do but still never realizing the danger when I did them or if I did...it felt more like living than doing something stupid..living for danger kinda thing. What the hell was I thinking??? :eek:

It think it's my good ole ADHD/Bipolar Impulsiveness but who ever it was who said Carpe Diem(if that is how it's spelled) they were not whistling dixie!

Am I alone w/ reckless behavior?

I've been known to be reckless and disinhibited from time to time. I lived for a dare and many times found myself being careless, after the fact, especially when brought to my attention...it comes with the territory.

Manic episodes are just one way that this conditon can cause us harm. At my lowest point I was suicidal. Not a day went by that I didn't think about it. To be honest, when I hit bottom it's one of the first things that I think of. So yes, cycling can be in essence "deadly".

Havin Bipolar has really made me believe in Guardian Angels cause Heh I am LUCKY to still be alive :eek:

for myself, i know NOW that during depressive stages i would have put myself in "dangerous" situations i.e.sleeping in the park or on city buses (was homeless at the time). mixing alcohol & pills (trying to stop the pain); or during maniac stages--jumping off the roof (quicker than taking the stairs) picking up hitchhikers, racing, stuff like that.
it's not that i was ignoring the question, but i couldent think how to reply (i know im not alone in THAT)

much of what in retrospect i see as foolish, back then i saw as trying to survive (NOT the car racing or roof-leaping, you understand ;-}) or looking for some relief.

when im at my lowest one of the first things i think of is suicide--it still rears its ugly head ( thought meds would change that, NOT)...yeah, running a car in a locked garage i guess would be putting myself in a dangerous situation.

that is weird ...somehow I felt more alive putting myself in harms way...:eek: is life really that boring

Hey, have had a time of it. Doc. just diagnosed me bipolor, didn't know what to think. Read up on it, yep, just as Drega have done some pretty recluss things. Taking off to the beach, by myself, meeting and parting and staying with complete stangers.
But I never meet a stranger, but maybe I sence them, I just know most of the time, ya know bad vibes an all.
Jumping off the highest roof tops, to piercings, to beating my fist into the wall to watch it bleed and see how big I could swell my knuckles.
Hitch hicking on peachtree ave in atlanta ga.parting with stragers,
I could go on and on, gets plenty into sex, drugs, and places I can't believe I went.
I would drive near an hour to clubs and dance my *** off then pick as I may, or knock on a freindly door, and get what I wanted or needed.
It overwhelms me some, I should wright a book, My mom started one about me years ago. She's been saying I need to write a book.
If I do I already know what my cover will look like. The tat I drew of 2 guardian angles facing each other, in the roman numeral 2 an in gemini. but the lines at the top and bottom of the angles are curvy like aquarius sign.
glad to know I am not alone in this...

LOL the fact we are mostly still here I have to believe in Guardian angels....Maybe us Bipolars have a seperate angel....who's ALWAYS busy LOL