Glossary of mad terms
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Does anyone else make up words to describe aspects of their mental illness? (I'll add more as I remember them.)
feeding the beast - indulging a hypomanic obsession. (
wondermaze, hem hem.)
Foot, the - overwhelming drowsiness. An antidepressant side effect. [From the giant foot that ends the Monty Python opening credits.]
sparklies - the dizzying feeling of a mild electrical discharge inside the skull. Associated with fatigue? Another side effect.
sunset crash - teary, irritable mood around dinnertime. Possibly related to blood glucose.
feeding the beast - indulging a hypomanic obsession. (
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Foot, the - overwhelming drowsiness. An antidepressant side effect. [From the giant foot that ends the Monty Python opening credits.]
sparklies - the dizzying feeling of a mild electrical discharge inside the skull. Associated with fatigue? Another side effect.
sunset crash - teary, irritable mood around dinnertime. Possibly related to blood glucose.