A very strange question but I'm just curious

[lagatta]

This is embarrassing to admit but I find I that I'm often unaware of the things I'm doing.  For example, I'll bite my nails, fidget, scratch or pick at my skin, play with my hair, stretch, etc. while in public.   I do these things without even noticing.  Sometimes coffee will drip onto my clothing and I won't notice until I see the stain.  Or I'll walk or bump into things because I'm so wrapped up in my emotions and don't notice my surroundings.  I frequently have bruises and can't even remember how I got them!  I usually laugh it off and sum it up to being a klutz but sometimes it's embarrassing.  Is this related to bipolar or am I just a big geek?

[paranoid_cataclysm]

I don't know if it's a symptom of Bipolar disorder but I too am pretty bad like that.  I notice bruises and stuff I caused but I almost always think to myself "Yeah... I'll be wondering how I got that tomorrow." and sure enough I do.  Sometimes I'll even be so wrapped up in my thoughts I forget to do stuff like look both ways before crossing the street.

[LetaB]

G0D yes! Is this a symptom of BP? That could explain a lot both about me and my youngest child. We have no memory for tima and place, etc.. I am constantly picking and he fidgeting. He thinks he is clumsy and OCD but maybe that's not it. I'll think about this concept and maybe it will make more sense to me why I'm so impossible.

[Germur]

Hi Lagata,

I have had very similar reactions to what you are describing when my anxiety and depression levels were overwhelming me.  I totally lost my memory and would tell person two and three times the same thing because I could not remember I had just told the the same info a short period before.  What helps to overcome this is  to learn ways to keep your anxiety level in check and not stay in a depressed state for long periods of time.  When this happened to me my mind moves from being a mush brain to very sharp quickly.  Take care