Just wondering how difficult people found it to get diagnosed.
My mom had told me for many years that my mood swings and anger and talking excessively was from me using cocaine. When my psychiatrist told me I had bipolar I, i was relieved to know it wasn’t from… read more
I am bipolar. Bipolar 1 is when you have more hypomanic or manic episodes and bipolar 2 is when you have more depressive episodes
I don't consider feeling sad about something bad that happened depression. That is a normal response to something. To me depression is feeling bad when I don't really have a reason to. Or feeling too bad about something that happened. Too bad for too long.
What causes that? Why do I react differently than other people?
I talked with several Psychiatrists and psychologist over the year's and my final answer is they are all quacks. I had a lot of issues growing up and just like many of you the anger and the pain… read more
How will i know if i have bi polar.i can suddenly go from ahigh gud mood stright to a low.plus i cry and don't know why and hear voices in my head.sometimes get abit suicidle.i don't socialize much and when i am at a high.i can do wild things.like spend lots of money when i shouldn't.i do thing and then recret it the next day and then feel so low.
ummm there is a test and it depends on the pattern you highs and lows indicate. if its sudden and can change rapidly it could be other disrders like borderline personality but the psychosis can be… read more
When ever I am having a problem, its usually because I OVEREACT. I don't like control trips.
I can tell when something doesn't feel right. The problem is analyzing, expressing myself, or asserting myself in a way that communicates effectively.
I can be very passive aggressive.
How does bipolar 2 effect your thinking?
I think I'm slowly dying My heart, my mind, my joy, my faith in people. Going to take a nap. I wish I had a line of coke. No an 8th.
This is to address depression and how the depressed person might treat the people in their lives. The depressed person might lash out and treat the people they love with hatred and contempt. This might not be a thing that all depressed people do, but some do. I would love to know what other folks thoughts are on this topic.
nothing gives you a free ticket to mistreat the people you love.That doesnt mean that some of us have habits that come across as treating are family bad. for exapmle, with my depression i can… read more
In addition to Bipolar 1, I suffer from severe social anxiety. This is not an uncommon combo. And the interplay is complex. In general, the worse the one, the worse the other. The symptoms were visible from a very young age. Like, three. I never had any friends. Never went out. Could barely speak to anyone apart from my immediate family - and even that was difficult. Couldn’t interact with strangers at all. I wasn't just shy. I wasn't just introverted, or a bit of a loner. I was shit scared of… read more
i can relate to everything u just said so very,very well
Please forgive the typos. I have cataracts and don't text well anymore.
Bypolar has 3 emotions: extreme happiness, extreme sadness, or extreme anger
I always said it's easier to get mad than get cry. Yet it always bit me in the ass later. It takes a lot out of you to… read more
Is there any medicine (prescription) out there designed to treat deep anger? I just have this deep anger inside me and I have an extremely short fuse, I tend to lash out without meaning too and I know this is a part of my BPD but sometimes I feel my anger gets out of control and it controls me sometimes.
I'd suggest an antipsychotic drug like Risperidone, you can read about it here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risperidone I'd suggest you talk with a doctor about your aggression, trying to be as… read more
Hi all,
Thanks for taking the time to read my message, I am at a point of being desperate and don’t know what the solution is.
I have suffered with depression all my adult life (I am 31) and have had periods where I have been perfectly in control with medication.
However when I am not in control my sex drive is dangerously high. I have been in a (generally) happy relationship for 13 years but in the past 18 months since turning 30 I have been uncontrollable. I still love my boyfriend very… read more
Ask God for strength 🙏