September 27, 2011
I am wondering if people with bipolar disorder have a more difficult time with transitions in life such as middle age? More specifically are people with bipolar more likely to have a “mid-life crisis”? And if they do experience a “mid-life crisis” is it more difficult to deal with if one has bipolar? I don’t have any concrete answers for you in terms of statistics on this one. I can only speak from my own experience. I didn’t get manic symptoms until I was in my late twenties. I got married when I was 24 and my first child was born 3 years later. I held a fairly high stress job as a legal assistant and, although I had dealt with a lot of serious severe depression up to that point, I had not had anything that remotely resembled mania. As the stress level of my job and my responsibilities [...]
September 22, 2011
I am bipolar on 2 antidepressants and 1 mood stabilizer and one antipsychotic. These meds make me dull and unable to really enjoy life. I want to be a little bit more to the hypomania side and get some of my creative ability back. My meds are Cymbalta, wellbutrin, lamictal and seroquel. Which should I wean to feel better? I know it’s not a professional answer but an opinion. It seems like so many have issues with Lamictal, I myself have not experienced that. Have you spoke with your Pdoc about it? (I know, dumb question … but I promise I have a reason) Oh let’s just come right out with the reason … my PDoc actually strives for me to be slightly hypomanic. Not a TON, but enough to keep me productive. I don’t really know much about cymbalta or seroquel … so I’m not really sure if those [...]
September 21, 2011
I have always suffered from anxiety as long as I can remember. I’m 27 now and stopped taking my tablets a few months ago. I was starting to feel anxious again, but when I went to my doctor, she said I was hyper and basically high as a kite. (I’m always like that.) She said it could be my body reacting to the anxiety, but she also thought it could be more. She asked me questions and I was a bit afraid to answer them honestly. She wants to see me in one month and if I’m still the same, I have to be tested for bipolar. I’m terrified, as it was bipolar that killed my dad. He could not cope and took a concoction of drink and drugs and died at 43. I’m more scared because I have thought for years I have bipolar. Now I have a young [...]
September 17, 2011
Or is that a rhetorical question? I don’t complain much about money if I can help it … I am mostly to blame for most of my money troubles in the first place. Past poor financial decisions always come back to haunt you, and on a fairly regular basis. HOWEVER, these past three years have been spent trying to recover from our idiocy as young adults. Because of this, it becomes so frustrating when when money becomes an issue. It’s like, “Okay! We’re really working hard here! Can we get a frockin break already!?!?!” This week alone we’ve had BOTH our cars take a crap on us, one needed new brakes, the other a fuel pump. I mean really? BOTH cars in one week. Then an account that we cancelled billed us anyways … UGH And sure they refunded … which will be in our account in 7 to 10 [...]
September 10, 2011
So I’m all super excited about getting this site up and rockin again. Yet I also know there is much to be done to get it to that rockin state again. Thus the lack of motivation. I mean it’s quite the daunting task before me. And not one that I can really get any help for as it’s all me things. Me things kinda suck. So my question for you friends is, how do you regain that motivation after it has been lost for so long? What must I do to get all pumped up about a massive amount of catching up to do while not being discouraged about falling so behind? Ever been here? What did you do to get out? Do you have a question that needs answering? Click here to submit… Tweet58dc2558bb0ae91967f4371ec4098f4aLink to this post!
September 7, 2011
What do I mean when I say “D-Day”?? I mean the day you first landed your “all out of sorts” butt in the hospital or even the psych wing. The result may or may not have been an initial diagnosis of bipolar disorder, but D-Day day sure got you closer to one. You may have been tricked into going, you may have been taken willingly, you may have been forcibly taken, or may have even decided to drive yourself there after waking up that morning and thinking to yourself that jumping off the balcony on the fourth floor of your house was a better idea than going to work. Somehow we got there though and sat in the room with all of our possessions confiscated and a security guard right there waiting to pounce if necessary, as we waited for them to bring us to our final destination. The destination that welcomed you in with a [...]
September 4, 2011
I’ve noticed, and been told, some followers have issues with talking about bipolar disorder. They talk and talk and talk about it and suddenly it becomes a trigger and sends them spiraling … up … down … sometimes both. And … I never really understood it … until recently. Usually I can talk psychology all day and all night. I’m even taking a psychology course right now. But recently I hit a wall … I just got to a point where I couldn’t talk about it. And not necessarily psychology in general … but to be more specific, bipolar. I got to a point where I just needed a break from it all. No more depression. No more Mania. No more ups and downs. So I kinda disappeared. What did I gain from it? Well, not much. At this point, the only thing I’ve acquired is now feeling ashamed. Like, [...]
September 2, 2011
My husband and I are in our 50’s. Six years ago, “Said Woman,” a woman in her mid-thirties moved to our town and joined our church. She got very involved in our projects and we were thrilled to have a “younger” person working so hard on our church projects, even though we noticed that she talked non-stop, took on more work than a person could reasonably finish, and told wild stories about where she had worked. After a series of personal setbacks, we agreed to allow Said Woman to move in with us and use our third vehicle. There were numerous times that she did not do something she had promised she would do and we noticed that many people avoided her after meeting her. We later found out after she made threats of suicide that she is mentally ill, after her father and brother came to get her. Her [...]
