Everything Bipolar

Bipolar series

feeds@yuku.com (vigilante8554) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:51 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPSAdTGeT5E

I am making a series in hopes to help anyone who has Bipolar to not feel alone.

I'm new

feeds@yuku.com (anastasia) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:40:50 GMT

I'm new here

new to being dx bipolar

and very angry that i wasn't told about it until i got a new gp in a new area this week.

struggling to accept it

New, recently diagnosed, and need some advice and to answer some simple questions

feeds@yuku.com (AutumnSkies) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:33:32 GMT

Hi, Im new here. I was diagnosed with BP 2 on friday with hypermania along with my major depression and lots of other fun things. So. Are my moods that are related to BP 2, are they triggered or do I have virtually no control over them? How can I identify a trigger, if it is, and what can I do to help stabalize my moods and impulses?

My Recovery Journey

feeds@yuku.com (shrapnel3469) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:18:19 GMT

This is something that I wrote for a self help advocacy group in town that is publishing a book. They asked me to write something short for them. I will let you know if it gets published.

I hope this is what you are looking for. Let me now one way or the other.

I'll do my best to give you a synopsis of my recovery journey.

I was first diagnosed with bipolar in 2000, after a hospitalization due to a manic episode. My world turned upside down...

My laterst hypomanic episode

feeds@yuku.com (shrapnel3469) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:59:21 GMT

I have been helping run a bipolar support group for a few years. Last fall, due to work I could no longer attend, so someone else stepped up, and took over running the group for me. She is doing fantastic job. Anyways, she was there for me earlier this week when I needed someone to type to. I will share with ya'll, my emails with her, and you can see how my week went. I am going to be attending group this Monday, and am wanting to share this with them, so we can all learn from it.
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Hating this

feeds@yuku.com (lorilovewell) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:00:12 GMT

I have been through this so many times, but every time the depression hits it feels like the first time. This time is harder than usual. This is the first major bout I have gone through without my husband. I left my husband back in may of '08. I left and I thought if was for the best and it may have been, but I don't know if I can go through this without him. My new boyfriend is great. But I really don't feel safe like I did with my husband. I don't think he understands...

What if you are all alone?

feeds@yuku.com (Ellie1867) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:00:58 GMT

I don't want to sould melodramatic, and I am not even sure what I am doing here. I am just at the end of my rope. I have had bipolar disorder for several years, and it was misdiagnosed as depression for a long time. It was finally correctly identified several monthes ago, but I am really lost. It seems to have just gotten worse and worse. Without going into too many words, this is something that I can't get support from my family with. I am at college where I haven't made a...

need some answers

feeds@yuku.com (girlegrlracing71) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:16:56 GMT

I am new to the site and need a lil help. I am having relationship problems. My boyfriend well now ex boyfriend does not understand bi polar and how i need his help and support. And right now im not sure if i understand this whole bi polar thing. But its to the point that i stopped taking my meds and i sit in the bar everyday and get drunk. I guess im asking for some advice on what to do and what i can say to get him to understand better what bi polar is and what i need from him. Right now...

New here.

feeds@yuku.com (lily) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:58:40 GMT

I'm new here. I decided to try and find an online discussion group because I feel like I've lived with bp alone for so long. (I've had it for 5 years) My family and close friends are really supportive, but they just don't get how it feels and I'm tired of going at it alone.

My question for today is, how soon is it to tell a boyfriend? I've been dating for a little while, only about a month and I don't want to reveal all right now. But, I do want to...

Mood Ratings

feeds@yuku.com (twisted) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:16:26 GMT

Does anyone know where I can get a good mood rating? I like to use them everyday to chart my mood but I need a good one.

newly diagnosed

feeds@yuku.com (melmarieb) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:23:01 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am new to this but it looks and sounds like everyone here is quite compassionate. I am in the process of being diagnosed with bipolar II. We've been able to stabilize my moods but the anxiety and other symptoms that arise are startling to me. I have always dealt with intense anxiety but I often times get this pressure in my head that just won't go away. It doesn't feel like a headache and I have had some doctors say it is anxiety. Has anyone else...

Texans!

feeds@yuku.com (toes) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:38:48 GMT

Good morning! Texas now has a new community forum for those diagnosed with Borderling Personality Disorder and / or BiPolar! Texas is attempting to form a solid foundation so that people will feel more trusting and comfortable to eventually meet in person!

Please visit the link below

I feel hopeless

feeds@yuku.com (cecades) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:21:22 GMT

Where do I begin? I was diagnosed with BP when I was 12 and it's been a roller coaster ever since. I am 21 now and for the longest time on depakote. It worked great and then I thought I was fixed and I would stop. Big mistake. My mood swings are terrible and it's a surprise to me I still have any loved ones around. Recently the depakote stopped working so I tried lithium. HA that was the worst. I was in a daze, dizzy, sick to my stomach, and these horrible headaches. I could only take...

Medication Question

feeds@yuku.com (rickandcaitlin) — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:10:11 GMT

I have been with my spouse for 10 years and we have been battling BP for as long as I can remember. I am getting very close to the point where I cannot take the episodes anymore. They are breaking my heart. I cannot get my spouse to see a dr he just tries to self medicate and just take the episode out on me.

I need advice. How can I make someone get professional help if they dont want it. (he was over medicated as a child and always felt like he was in a fog, which is why he refuses...

Managing BP Type I - without meds

feeds@yuku.com (gabriel) — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:09:36 GMT

Greetings.

I'm bipolar I, and have been on meds for 10 years non-stop (currently Depakote and Lemictal). However, my life on meds has been MUCH worse than before: depression, suicidal thoughts, dulled thinking, loss of passion for life, fogginess, etc. Not to mention career and financial collapse. Prior to one manic episode, I was a happy guy with an amazing life. No depression, none of the above. It's all gone to pot since then.

To me there is only one clear...

New to board and bipolar dx

feeds@yuku.com (twisted) — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:29:20 GMT

Hi. I am Aminah. I am a 36 year old sahm of 7, married to an arab and living in Qatar. I have had bipolar since I was a teen. At least, as far as I can tell looking back at my life. But I have recently been diagnosed with it. (a week and half ago). I am having a hard time with it sometimes. I seem to be overwhelmed with thoughts of the fact that I have bipolar. Trying to deal with my moods etc. My meds haven't really kicked in yet...

what to do now

feeds@yuku.com (trampoline5045) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:46:27 GMT

My BiPolar Story ......... So far:

Welp, I was always a little hyper growing up very creative artsy athletic kinda kid, but I never really had a problem with it until I turned 16. I started drinking and experimenting with pills. I was an athlete befor and had accomplished many things that I am still to this day proud of....but, after I hit 16 I just went into this state where I was invencible and could do anything and nothing could stop me, I...

Antidepressants (Oh, and hi!)

feeds@yuku.com (Piper125) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:54:33 GMT

Hi, everyone! I haven't been here in a really long time. But, I guess, when you have a problem, you always go back to your roots. You guys are my roots.

I have been really down lately, and my doctor just put me on antidepressants. I don't know about this. I've never been on them before. She told me that I might be sick and that I might have mood swings.

Is this really a good idea?

Nostalgia

feeds@yuku.com (lorilovewell) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:29:43 GMT

Today has been an emotional day for me. I've been going through a bunch of stuff from my mom's house. Old diary's, pictures and newspaper clippings from back in high school. I feel like I'm learning a lot about myself but it is hard. Lots or feelings about things I haven't thought about in a long time. I really think that it's time to revisit some of it though. I don't think I an be a good mother and role model if I don't know enough about me and the whys behind who I am. I am pretty...

This may sound Corny

feeds@yuku.com (TheGunnersDream) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:36:03 GMT

but I'm Bipolar and sick of it.

Hey howdy folks just popping by to wish you all well and let you know I went missing (in the mind) May 2005 and soon after again in Jan 2006.

I've been good now for two years, living in a respite care facility till I have enough nerve to go face the outside world again ( yeah work too, that's a biggie)

Yes, BP's ripen with age. I feel like an overdosed Prune