please read below for more details. bipolar II – NIMH government agency NAMI.org for support & family education nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-publication.shtml Mania: (this is NOT the same thing as feeling good.) Signs and symptoms of mania (or a manic episode) include: * Increased energy, activity, and restlessness * Excessively “high,” overly good, euphoric mood * Extreme irritability * Racing thoughts and talking very fast, jumping from one idea to another * Distractibility, can’t concentrate well * Little sleep needed * Unrealistic beliefs in one’s abilities and powers * Poor judgment * Spending sprees (shopaholic behavior) * A lasting period of behavior that is different from usual * Increased sexual drive (greater than normal increase) * Abuse of drugs, particularly cocaine, alcohol, and sleeping medications * Provocative, intrusive, or aggressive behavior * Denial that anything is wrong A manic episode is diagnosed if elevated mood occurs with three or more of the other symptoms most of the day, nearly every day, for 1 week or longer. If the mood is irritable, four additional symptoms must be present. Signs and symptoms of depression (or a depressive episode) include: * Lasting sad, anxious, or empty mood * Feelings of hopelessness or pessimism * Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness * Loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed, including sex * Decreased energy, a feeling of fatigue or of being “slowed down …
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@HidingFromEveryone You see you taught yourself to think that way. We all do sometimes, but we have to stop ourselves. You’ve wired you’re brain to automatically think it must kill itself if you are not on medication. If you tell yourself you aren’t gonna do it and you’re gonna be fine and you say that over and over until you believe it you’re neuroconnectors will reconnect so that you may live on your own. I used to be afraid of being raped by my family, so I did that, and now it doesn’t bother
@NostaligicBlackFrost it depends up (1) the person being medicated (2) an accurate diagnosis for the person being medicated (3) a good doctor who can handle the medication management (4) the correct meds being given to the patient. you are attacking me. I do not appreciate it. you don’t know me or what i have been through. Shut the hell up. You are very stupid and don’t even know how stupid you are. Stop sending me all your messages. I don’t want them.
@NostaligicBlackFrost You are so completely uninformed, but think you know it all it is sad. You have no idea about MY brain. You need to shut up about MY brain. I have been dealing with this since I was 5 years old. I am closing in on 50 now. I think I know a thing or 2 about what is going on with my body and brain.
@HidingFromEveryone Wow they’ve brainwashed you for that long?
@HidingFromEveryone I’m not attacking you I’m attacking the doctors who brainwash you! What’d we do when there were no doctors? When we had to live on our own? We delt…and we were able to function without medicine as our crutch. Sure we all have mental issues in different ways, but we have to learn to deal with them otherwise we are human fucking vegetables! Of course you don’t want all these messages, you wanna continue to float in your own lala world of falseness and pills.
@HidingFromEveryone You’re diet can trigger to suicidal thoughts so can what you are doing in your life or certain things your mind may obsess over…but my point is I’m trying to save your life. You don’t understand that your mind is depending upon these pills..possibly even addicted to them..so much that you can not live as regular human being. Doctors wanted to put me on these pills..told my mom I was insane! But she never put me on them, and now I am fine. but it’s too late for you
@HidingFromEveryone You’re body thinks it has to depend upon drugs because when you take meds like that for that long of a time it loses it’s independance on you. you’re now one with the drug and your mind is nothing more than a pickling cesspool of medication…..so sad you had to let this happen.
@HidingFromEveryone maybe you should try getting off the drugs, then tap therapy. tap therapy has worked for me and many people.
@HidingFromEveryone You’re control over yourself is within yourself! Not your medication. You’re thought process choice is within yourself, only you have the true power to control you. You can make you happy, you can make you sad. It’s all upon yourself. Not a pill, I’ve been exposed to toxic chemicals and I am both physically and mentally ill. I used to be depressed al the time, I still do. But I can control my mind. I will not let it eat away at me. If I get depression I tell it to fuck off
To those of you who want to preach to me about how it is within my power to lift myself up from a serious mental illness and I should just go off my meds: you can sit and spin on the nearest blunt object. You have no idea what you are talking about and are in fact urging me to put my life in danger. Shut up.
You get CBT for bpd? do you find it works better with medicines or you can’t tell?
I am asking as I want to do some research on how the brain of a bpd patient reacts to herbal medicine for the same matter. bpd from my understanding is a sticky mood switch and your mood switch switches itself off and on quite a bit,.
Would you mind (even if it is by personal message) – you can give me a list of the meds you do take and why they heavily drugged you with? I find bpd interesting 8)
@lilmissglentoran yes, you can get CBT for BP. the most effective treatment is CBT + meds at the same time.
i have no idea about herbal meds. i have no idea about any sticky mood switches. i have never heard of this before. i don’t know what you are talking about.
the hospital drugged me for their convenience and out of laziness. i am no longer on those meds.
i take lithium, topomax, depakote, zyprexa, triazolam and ativan. these are brand names. name is different for generic
my dad is bipolar. I had mild symptoms from aged 7 till aged 41 when I had a nervous breakdown. That led to depersonalization/direalization disorder. I have mood swings, depression, ADD, OCD, anxiety/panic and a bunch of other stuff. I don’t want to do anything and have no energy to do anything. My family is in denial and my mom says I’m weak minded. Psychiatrists are hard to come by, and the one time I went he was clueless and evaded the issue. I actually believe I died when I had the breakdown
@liveshowgrlz i’m so sorry for what all you have been through. it sounds very rough especially with no family support. i have minimal family support so i know what you mean. bipolar is often inherited. if your father has it and you do too, it sounds like you inherited it from him. have you looked for help/support from NAMI or DBSA Alliance? they are helpful.
I have bipolar disorder and i am not embarrassed to let people know, if they dont like it then i just think its tough luck, hope you can do the same one day.
@Katie84H I am starting to tell people. I am starting to get comfortable with the idea that it is OK to tell people and they can kiss my lily white ass if they don’t like it.
@Katie84H Thank you for your words of encouragement. I appreciate it.
I’m bipolar but it has never gotten so bad like yours..but there are times..that I struggle through it every day. It’s hard and people are so ignorant about this mental illness..it’s quite sad. But as long as the people I trusted and loved knew and understood, then it would be okay. I could go on another day. And I do because I know that I’m not alone struggling..as my aunt is also struggling with bipolar and OCD etc; I’m never alone! We are not alone ever…don’t forget that!
i am 14 and bipolar, mood disorder, and im still being tested for other symptoms . i was locked up in the hospital for a day becuase i was so depressed. i was physcially abused as a child and lied for attention, and now my friends never trust me, and hate when i try to talk about my problems. i just really hate how people never understand, the only other girl my age i can talk to lives almost an hour away. everyone thinks im different and weird , it just is so hard and i wish i could star over
@kbabyco I know what you mean about starting over. You’re fortunate that you have been diagnosed so early. I had a breakdown at 25, but all the doctors missed it and diagnosed me as simple depression instead of bipolar. I went 15 years riding the wave of hypomania because no one knew anything was wrong. you are lucky.
Have you considered going to DBSA, a support group? You could make friends there who could related to you and you to them. You can look on the DBSA site for a meeting near you.
I am one of the others you mentioned… I have told people and I’m not embarrassed by the title of Bipolar Disorder, but I do still hide because my way of thinking is different. The medicine helps stabilize the mood swings, but it doesn’t STOP them. I am still different….
@SharonL92 The ADA does protect use in the workforce from being fired, but it does not protect us from people picking on us and mocking us. Our own coworkers can go after us with a viciousness that is frightening and makes us all want to hide.
It is not wise to tell everyone. Not everyone understands the info or how to take the info. Because they do not understand…you do not know what they will do with this information. It is OK to trust certain people, but be careful who you trust.
@HidingFromEveryone Thank you for the good advice!(: I will certainly be cautious. I am only 18, and I am a freshman in college so knowing to be cautious in the workforce will be helpful. Thank you so much! May God bless you, and continue to heal you as He is doing to me.
I’m a 15 year old, last year I was diagnosed for severe grade depression and psychomotor impairment and I was hospilitized because the doctors got concerned about my self care problems. My mum left to USA and when it was finally about time I leave, I wasn’t able to leave because nobody came to sign this paper saying they would look after me, My mother rejected all calls from the hospital. and I eneded up in emergency shelter place until they were able to find me a childrens hostel. Took 2 months
@mourningreaper Oh wow. Do you have a foster care system there? Can you enter foster care? Do you have any other relatives who will agree to take you? Aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins? I want to give you a give hug. What you have been through is horrible. I feel for you.
The best revenge is success. Be a success in life and that will show your mom she made a mistake by abandoning you.
I wish you well.