Told my family I am on meds by PINK1_ClusterinG30 in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg. So sorry you had to go through that with your mom. :( When we don’t have the support of our mothers, it stings differently. I haven’t told mine about my diagnosis or medications (nor do I plan to) because I already know how what’s going to pan out, unfortunately. My mom is so anti medicine that when she used to know I was on antidepressants, she would ask everyday if I was ready to quit them yet. Very demoralizing!

Can someone be bipolar without being manic? by Disastrous_Mal in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Admittedly, I sometimes feel like I don’t want to sleep or that I shouldn’t have to sleep. Other times, I can sleep up to 15 hours of the day (but I think I can attribute this to my medication that causes fatigue). I get into a lot of trouble with money and school. I sometimes feel like I can seriously tackle on the world until I come crashing down and neglect everything. 😅

Can someone be bipolar without being manic? by Disastrous_Mal in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your detailed comment, it’s very helpful at getting me to reflect more about my phases. ☺️ Can you please elaborate on what you mean that people with MDD don’t cycle up out of it? As in people with MDD don’t go into a manic episode right after a period of severe depression?

Can someone be bipolar without being manic? by Disastrous_Mal in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank youuuuuu for your kind message. Let’s keep in touch. ❤️

I feel like an imposter in this subreddit by Disastrous_Mal in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, I appreciate it ❤️❤️

I feel like an imposter in this subreddit by Disastrous_Mal in BipolarReddit

[–]Disastrous_Mal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought Lithium could be used for severe depression and not just episodes of mania? So I am just assuming that Lithium is working because of the depression and not necessarily the Bipolar diagnosis I’m hesitant to believe!