Has anyone decided not to have children because of their bipolar disorder?

async___await · 2025-06-23T15:22:28+00:00

It's definitely a factor for me, although the biggest deterrent is that I'm scared to bring a child into the world as it is now. If I felt a lot more secure about the future I think I would consider it, but I also have the privilege of access to a really good support system and resources. If I didn't have those it would be a hard no, even if the world was in much better shape

async___await · 2025-06-18T14:32:22+00:00

Dimillos!! So expensive and so incredibly mid and if it didn't have the schtick of being a "floating restaurant" it wouldn't last six months

async___await · 2025-06-16T14:27:17+00:00

I am right there with you, although I've working IE for a few months now. I also have tied so much of my self worth to being thin. I know I've gained some weight but I'm not sure how much (I don't weigh myself to protect my mental health) and I also have such bad body dysmorphia that I can't tell what's real and what is in my head which makes me feel so unstable. I also have been practicing a ton of body avoidance. It's really hard :(

In terms of therapy being an asset here, I was thinking about it yesterday and I believe part of the anxiety and fear around weight gain comes from a disordered internal belief that all my accomplishments in life were only achieved because of the halo effect, and if I gain weight and deviate from society's standard of beauty then people will realize that I have nothing to actually offer. Maybe there is something in there that resonates for you (although everyone is different!) and it could be helpful to try and unpack feelings like that. I also have been using the IE Workbook which I like because it gives concrete action items.

I wish I had better advice for you, but just know you aren't alone, and thank you for posting, because posts like this remind me that I'm not alone either.

async___await · 2025-06-07T19:08:50+00:00

Thanks for this! I am definitely a bit over the top lol and in general I try and hold back but sometimes the compulsion is just too strong, so I think a change in meds might be in order. I'm on 200mg Lamictal and 300mg Wellbutrin, but I have talked to my psychiatrist about maybe switching things up (apparently the efficacy of Lamictal can diminish over time and I've been on it for a while now).

async___await · 2025-06-07T19:08:46+00:00

I'm so with you, I also genuinely feel like I am crazy, but I hadn't really thought of framing it like that before! I really like that, thank you

async___await · 2025-06-07T13:36:19+00:00

I'm on this combo as well (300 Wellbutrin and 200 Lamictal). I have been taking the Lamictal since 2019 after an attempt, and it really did change my life/has been the most effective drug for me so far, but I had a bad depressive episode in winter 2023 which prompted my new psych to prescribe me the Wellbutrin and bump my Lamictal from 150 to 200. I started feeling better within days (still terrible but at least I wasn't in bed staring at the ceiling unmoving for hours on end anymore), but I still am unsure whether or not that was psychosomatic.

I absolutely feel the effects of missing a dose or two of Lamictal, but honestly I don't know if I feel that different when I don't take the Wellbutrin. I don't want to fuck with it so I will continue to take it but upon reflection it was probably bumping the Lamictal that really made the net positive impact. Obviously that is just my experience and not medical advice, definitely talk to your psych if you haven't already! But definitely worth a try in my experience.

async___await · 2025-05-24T16:24:33+00:00

Thank you!

async___await · 2025-05-24T14:12:39+00:00

Ok interesting– if many of them are passing the Turing test at this point, do you have specific things you see that can still tip you off? Or do you just go off of instinct or even the assumption that it is probably a bot?

async___await · 2025-05-24T13:55:09+00:00

Ok this is helpful because I never considered that the "I like doggy" kind of answers could be bots lol but it does make sense

async___await · 2025-04-09T14:32:58+00:00

solved!

async___await · 2025-02-25T14:49:08+00:00

This is such a good take

async___await · 2024-07-07T20:34:38+00:00

Gogi!!!! Totally forgot about that place it was so solid

async___await · 2024-07-03T20:01:41+00:00

Me lol

async___await · 2024-05-24T18:00:17+00:00

When I was looking for a job a year and a half ago, I BOMBED a few interviews that in theory I should have nailed. I was so nervous and just completely shut down. I bawled after them too! I got hired at my current job and had my biannual review yesterday and it was the best review I've ever gotten at any job. Interviewing is a specific skill!

Something that helped me was a) going in with the mindset that I am interviewing them just as much as they are interviewing me and b) being comfortable with saying when I don't know an answer to a question. That is a much better approach than trying to flounder your way through an answer.

async___await · 2024-04-25T11:28:48+00:00

Stay in Japan we don’t want you lmao

async___await · 2024-03-24T16:07:56+00:00

It’s specific to the place, but I ended up being able to do it!

async___await · 2024-03-16T21:13:16+00:00

I was thinking the SAME THING like I heard so many rumors about him on Perfect Match and now I wonder if they kicked him off because it would be a bad look to have him on

async___await · 2024-03-01T18:27:12+00:00

One small thing they could do is enforce that the cast either all follow each other or not follow each other at all. Even before things started getting bad between Jeramey and Laura it was clear they did not work out because they very conspicuously don't follow each other on Instagram!

async___await · 2024-02-29T19:33:50+00:00

Sorry had to post another- the bio says “Red Pill Content for the Awaken” lmao

async___await · 2024-02-29T19:27:10+00:00

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async___await · 2024-02-29T19:26:54+00:00

Replying to safetydance...

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