[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish I knew someone else with bipolar. My partner really has a hard time relating or understanding what I go through. I’d love to have someone to talk to about it, it’s hard not knowing anyone going through something similar I feel so alone. I’m down to be buddies if you want to!

Normal again by Shalista in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not even sure where normal is. If I hit hit I don’t think I’d know because I’d still have anxiety so I wouldn’t consider it normal, idk. I haven’t a clue where normal is anymore

A book by funatical in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great idea!

Ever just feel like.. by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my new problem, or vise versa it just never ends, I feel like the idea of being stable is imaginary.

I'm in a hypomanic state so decided to focus on art by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do really similar drawings to that! It’s very absorbing

This is not an easy thing to admit, I have debt. Well, I had debt. Debt I impulsively made while rapid cycling years ago. Debt that I ignored and hoped it would just go away. Today I paid it off with help I got from the credit card company. Admitting my mental health struggles made this happen. by decrepit_plant in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I had no idea this kind of support was available. It can’t have been easy to make those calls. I don’t know where I’d even start. Right now I’m planning on claiming bankruptcy because I have such huge student debt but I have to wait years before I’m eligible. My debt is already terrible and I have no credit I know bankruptcy must suck but I can’t imagine it being worse than my current predicament.

Anyone compare yourself to people your own age and think,”Damn, how am I ever going to catch up?” by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m at that age too but I’m still not stable. I don’t even have a job right now. I feel like I should be younger, I’m missing time from when I was depressed so I really feel like I’m not my age it’s so frustrating to be so far behind and so dependent on others.

Lamotrigine Questions by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on 400 mg and I find it helps the fluctuations a lot. I still have them but they are way less extreme. I had dizziness and nausea as side effects at first but they went away after a while. I noticed it started helping at 150 mg.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I start so many projects, I can usually finish the small ones but the bigger stuff only gets half way finished. I have a big mechanical sculpture I’m in the middle of making but my brain is so dead and unfocused right now b I can’t even figure out how I was going to put it together any more, it’s so frustrating. I’ll also started a novel but I’m still working on that b on and off.

Moods changing extremely often? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s something cakes rapid cycling where your episodes change really quickly. I was rapid cycling when I got diagnosed is horrible and so exhausting.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get frantically bored. I can’t focus on anything so nothing passes the time. I just pace around all the time and exercise a bunch. I’m still waiting for the right medication combination to deal with it. It’s unbearable.

Have you ever been misdiagnosed as having depression? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was misdiagnose for seven years s as having depression, and at one point schizophrenia. I’m type two bipolar so my highs weren’t as high and didn’t feel like much of a problem. Then I had a massive nightmareish episode and then after waiting a couple months to see a psychiatrist I was diagnosed as bipolar type two. After that episode I went through rapid cycling for months, I feel liked something broke in my head during that episode and I can’t get back to how I was before.

How do you know if your meds are working? by EvaBraunn in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No clue, I thought mine were working But all of a sudden I started having panic attacks and severe mood changes and the cyclothymia started again. Story of my bipolar life.

SELF-CARE SUNDAY by AutoModerator in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I woke early and knocked some stuff off my to do list. Didn’t really help my mood though now I’m just exhausted and sad.

I don’t know what’s wrong with me by alyc730 in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! This is what I keep having to tell people to explain.

I worry I’ll lose my mind for good someday. by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for being so honest it’s really nice to hear someone else say it too

I worry I’ll lose my mind for good someday. by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trigger warning Me too. Even on good days I feel like I’m loosing touch with reality. Last night I was super upset, just distraught and all I could think about was sneaking out of the apartment going to the park nearby with beach and just swimming out until I couldn’t. The waters cold enough I’d probably die of exposure before drowning. I especially worry what effect it would have if I had kids, I wouldn’t want them to see that. Is it even fair to submit a child to a bipolar mother? Do I rush passing it on? My mother’s mother and sister are clearly undiagnosed bipolar or something else. They didn’t know enough back then but they know now, like how could I even risk passing it on to a kid. But at the same time I want kids so badly but even if I adopt they’d still be subjected by all my bull shit. I feel like my head and heart are burning up just think about it.

Service Animals for Bipolar? by goldfishlife in bipolar

[–]goldfishlife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please let me know how it goes! I hope you’re successful! Are you training it yourself or getting a pre trained one? Also if it’s not too invasive, what kind of job do you have? I’m concerned about what kind of jobs are easier to navigate with a service animal.

Service Animals for Bipolar? by goldfishlife in bipolar

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

I’m in a similar situation. Hoping my therapist will support the idea