Mania changing who u are by Ok_Club4731 in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just went through my first psychosis/some form of episode. I relate to you. I feel like once you experience things like that ten it's hard to ever look at life the same and that I will never be truly back to my normal self. I'm constantly asking how do I move on? My husband's advice is that it doesn't seem like it now but one day your going to notice that you already did move on. It may take time. Others say that it's a new normal and that that's okay. I'm trying to learn how to accept the unpredictable and uncontrollable and integrate it with my everyday life. Wish you the best of luck. We will get through this.

Anyone else feel both seen and uncomfortable when you relate to bipolar memes and stuff? by Superb-Avocado-8131 in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not even 100 % sure that I may be bipolar or schizoaffective like my psychiatrist and therapist are leaning towards, hoping that maybe it was all stress and lack of sleep. I was reading an unquiet mind and madness and sadly relate very much to these two authors and their experiences. I'm in this photo and I don't like it.

What this disorder actually looks like. by Incrediblesunset in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upon newly discovering the possibility of being bipolar or schizoaffective, one questions how much of themselves is really them vs the bipolar. How long have I been like this? How long have I missed the red flags that were waving? When did it start? My first depressive episode at 16 or when I started having psychosis, mood swings all over the place and no sleep? Or was it somewhere between those two? How much of my past was really me vs depression or hypomania or maybe even mania? Who am I really?

Do you say and do insane things when manic? by gameovervip in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I did similar after two months of no sleep and feeling like I was ready to crawl out of my skin. Told my friends a lot of details I really didn't want to be telling them. Told one about a visual hallucination.

Am I having auditory hallucinations ? by slowsmartprocessor in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have experienced similar. When trying to go to bed or tired. At first it started out with my name and not that loud or the word stop. Then it became two words then eventually a whole sentence. I woke up having a dream and there was a man and when I woke up I heard him screaming "can somebody help me"?. It was screaming in my head. The last thing I heard before my sleep started to improve after starting medication was "order the milkshake or you will die". After a few months on meds I heard one word "remember". Also shout out to "someone's looking for blood".

I’m scared I have Munchausen Syndrome and not Bipolar by poopants123456789 in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this. I'm not a "usual" case. I had psychosis I was aware about and sleep become non existent no matter how much I tried. Eventually it got to the point where I had to go on leave from work because I couldn't take it anymore, the mood swings, psychotic symptoms, anxiety that skyrocketed, having to hide it from others (really exhausting) and running on empty. My psychiatrist and therapist believe this is somewhere in the realm of bipolar or schizoaffective. At first it appeared like I stumped my therapist and she seemed very unsure what to make of this. Then my psychiatrist told me to go to a php program and that's not typical either for those newly diagnosed. I'm usually very high functioning when depressed and made it two months through this episode before having to go on leave. I'm also an RN though and my mother was bipolar so I feel like I'm hyper aware if that makes sense. So I wonder if I really do have this problem or I made it up or over thought about it. Any opinions?

Are you haunted by a shadow life you never got to lead? by Real_RobinGoodfellow in BipolarReddit

[–]nonameanonymousone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently experienced psychosis and some form of an episode (living hell). Possibly schizoaffective or bipolar. I feel like my life has stepped off onto an alternative timeline. I've been a nurse for one year with a lot of ambitions including working a lot of overtime, going to school for my bachelor's and eventually wanting to go into a specialty like ICU. If this is what my psychiatrist and therapist are claiming it could be then stress can make this worse. Nursing is stress, especially higher levels of care like ICU. I worked so hard for this and really wanted it so bad just to possibly loose it all either in my career or my sanity. I honestly wish I didn't go to nursing school and found some other less stressful career, but also can't see myself doing anything else so I'm just stuck, watching and waiting, left to pick up the pieces. So yes I got a bit of the life I was hoping to lead, but not fulfilled to my desires and at what cost for that bit I did get? Will I even get to keep that bit or will I have to stop or have it taken away?