How many people here have bipolar disorder?

[xandermax]

Type 1 myself. Diagnosed in my late teens. I don't really go manic anymore. As I've grown older, my bipolar has gotten more depressive (I'm now 41) which is a bummer.

Bipolar and the medications have really affected my life in a big way. I'm on disability payments because of it, and am addicted to heroin because of it.

Apparently bipolar has the highest suicide rate of all mental illnesses. It's second to eating disorders in how fatal it is.

Curious who else here has it. What are your coping mechanisms? Do you also have days where you stay in bed? And hate waking up in the morning?

 

[platypus77]

Bipolar and the medications have really affected my life in a big way. I'm on disability payments because of it, and am addicted to heroin because of it.

I was misdiagnosed (possibly) got medicated and had complications from lithium. Kind fucked up my eye sight a little until now.
I went through the DBT program, and met other bipolars over there. DBT was originally developed for BPD, but works for all sorts of disorders.
I went through the DBT program, and met other bipolars over there. DBT was originally developed for BPD, but works for all sorts of disorders.

 

[xandermax]

I was misdiagnosed (possibly) got medicated and had complications from lithium. Kind fucked up my eye sight a little until now.
I went through the DBT program, and met other bipolars over there. DBT was originally developed for BPD, but works for all sorts of disorders.
I went through the DBT program, and met other bipolars over there. DBT was originally developed for BPD, but works for all sorts of disorders. Is

Is DBT helpful?

 

[xpvynz]

i have bipolar as well, but type 2, so mainly depressive. i've had complications with medication, i've been medicated since i was a teenager and it's fucked with my liver and eyes, i had to wear bifocals at one point because of a med i was on.

i wasn't able to stay in school, i got kicked out. work is hard most days, i'm just glad that i work a more flexible job now. i've had to take medical leave at an older office job once and i was fired because of it.

there's been some days where i literally cannot force myself out of bed. i feel too depressed and tired to even eat, or anything like that. it's not always like that, but i do spend the majority of the year with very low energy and motivation.

i've done dbt therapy as well, but it's expensive in the area i live in so i was only able to do it short term, but it did help tremendously. as for medications, eventually your body grows tolerant of certain things so my med regime is constantly evolving. i used to be on six different kinds at once, now i'm only on four. having less medication to keep track of was also very helpful for me.

i feel like my mental state is a constant downhill, but it's not like that every day thankfully. sucks that yours is mainly depressive as well, hang in there <3

 

[platypus77]

In my experience DBT helps a lot, there's a lot of content on YouTube you can find.

If you don't have resources to pay for a therapist and the group program, it's definitely doable on your own.

After all the success of any kind of therapy depends on the effort of the patient.

I didn't had much luck with therapists, as I am highly paranoid and struggle to trust people, so I decided to do on my own.

I practice shadow work and DBT, look it up on YouTube.

It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. – Rocky balboa, Sylvester Stallone

In my darkest moments I read these words and find it to be completely bullshit. But while I feel like staying around better find ways for my staying to not be completely miserable.

 

[NonEssential]

How do you even go about getting diagnosed for mental disorders? You just randomly call the doctor? The only thing I'm actually diagnosed with (epilepsy) is because I was one day having a seizure during my sleep. So I'd assume someone would be diagnosed with things like severe depression or whatever if they were for example caught trying to ctb.

 

[Willow]

I have bipolar, type 1. It's had a huge impact on my life. I've had some periods of stability, along with a lot of depression and some mania. In the last few years I have not found medication to be helpful, but I keep taking it. Similarly with therapy- it doesn't really work but I keep trying

 

[platypus77]

How do you even go about getting diagnosed for mental disorders? You just randomly call the doctor? The only thing I'm actually diagnosed with (epilepsy) is because I was one day having a seizure during my sleep. So I'd assume someone would be diagnosed with things like severe depression or whatever if they were for example caught trying to ctb.

My official diagnosis is ADHD, major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder. The last two are consequences of ADHD.

Took more than a year for my psychiatrist to finally decide that my case wasn't bipolar disorder because the symptoms are very much alike but treatments are extremely different.

It sucks I know, but that's the reality.

 

[NonEssential]

My official diagnosis is ADHD, major depressive disorder and general anxiety disorder. The last two are consequences of ADHD.

Took more than a year for my psychiatrist to finally decide that my case wasn't bipolar disorder because the symptoms are very much alike but treatments are extremely different.

It sucks I know, but that's the reality.

Were you made to visit a psychiatrist or did you make the decision yourself? At my new school I noticed a poster about contacting a psychiatrist if you have depression, stress, etc. Idk if I should give it a shot or not

 

[platypus77]

Were you made to visit a psychiatrist or did you make the decision yourself? At my new school I noticed a poster about contacting a psychiatrist if you have depression, stress, etc. Idk if I should give it a shot or not

My own decision, there's no shame in asking for help.

My recommendation, look for both, psychologist and psychiatrist.

The earlier you figure out what's wrong with you the better, I feel like if I had proper support in my youth I wouldn't even know SaSu exists.

 

[NonEssential]

My own decision, there's no shame in asking for help.

My recommendation, look for both, psychologist and psychiatrist.

The earlier you figure out what's wrong with you the better, I feel like if I had proper support in my youth I wouldn't even know SaSu exists.

Yeah, funny how I've put more effort into figuring out how to die instead of curing myself lol

 

[platypus77]

Yeah, funny how I've put more effort into figuring out how to die instead of curing myself lol

I get it, and it's completely normal. Specially when we're young and incredibly unaware of ourselves.

Pain, anger, sadness, depression and lack of purpose can really twist out minds making us feel the world is ending. There's science to backup this argument.

I recommend to everyone that are still young like many here to at least try to figure out life, despite the shortcomings we face during our time, there's a lot of fun stuff to enjoy too.

We are the only ones responsible for our own, choose wisely.

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

Type 1 myself. Diagnosed in my late teens. I don't really go manic anymore. As I've grown older, my bipolar has gotten more depressive (I'm now 41) which is a bummer.

Bipolar and the medications have really affected my life in a big way. I'm on disability payments because of it, and am addicted to heroin because of it.

Apparently bipolar has the highest suicide rate of all mental illnesses. It's second to eating disorders in how fatal it is.

Curious who else here has it. What are your coping mechanisms? Do you also have days where you stay in bed? And hate waking up in the morning?

I'm also type 1, but I wasn't diagnosed until last year when I started having a manic episode out of the blue at age 42. I was depressed numerous times before, but I never experienced anything like mania so my therapists and psychiatrists were always treating me for regular depression (which didn't work). So when manic episode popped up I was totallly unprepared and I didn't have a clue what was happening to me.

In the midst of mania I became delusional with a few periods of psychosis. I kept getting sent to the hospital psych ward because there was clearly something wrong, and after about a week they diagnosed me with BD I. By that point I was traumatized by the psychotic episodes and by being locked up in the hostpital, so I got even more sucked into the mania and barely took the medicines.

I was manic for about 4 months, and during that time I managed to completely destroy my life. I lost my job, all of my money, my marriage, my friendships, and my home. I had started multiple businesses and scattered my belongings across 3 states, including 3 expensive cars. Then I came back down to Earth and fell into the deepest depression ever. Once the delusional glow of mania wore off I was crushed by what happened, I could barely move.

Now I'm in a severely depressed state with constant thoughts of CTB. I'm taking a pile of meds which help somewhat, but they can't fix a completely shattered life. If I don't CTB I will need to go on disability because there's no way I can work in this condition. I lost my ability to focus, and I sleep around 14-16 hours which means I don't get up until 1:30pm.

Loosing my friends and my wife feels like the fatal blow. I could probably cope with bipolar if I had the support of people close to me, but right when I needed support the most I had it all ripped away. I put up some dating profiles and I've been getting some attractive matches, but it only makes me more depressed because my life is so destroyed I can't imagine anyone actually wanting to be with me. I never planned on being single for the rest of my life, it just doesn't feel like a life worth living.