Topic : Bipolar Disorder

i ways given the name manic deprsive in the 80s i ways 6yrs old. thin given drugs to make me act right.as time went on thay called it bipoler disorder. what i want to knowe is how maney ppl get this  and have thragik childhouds and take the meds and grow up num to the world. thin wake up one day to trysumthing new. iv gone a year naw with out any meds and my thropist sad i must have been miss dignosted. so what do i do naw? my houl life has been bilt on a lie. has any one els been thro this???????????????

Hello. I'm so glad you stopped by....I am a fellow Texan Or at least I was until 2 years ago.

 

 

There is something that  compelled me to respond to your post..............

 

Looking at your info, we seem to be around the same age too. Anyways, .....what I wanted to say was that my dad was diagnosed "manic depressive" (bipolar) many years ago...back in the day of ECT treatments galore. He is still not the same from them. He took every med out there at one time or another........then he can go for times without any meds..........

 

 

Bipolar is not simple.....we can be fine without meds for a week, a year, and then WHAM!!...out of the blue you are manic one day...or very suicidal.

It is a chemical imbalance...everyone is unique with their symptoms, etc........what works for one, won't work for another. You probably already know this.........

 

 

What I would try to do is just think about what YOU want to do...and then go for it.....try not to have a pity party for yourself over the "what if's"............you can't go back. Things are not as hopeless as they seem sometimes.

 

 

 

If you ever need some help, you can email me.

 

 

Jen

I haven't written in here in quite awhile, I thought I'd check in.  How is everyone?  I'm doing all right.  I'm nervous for school.  It's starting in about a month.  It never seems to go right.  Every year I seem to fall flat on my face.  It never seems to go right socially or acedemically.  I need to find a balance so I can at least graduate from high school with average grades, right?  Anyway, it's getting late here.  Everybody take care.  ~Josie

i  must say, the new message board must of been wanting to run me off, cause it sure has. i must be so stupid, i do not like it. why have the main ones decided to change it like this. nothing against the smart ones who don't like this board too but, if there are any , but i feel so stupid, because i do not like the all different sections and who writes to who, all the boxes,  you have driven me to smoke, i had quit, but now i am back to it.  maybe there will be a simplier version of one on the site for people like me. am i alone? that frusterated smiley is just right.

 

bye bye all my beloved bi-polar online friends, i am in tears.

cran has my email address if you want to email me. i think she gets on here some!

Do you have an IEP in place that fives you special services? My daughter is 14 and school was awful for her until I had her tested and some special accomadations were made for her. She can go to a quiet room if having a panic attack. She doesn't need permission to go to the bathroom. If you do not have one I would ask your mom to write a request to the special education director for an evaluation. If she needs help she can email me. Tammy

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