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July 27, 2005, 4:57 am PDT

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MOONRISING I DID NOT MEAN TO MAKE YOU THINK THAT I NEEDED A BODY GUARD BECAUSE OF THE BIPOLAR BOARD .I t was not directed towards that certain board .Did you read the post that i did respond to from beachsmile before this post i had written ?Obiviously not we were all joking around on the depression board (well not all were joking)God forbid if someone else takes this offensively.As far as me saying getting back to normalicy,i meant the way we were before the boards shut down.You have to understand something its not just Bipolars that struggle to with the drpression and not all can take a joke when it is put out there.We almost have a family on these boards beside our own and we all have our share of problems not just the bipolars.I see no need to single me out because we are not here to attack people just the sickness.I realize that bipolars are sensitive so are we.And i did appologize a few times .If you don't like the way we joke around on the d/p board well there is nothing i can do about that.I don't need to post over there i just do because of family having this sickness and i did welcome people to your boards also.I will not bother to post again .If you feel threatened well don't because i will stay where they understand my talk and problems as well.take care and may god bless us all .cathy
 I dont know how you cannot see it.  Here above is a post from AUSSTORM, or moonrising i forget and it was kind and explanatory, and she reallywent out of her way to try and make you understand... and you have to go and get all defensive with HER TOO.  I DO think you belong on another board where they understand you, because NOT ONE of us does.  Several people have tried to clarify things for you and you always come back railing aginst their words. 

You have no need to respond, because i am not going to come back here to see if you have, because  there is always something abtrasive that is upsetting and i prefer to be in a kind and loving environment.

It would really help you if you analyzed your OWN words instead of focusing everyone else.

enough already, i dont een think your words justify a post at all.

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August 12, 2005, 9:03 am PDT

TED

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I notice when I'm getting hypomanic, but it doesn't always get too out of control. Sometimes I will level off again after a few weeks. I do have antipsychotics that kick my butt quick if I'm in danger of needing hospitalization. Haven't been hospitalized since '94. The problem with others trying to tell me that i'm manic is that its hit or miss if they are right. I've been told I'm losing it when all it is is that they are annoyed with me. When they cry wolf too often and it turns out to be a bogus perception, how can I rely on their observations.  

  

Know Thyself. 

  

Ted 

 I agree 100% with every word you just said.  although i no longer take anti-psychotics I have experienced the exact thing, people pulling the "Manic" card on me just for being annoyed and such.  everything you said.  Last trime i was hospitalized was in 2002 but can i ask you something?  In my 5 hospitalizations, i have NEVER had a hospital that is state run or medicare covered actually do anything but feed and medicate me.  have you had that experience?  Originally hospitalized in Good OL Wichita Stta falls  Tx, Man, i would have had more THERAPEUTICAL treatment in a dog pound.

i think states need to look closer at out mental hospitals and the curriculum and staffing...

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August 12, 2005, 9:23 am PDT

Talking about BB

 I would LOVE to put in my INPUT on the whole BB scenario, but I am just one of those people that diesnt watch the show, and haven't a CLUE as to what the inner workings of the game are... bummer.  If I had any base of knowledge to draw from ....at ALL..... I'd love to chat  up the show with you all.  I guess in the meantime, I'll avoid looking like a fool by trying to discuss soomething (the show) I have NO idea about.  Maybe by the next seasons show ill remember to tune in...

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August 12, 2005, 9:28 am PDT

Moon

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I'm back. I had a parcel dropped off for my neighbor friend. 

  

He is so hunky, that sometimes I want to eat him up. I took an Ativan, so I am feeling especially giddy right now. 

  

Oh, Beka, where are you. I haven't talked to you in what seems like FOREVER! 

  

I have noticed that the activity is picking back up, why is everyone so upset? Can anyone tell me? 

I guess I have been away too long. Sometimes, even if I read the posts, I forget...(darn medication);. But what's a girl to do? I have to stay in what my pdoc calls " a sense of balance". So if I just sense it, then that should be enough? Right?  

  

OK...I'm going to go wait for my yummy friend to show up. I'll be back later, after I send him on his way. 

  

  

  

 I really dont come here that often. I really miss my OLD Dr Phil board, this one just isnt the same. The whole format just makes me feel like i am yelling down the corridor to you instead of chatting WITH you.  I am seriously disappointed with the new layout of the board and i go elsewhere 99% of the time for bipolar support.  It's a real bummer because  sometimes i boot up the page expecting "that homey feeling" we used to have with the other board and this, yeah its not horrible, butits just not comfortable or HOME anymore.  I was on that old board for 2 years i miss it.  But I guess Change is good.  You know where to find me

love!!
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August 12, 2005, 9:33 am PDT

TIL

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The intensity of my feelings are on a continuum. I experience life from simple black and white to technicolor. Like moving the color adjustment setting on a TV. Move it all the way down and it is rather dull, but move it all the way up and the screen glows with color. I think it strays less from the middle the older I get. 

  

I think we are all in the process of knowing ourselves better and better. With introspection comes confidence in knowing who you are. What makes you happy. What is important to you. What floats your boat. 

  

Ted (IL) 

 I rarely HIT the middle zone anymore either.  Though, I am 31, i have been aware of my bipolar since i was 20 so, 11 years now.  I like the way you describe it.  Any given day, my world is total black and white, and any given HOUR later, lol or day, it is so bright i  "have to wear shades".  It always reminds me of those silly videos they show you at the hospitals to pass time in what is supposed to be a "group therapy, you know the one, surely with the Cleaver Guy hosting and its called "Dark Glasses and Kaliedoscopes"

Yeah, Me, I get limo tint, or I get HD technixcolor.  Nothing in between.

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August 12, 2005, 10:00 am PDT

Strange

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This is a support board for those suffering from, or have friends or family members with bipolar disorder. We ask that you please stay on topic, refrain from posting comments or innuendos specifically to offend or harass others. If you choose not to respond to any particular message, then please ignore it. This is a public board and all are welcome to post here. 

  

As in real life, there are those we are close to, those that are merely acquaintances, and those we prefer to avoid. It is our hope that everyone will post in a kind and considerate manner on this board, not carry issues from one board to another, and keep this conversation in the manner it was intended - to offer help, support and comfort for those in need. 

  

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DrPhilBoard1 

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 I must have missed something today, i thought the discussion was picking up and finally showing some respect and mutual discussion.  NOW FINALLY we hear from the moderator.  Im confused.  I guess i must have missed a post or something.... everything i havew seen here has been due to great effort at kindness and cooperation to as for the posts i have read.

Exactly the reaason i go somewhere else.  Its weird how it even puts a bad taint on Dr Phil himself for his message board forum to be so hostile.

Ta Ta ,
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August 14, 2005, 8:18 am PDT

mental wards

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I was in a behavioral ward of a hospital that just fed, medicated and kept everyone safe. But honestly, I was so far gone that it was all that could be done. I also spent a month in a rehab joint where they tried to twelve step me in addition to the meds. Almost got kicked out of that place, but they managed to tolerate me until my insurance ran out. Finally I was assigned a psyciatrist from India who was a little quirky, but she worked with me to understand the role of meds and gave me the permission to adjust them as I felt necessary. Our insurance carrier changed and so did the Doctor. One saw me for ten minutes and started writting scrip like it was going out of style. Cancelled my appointment with him and reported him. After a few years with no doc, I ran out of meds, so I found the current one (also from India) and he's cool with what I'm doing. 

  

Ted 

 ALL the times i was hospitalized (5) 4 of those times, i was treated worse than a dog, i mean the staff was cruel and i didnt cause trouble until they started acting like they were GODS and really mistreating the patients.  They were like a little clique, they picked patients they "liked" and then the rest of us were really abused as far as decent treatment, it was cruel and unusual.  I have done my share of trouble making, but not until they started with their holier than thou attitude.  Basically after a suicide attempt, we were locked down, fed and sent to kindergarten type classes and the hospital i frequented most often wouldnt allow us to smoke even outside.  It was horrifying.

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August 14, 2005, 8:24 am PDT

Faith

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I tried to post on this board again, but it's just not the same.  I wish everyone the best.

  

 

  

Take Care!

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

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