Messages By: lollypop

Quote From: 101160

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

Quote From: theenigma

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 

Quote From: moonrising

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. 

  

  

  

Quote From: theenigma

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) 

Quote From: DrPhilBoard1

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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Quote From: theenigma

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 

Quote From: faith__

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

  

 

  

Take Care!