zombozo
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Post by zombozo on Jul 11, 2014 6:37:54 GMT -5
bipolar's a mood disorder, sort of like depression. you have depressive episodes (like in major depressive disorder) but also manic episodes (elevated mood, which sounds nice until you absolutely can't control it). luckily, i've been diagnosed very early in life (only recently turned 21) so i've been spared most of the devastating effects of living with untreated bipolar. i don't know if it's genetic, but mental imbalances certainly are... all mood disorders & mental disorders might be a product of both biological & environmental factors. I love you Sam!!!! My friend's dad is pretty severely (I think) bipolar and it caused him (and still causes him) some serious problems actually and it really sucks And then my friend himself said that he thinks he might have bipolar tendencies Is bipolar....ity? Bipolarity? Idk Is being bipolar genetic because that would potatoing suck I could google it myself but You know I won't Also Anka! I love you too and I'm glad you're happier and it's pretty potatoing cool what you and mr m (not 100% positive on his current name haha) have been able to do for eachother.
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Post by BSam on Jul 11, 2014 7:09:58 GMT -5
yeah my highs aren't high enough to be bipolar,but i'm generally too drunk to remember my lowest of the lows.
slight difference now that i that now i've actually done a depression test from a doctor but i stopped seeing the specialists i was reccommnexded to due to various reasons.
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Post by BSam on Jul 2, 2015 14:35:47 GMT -5
yeah my highs aren't high enough to be bipolar,but i'm generally too drunk to remember my lowest of the lows. slight difference now that i that now i've actually done a depression test from a doctor but i stopped seeing the specialists i was reccommnexded to due to various reasons. and i've started again, and also being medicated. and right now it's really crap because i'm drinking less so i don't have that cushion and also some withdrawal. and the medication hasn't kicked in yet, so i'm just sort of feeling crap all the time and the doctor is saying 'this is good give it time' but it's really hard sometimes.
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Post by Hermes on Jul 2, 2015 16:46:40 GMT -5
*Hugs*.
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Post by soufflé on Jul 2, 2015 23:40:06 GMT -5
Sam that sucks so much I hope it starts working for you
In the meantime just remember we love you!!
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Post by Tryina Denouement on Jul 3, 2015 8:31:29 GMT -5
Asperger's, depression and insomnia. The suck trilogy.
EDIT: Also, I'm kinda afraid that I might be bipolar, cos my mood swings are the most extreme jet coaster.
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Post by Kit's tits kick ticks on Jul 3, 2015 12:53:32 GMT -5
I don't think Asperger's sucks. Mine sucks a bit because it's kind of not noticeable. I also suck at falling asleep but it can't be called insomnia because I also suck at waking up. It's just like my natural sleep rhythm doesn't fit the fact that a day has 24 hours. Also yay for Sam, you will get through this
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zakeno
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Post by zakeno on Aug 24, 2015 23:23:42 GMT -5
I had a childhood that was, for lack of better description, a series of unfortunate events where i was constantly emotionally and mentally manipulated by my parents (one of whom was an alcoholic, the other just plain manipulative in the guilt-tripping way), and witness to a series of traumatic events, which have left me with a whole slurry of disorders, from depression to panic disorder to PTSD to ocd to something scarier I don't tell docs about, so who knows what exactly it may be, that leaves me hallucinating every so often to such a bad extent that I have woken up on the lawn of my apartment building after passing out from sheer terror. It's.... fantastic. I have to keep all these things quiet because I'm worried they'll affect my career, but there's been times when I had to 'work late' at the office just because my mind was being tricky enough I knew I needed to settle down to be able to drive home safely. I've pulled all nighters fairly frequently just from sheer terror at what might be outside. Even though I'm logically aware I'm being ridiculous, I can't bring myself to move, or sleep, or do much of anything, and seeing things and hearing things doesnt help. And my last psychiatrist vanished off the face of the earth when I asked him to change meds. searched him and it turned out he had been paid off about 100k in a span of a few months to just push a single medication. no wonder it wasn't working. Psychiatrists are disgusting. But I've only had bad ones.
In any case, brains are the worst!!!
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Post by BSam on Aug 25, 2015 6:41:16 GMT -5
well hugs for you.
edit: looking back this could seem sarcastic, but it was not meant to be.
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Post by A comet crashing into Earth on Aug 25, 2015 10:07:37 GMT -5
Asperger's, depression and insomnia. The suck trilogy. A close relative of mine has Asperger's and insomnia, and everyone knows someone who's struggled (or struggles) with depression. My own relationship to sleeping issues is something similar to Anka's. I'm bad at falling asleep, but that's partially self-inflicted because I can't keep a healthy sleeping schedule. Personally, I don't have any diagnosed mental disorders. A slight autistic personality, perhaps, but nothing inconvenient - if anything, my autistic tendencies is the more practical and enjoyable side of my behaviour. And of course, hugs from here for all who need them! I'm sorry to read that so many members here struggle with these issues - but then, a very large portion of the human population does, so it shouldn't be entirely unexpected, I suppose. Zak, I'm sorry (and in the specific case that you quote, outraged!) to hear about your bad experience with psychiatrists. I personally have much respect for the field of psychiatry, but I've heard about a lot of negative experiences with them, which makes it increasingly difficult to believe the integrity of the individual practitioner. Particularly, I've heard a lot of bad things about American psychiatrists (although I know people who have bad experiences with the Danish system as well, my relative included), but never having actually been to America, I can't generalise too heavily about that. Nevertheless, I wildly disagree with the American healthcare model, and I think the fact that pharmaceutics being handled as a 'business' is at least partially to blame.
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zakeno
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Post by zakeno on Aug 25, 2015 11:51:38 GMT -5
Zak, I'm sorry (and in the specific case that you quote, outraged!) to hear about your bad experience with psychiatrists. I personally have much respect for the field of psychiatry, but I've heard about a lot of negative experiences with them, which makes it increasingly difficult to believe the integrity of the individual practitioner. Particularly, I've heard a lot of bad things about American psychiatrists (although I know people who have bad experiences with the Danish system as well, my relative included), but never having actually been to America, I can't generalise too heavily about that. Nevertheless, I wildly disagree with the American healthcare model, and I think the fact that pharmaceutics being handled as a 'business' is at least partially to blame. The state of psychiatry in the US is a very sorry one. I've had a few and all of them were terrible, and I've since sworn off of doctors, both because I actually can't afford them (20 minutes in a doctors office waiting room and 5 minutes talking to the doc = $300. easy.) Though being unmedicated again sucks eggs. But it's especially bad in the city, since I think a lot of doctors come here just knowing that there's business to be made? I don't know. I'm bitter. I hate homeopathic or 'natural' remedies too since that's all I got as a kid growing up in a redneck backwoods hippie town. Going through weekly electrical shocks and expensive tinctures straight outta the turn of the century did nothing but make me extra salty against all kinds of treatments, lmao. But yeah, I return hugs to all!! brains, man. brains and docs. rough stuff.
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Post by BSam on Oct 11, 2015 4:02:36 GMT -5
worst day i've had in a logn time
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Oct 11, 2015 13:39:30 GMT -5
*gives sam some chocolate*
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Post by Emerald Snicket on Oct 11, 2015 13:42:46 GMT -5
I had a period in my life where I was depressed, but I got over it. I have OCD.
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Post by soufflé on Oct 11, 2015 14:10:41 GMT -5
I'm so sorry Sam, hugs and chocolate to you; if you need to talk I'm here
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