Whelmed
01-16-2005, 12:14 AM
Wow, I love the Boards! I just have had so many questions - and now I can ask them! Apparently there are 2.5 million people with bipolar in the USA. Now, was this always such a common disease? Like, I wonder if there were that many people way back when? WHY???
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P.S. WHY DID IT HAPPEN TO ME??? I have no reason to be depressed! I couldn't ask for anything more, other than a new mind!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!! :nono:
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P.S. WHY DID IT HAPPEN TO ME??? I have no reason to be depressed! I couldn't ask for anything more, other than a new mind!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!! :nono:
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kiehn
01-16-2005, 12:25 AM
I didnt know there were that many people in the US that are bipolar but I just
figured it was herditary in my case. Of course with the ever spinning thoughts
add the pyschosis and my mind has imagined a lot of weird things. Stephen King
style. Yuk..... Good Question though, you just keep asking, maybe will all boarden
our BP knowledge, K
figured it was herditary in my case. Of course with the ever spinning thoughts
add the pyschosis and my mind has imagined a lot of weird things. Stephen King
style. Yuk..... Good Question though, you just keep asking, maybe will all boarden
our BP knowledge, K
kdn
01-16-2005, 01:31 AM
ya know when i get in a down one of the things i hate most about my brain is that i know its coming & theres not a doggone thing i can do to stop it.
yes i take my meds (strattera welbutrin & trileptal) but im not sure their dialed in: only dxed about a year & its been a roller coaster-think i think that cause i now know how i feel when things are level & moods are even.
but ya know Whelmed? lately ive been shaking my fist at the sky & screaming (figuratively) whadda ya gotta do this for??
im with you, today i hate it i hate it i hate it.
thanx for letting me whine
kevin
yes i take my meds (strattera welbutrin & trileptal) but im not sure their dialed in: only dxed about a year & its been a roller coaster-think i think that cause i now know how i feel when things are level & moods are even.
but ya know Whelmed? lately ive been shaking my fist at the sky & screaming (figuratively) whadda ya gotta do this for??
im with you, today i hate it i hate it i hate it.
thanx for letting me whine
kevin
mudhound
01-16-2005, 08:18 AM
It's been here all along. They just hid, denied, or refused to call it BP.
It's like cancer in a way. The medical tech was not there years ago. Now with a peice of skin, hair or blood they can prove that someone died of XYZ......
It's like cancer in a way. The medical tech was not there years ago. Now with a peice of skin, hair or blood they can prove that someone died of XYZ......
*music23*
01-16-2005, 05:51 PM
I am constantly asking myself the same question, especially as of late. WHY? Why ME? I had so much potential and now it's gone. A bipolar casualty. Why did I have to be the one? If I were given another chance, a healthy, happy brain with everything I used to be, I promise I would never let the world down. But I can't do all that I used to be able to do, and it saddens me incredibly. I feel used, wasted.
Kristina :wave:
Kristina :wave:
Whelmed
01-16-2005, 06:49 PM
Kristina,
I know EXACTLY how you feel! I used to be SOOO smart... I was for sure going to be a doctor, a vet, etc. but now I CAN'T even go to class, do my homework... I don't even treat people like I used to. But you know what, there is hope for people like us. We can change the world, even if it is just making people more aware of this disease. You can change the world simply by treating the people around you like you'd want to be treated. For example, my Grandma has done nothing "wonderful" in her life, but she is my hero because she is wonderful to me. She is a trooper and gives more love 24/7 than anyone else I have met. You can be the same way. We both can.
Also, I need to vent... It REALLY bugs me when people at my school go to the doctor claiming to be depressed. Then they "brag" about their meds, just seeking attention. GOD, what I would DO to be them - depressionless!!! I hate this disease and I DON'T brag about it because it's NOT something I'm proud of, although I've learned not to be embarrassed. It just bugs me sooo much when people don't even know what real depression is... AHHH!!!
Thanks for listening... I'll stop now... Hahaha :D
A :p
I know EXACTLY how you feel! I used to be SOOO smart... I was for sure going to be a doctor, a vet, etc. but now I CAN'T even go to class, do my homework... I don't even treat people like I used to. But you know what, there is hope for people like us. We can change the world, even if it is just making people more aware of this disease. You can change the world simply by treating the people around you like you'd want to be treated. For example, my Grandma has done nothing "wonderful" in her life, but she is my hero because she is wonderful to me. She is a trooper and gives more love 24/7 than anyone else I have met. You can be the same way. We both can.
Also, I need to vent... It REALLY bugs me when people at my school go to the doctor claiming to be depressed. Then they "brag" about their meds, just seeking attention. GOD, what I would DO to be them - depressionless!!! I hate this disease and I DON'T brag about it because it's NOT something I'm proud of, although I've learned not to be embarrassed. It just bugs me sooo much when people don't even know what real depression is... AHHH!!!
Thanks for listening... I'll stop now... Hahaha :D
A :p
kdn
01-17-2005, 01:50 AM
Whelmed--now that i got THAT out of the way (sorry, still down)
like mudhound said, these illinesses or whatever you will call them have been around for as long as modern society has been. personally, i remember stories whispered to me about various relatives going back for generations who had to be "put away" for various behavorial issues (tho other terms were used then)
in earlier times this was the big secret that no one talked about. uncle earl or cousin maybelle was just sent away & in polite company nothing was said.
DX's had different lables also, tho some of the terms dont come to mind.
dunno but hope this answers the other part of yr question
like mudhound said, these illinesses or whatever you will call them have been around for as long as modern society has been. personally, i remember stories whispered to me about various relatives going back for generations who had to be "put away" for various behavorial issues (tho other terms were used then)
in earlier times this was the big secret that no one talked about. uncle earl or cousin maybelle was just sent away & in polite company nothing was said.
DX's had different lables also, tho some of the terms dont come to mind.
dunno but hope this answers the other part of yr question
keystone206
01-17-2005, 08:01 AM
I used to feel smart. I used to be able to do the cross word! I used to be able to hold my own in a conversation! Oh, the frustration!