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Old 06-01-2006, 01:40 PM   #1
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Angry Does anyone else ever feel like this?

Well let's just start off with a little bit of background..
I'm in my mid-twenties, happily married and have a pretty basic and happy life.
At age 5 I was diagnosed with ADD, always had trouble in school, flunked 5th grade, 8th grade and 9th grade twice before dropping out. It's not that I'm stupid, I guess I just never really had the urge to apply myself. But not only that, I had/have the hardest time concentrating on things. I was always hyper or moody, depressed and talked too darn fast. Over the years I somehow slowed down due to everyone breathing down my back about it, but sometimes I still talk way too fast and don't know it until someone says something. Never on earth did anyone think this was a problem. I've been employed since I was 16 but only kept 2 jobs longer than a year, and most were just for a few months. When I was younger, I was a pretty violent person, I changed alot over the years and are nowhere near as violent as I used to be.

A few years ago, I got into a relationship, we were together for a few years, I got an apartment for us, thought he was the "one" and landed the perfect job. The relationship turned abusive, resulting in me getting my violent side back, which made for some pretty nasty fights. I eventually had enough, Threw him out, and basically went a little over the edge. I started drinking everyday, doing drugs, stopped being financially responsible, ended up owing the bank over a grand and drank every paycheck away at the bar, and started to have numerous one night stands.

I moved back home, kept up the irresponsible acts, started freaking out at work, with crying spells, falling asleep, zoning out, yelling at people over the phone, not doing my job, etc. I knew something was wrong so I called the DR and was diagnosed with Bipolar rapid cycling. This made sense as I now knew why I was sad one minute and then bouncing off the walls the next. I was put on Zyprexa, which had days were I felt like a zombie and then a week later, I was almost immune to it, and it did absolutely nothing for me.

That was about 2 years ago, and I haven't been on meds since. I met my husband and we got married this past February. He's a great guy, we have our trials and tribulations, he knows about my "extra sense of character, or lack there of at times" and seems to help me thru it for the most part. He just doesn't understand it fully, and I don't want to press making him understand.

I feel pretty uselss to him, as I haven't been much of a provider, being that every job I have gotten since we've been together, I either get fired from or quit because I can't handle the stress.

I for some reason always think he has a hidden agenda, or motives behind his words, Lately I have been completely paranoid that someone is going to break into the house and kill us, I constantly tell myself that he's going to find someone more normal. I've been having more ( I always have since I was little) dreams of death and murder.

Some days, I'm extremely clingy and begging for affection, and other days I want to be alone, all day. Some days I have no idea what mood I'm actually in because I feel like I'm so many in one.

I feel like I'm just losing my mind! I set up an assessment with a Pdoc, but they haven't called back yet to give me the actual green light from the registration process..2-10 days.

But in the meantime, I feel so completely worthless. I always feel like life has me by the tail and I have to go in whatever direction it's flinging me in.

Does anyone else ever feel like this?

 
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Re: Does anyone else ever feel like this?

Yes, I have felt so depressed that even if there was a gun across the room I was too exhausted to get out of bed and use it. I have felt lost, hopeless, worthless, alone and useless (even though I have 3 kids who love me and need me). I have felt like noody has it worse than me or could possibly understand what is constantly going through my mind--the paranoid thought and terror. The good news... the right medication really helped me! I have been manic and depressed many times and on 24 different medications over 8 years. I'm now on Lithium 600mg, Seroquel 200mg, Topamax 150mg, Lorazepam .5mg at night and Zoloft and Adderall (for ADHD) in the morning. My thoughts are pretty much in the day and from what my pdoc and therapist tell me pretty normal. I need other people in my life to monitor me , because I don't always know "what's normal" after being so abnormal for so long. I go to my therapist every other week to be sure my thinking is on track. I had an incredible career as a Financial Consultant with all A's and an MBA from the #1 school in the country. I am going back to that now and hope to be a success again now that the "bipolar" is not controlling me. I try to separate myself from the disease and realize the decisions I made and things I did when I was "sick" where not me, but the bipolar which was in charge. Without the illness controlling me, I can be a very happy, successful person. I just hope I can stay stable like others of this board.

 
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