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Old 07-12-2006, 08:23 AM   #1
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Ive never bin to a doc-im 2 scared, but ive posted on all sorts of sites and they have mentioned bipolar several times to me. for the record-i have hidden depression, self harm, eating probs and all that for 3 yrs-but things r quieter now

neway, im not like i used to be tho. i used to be always always down, for 2months straight i cried(in secret-i was alone most of the time),didnt speak, was very snappy, was desperate, hopeless and just did not care and i cud hardly sleep. i cudnt get ne worse and ended up almost jumping out a eindow.

suddenly tho it picked up, i still cried but not as badly at all, not as much and now i never cry. in the past 3 yrs ive only had one more of these 'bad' episodes were i dnt want to wake up. now im usually numbish. i act normally and on sum level feel normal, but then i just have accepted it and move on. i dnt care about much now and i just feel like everything is just one long sigh. i can function(until there is an arguement-then i crack up-cutting and that kind of thing).

however there are times wen i go a bit nuts. but it only lasts a day maybe an afternoon, even minutes-to hours. i feel buzzing, nothing is wrong or ever was wrong-thats what i convince myself. i jump and run around just to burn the energy i feel while shouting(im 18-a bit old to be doing this), im told i talk too fast, no1 has a clue what im saying,. i talk rubbish, bounce from topic to topic-and have sum random thoughts like-what if monkeys wore clothes, or one day i told my dad that i i thought my dog was spanish and that if he were a person-he wud be spanish, i found this all hilarious and cud not control my laffter(i get like that-my body is almost tickling-wierd). it gets annoying to others, my mom asked once if i was on drugs-in a half serious half joking tone. i get all these ideas, thoughts stumble over one another, i get impatient and cant wait for pple to finsih talking before i do, my body is itching and bouncing around inside. i feel great, i can do anything i want with my life and consequences dont matter-lke i chose a really bad idea for a uni course-then wen i came back down i regretted it big time but was stuck with it.i also feel that i dont have to sleep-like i can just be awake till the early hours of the morning then be up again-for several days-then i just gop into tired mode for a while again.

im a shy quiet person, but wen in one fo these moods i will talk to absolutley ne1 and every1-i dont shut up, no1 has a clue and i say nonsense things sumtimes-which yes can be funny but also annoying. it feels like im drunk or on speed or sumthing.i wont sit still, i won foucus on one thing and i get impatient listening to others boring stories(this makes me appear rude sumtimes), also i think i confuse people with the way sumtimes im so open with them, hyper and talking away, then the next im not interested, its like suddenly im soically stunted and interacting just does not come naturally. i used to out it down to sugar rushes or sumthing, but i think its more-they just hapen for no reason. it usually happens once a day sumtimes more sumtimes not for a few days. the rest of the time im either what i now know as normal(just floating along-neither happy or sad), i feel like ive lost feeling of the two extremes-i dnt know what is proper happy and what is sad. there is like a scale-extatic, thern normal as ive described, then there is bottom of the pit(think of suicie, dnt want ne1 near me or talking, very very angry.

no1 noticed the depressing moods really-im not a sharing person wen it comes to feelings. i keep it in and mostly take out anger at home, wen im hyper sumtimes it annoys then other times they like it but they always say"now wait and see-later on u wont be able to even speak to u"-as in ill be angry. this has gone past just hormones-im 18 and have had this for 3 years- i arrange things and then regret it later cos i dnt want to or am not in the mood, i change my mind constantly. what shud i do, does this sound like it cud be bipolar or that cycolthymic thing(yes i know thats spelt wrong). im thinking of going to the docs in spetember-what do u think. ne storeis?? xox

 
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Re: Cud this be it??-plz ans

I am not Bipolar however my daughter is being treated for it. Alot of what you describe definitely points towards Bipolar especially the mood changes that you describe. Go to the top of this board and read the second Sticky note Attention Newbies! Please Read: Bipolar Disorder Symptom Primer that will give you a start. but most of all get yourself into a pyschiatrist for a thorough evalutaion.....that is the only way you will get a proper diagnosis and treatment.

My daughter is 15 and gets quite irritable, she also has been known to talk alot, cuts, does impulsive things that have gotten her into trouble, breaks rules and does things she wants to do without even thinking about the consequences. Her thoughts are quite often irrational and illogical and she has been quite down and unhappy....but mostly irritable and agitated. She has run away a few times and has chosen friends that are no good for her. I don't know if that was what happened to you when you were younger but I hear it starts out this way.

Please make an appointment ASAP. There is something definitely off and if you do have Bipolar the earlier it is treated and stabilized the better. Just knowing that you need help and making sure you get it is the best thing you can do. Often young people wait too long until it gets totally out of hand.....don't do that.

Also one question I have....do you drink and use drugs of any sort??? I need to know this personally because my other daughter is off to college and they say that often somebody who is Bipolar will self medicate with use of drugs/alcohol because it makes them feel better. I was wondering if this were the case with you.

Okay....so make that appointment and keep us posted with what you find out.

Good luck ~ Goody

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Old 07-12-2006, 09:49 AM   #3
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Re: Cud this be it??-plz ans

hey, thanx for replying. altho im not diagnosed i hope i cud be of sum help with ur daughter. i personally dnt do drugs-ive bin tempted and in my worse stages if i had acess id say i wudve experimented if id had the chance. i do drink. i more binge drink-dnt drink then go out at weekends and get plastered(but alot of pple wud see that as just being young and careless-partying-but u must watch urself), i never go beyond the boudnaries of not being able to control myself tho, and i can remember the sequencees of events. i have the odd smoke wen im out also but thats it. im quite a good quiet girl and always have been-apart from at home. i get very angry, shout, scream, throw things, kick things-i just must get it out. wen i was little i was a nightmare also.

i will take ur adivce thank u, and i wish u luck with ur daughter-u just have to watch her and what she is up to. sumtimes like u said pple will do things they wudnt normally do if they didnt do it on impulse-i think thats the key, learning to think and step back be4 u do it-but it is hard and u must be patient. good luck xox

 
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Re: Cud this be it??-plz ans

hi,
u definitely need to b in therapy so you can get a diagnosis and get treatment. it definitely sounds like bipolar. i am bipolar myself. i am on meds now and am doing well. i've experimented with drugs to self medicate but i doesn't work. it numbs it for awhile but then you feel worse. i'm clean now and doing much better. hope all goes well for you.
much love,
dove

 
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