needing help to start actively coping with bp disorder
I am 39 years old. I only accepted my diagnosis of BP Disorder within the last 2 months. The Dr has me on Zyprexa. I was diagnosed years ago but always felt that I was strong enough, that I never needed medication or any type of help. All of a sudden (over the last 4 months), I started to feel "out of control". I cannot make new acquaintances (oh yeah, i'm single, never married), I get more irritated than normal at the smallest things, and now I have gotten MENTALLY tired from fighting myself all of the time. My personal beliefs on suicide are very strong (through years of coping and TELLING myself that is not the way to go), even though in the past I have made feeble attempts (4-5 occasions). i am going back to the Dr to see if he can get me some professional help(on monday actuallly(today is saturday). My problem right now is that I have no one to talk with. i have a great roomate but I believe that I annoy and **** her off too much to talk to her about it and the trouble that i am having right now. I just really need to speak with someone that understands the disorder and can help me work through some of this. i have done alot of research on it over the last week and it is now clear that I cannot manage my life on my own anymore. Please help.
Re: needing help to start actively coping with bp disorder
Hang in there Chavez!!
I know it feels impossible right now. I'm newly diagnosed myself even though they speculated it over a year ago. I'm Bipolar II with rapid cycling and on new meds since early September. It's all new to me too
Obviously seeking professional advice to talk everything out is the way to go. Maybe there's a Bipolar group that meets in your area. That may be worth a try . There's also CMHA Manitoba and Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba. Check them out online and I'm sure that they can give you some help whether it's talking to someone by phone, groups, support and services.
Re: needing help to start actively coping with bp disorder
Hi, Chavez,
Welcome to this board! You certainly can talk to us here, post all you want.
Great that you're getting help. There's a lot of help here, and there is an excellent book by Mary Ellen Copeland (bp herself) - I think it's called the Depression Workbook (not sure on the exact title, it may be something like Bipolar and Depression. It gives techniques for coping.
I am in a support group, and that helps a lot, too.
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