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Courtney_J

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06/23/2020 at 12:00 AM

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Hello everyone,

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I thought we could use a space to introduce ourselves and talk about our experiences with bipolar disorder.

What is your bipolar disorder story? How were you diagnosed? Were you diagnosed as a teen or later as an adult? How are you doing now? What medications or treatments have you tried?

Feel free to share your story, your advice or your support here!

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Diamante

02/15/2021 at 4:11 PM

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I was diagnosed with bipolar at a young age and have ptsd from a list of trauma and abuse. All that being said I have recently found out that a part of bo

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Liah Reid

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Both condition have a part called pyschomotor agitation.. it is a strange symptom

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Liah Reid

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I have been fighting anxiety/panic disorder my entire adult life. Until about two years ago when I was finally put on medication that works. I was also recently diagnosed with suicidal depression and am on a med that works. Unfortunately, I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I was put on lithium and lamictal to address that. I think that I am finally fixed. I see a psychiatrist once a month to monitor my meds and I see a psychologist once a week to work through my ptsd and grief. I feel good.

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02/17/2021 at 8:39 PM

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I have Bipolar Disorder Type 2.....Mostly Depressive.....I very stable now....I'm currently writing two books for Publication soon....I already have another one completed back in November 2020 of last year....So I'm currently printing all of them on Word, a Microsoft Application....Completing my manuscripts for Publication soon....Also, sold seven of my drawings to an art dealer named Stephan Avon of Avon Studios in Springfield, Illinois as well. As a kind gesture on his part, he showed them for a week at the University of Illinois at Springfield for me, in their Student Union Hall. That was so cool of him!!! Anyway, I'm also still playing my instruments at home because of Covid-19 precautions as well. So, I keep pretty busy being an creative individual, don't you think?

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Mark Rodrigue

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Yes, you sound extremely creative and busy! I am also a published author 4x. I also have bipolar2 (among other things) and that means we only get the depression and not the manic phase. How are you doing with your bipolar? Do you also have other issues that require meds? I’m from PA and I guess your from IL? I can be reached at: raj17201@hotmail.com if you’d like a pen pal to talk. Good luck with your art and books to be published! BTW my name is Randy.

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02/21/2021 at 8:51 PM

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yes I feel sane way people don’t understand they think it’s not real

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02/24/2021 at 10:43 PM

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Hi there Randy....I 'm Mark....From Norway, Maine.....Like you, I want to publish and do my art....I am tired at times, though....Not much sleep....I have some anxiety and depression in me....I don't sleep very well....I have Type2 Diabetes, high cholesterol, a bad thyroid, and some other issues health-wise too....My PCP keeps me in check....Thanks. BFN_ Mark.

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02/28/2021 at 12:28 AM

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Medications are not a crutch. With bipolar illness, the chemicals in the brain are out of whack. The medications bring the chemicals in the brain back to where they would normally be.

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I was in denial of my mental illness for many years. I went 11 years without taking medications. It wasn't until I got in trouble with the law that i took mental illness seriously. After that, I realized, that yes, I had a problem and that it needed to be dealt with. I got on medications, this was 19 yrs ago, and I have been a model citizen ever since.

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This is my prescription to handling bipolar one disorder: Get enough sleep, take your medications every day, have a proper diet and exercise. So important.

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Denise L. Uhde-Friesen

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