Hi my name is Andre and I am diagnoses with Bipolar Disorder, I am scared what is going to hapen and really struggle, last week I was admitted to hospital and I do not know how to look after my family, my bosses already decide not to pay me.
I have made a website, diary etc at www.the-consultant.eu it feels this is the only thing (and my wife and daughter) that keeps me going now.
Hello. I am a Bipolar Mom, Wife, and Grandma. I have started a YouTube Channel, as my Diary. http://www.youtube.com/SmellingDaisies I also have a Diary website at: http://sites.google.com/site/angelaledckeandb ... Here is a Bipolar Community I invite all of the Bipolar people to: http://bipolarcommunity.ning.com/group/hopefo ... I hope to see people join, this way we can have our BD Support group and help each other, in good days, and bad days.
Dear Andre,
I have suffered the bipolar disorder for the last fifteen years. I was hospitalized for two times so I think I know how you would feel about yourself and the situation now.
You certainly should take the medicine as prescribed by your doctors; recognizing that you have the disease is the first step to stabilize the situation and get it straight eventually.
Long-term advice would be that you should not lose the focus on your life and should try to reinstate normal functioning. Please do not focus on the bad things happened and even the medication itself. You should try to lead your life at a best attempt and avoid being over-medicalized for the rest of your life. The key to recover is to maintain a right level of self-love and self-esteem, which but should be certainly short of going manic. In addition to that, you would definitely have to reduce the workload whatsoever job you had for a living. Down-shifting is nothing bad, I guess.
Lastly, please never stop taking pills. Instead, please go and negotiate the kind and dosage of the pills you take when you feel they are a burden.
I pray to our Lord that you will get recovered and feel happy soon again.
Thomas
I spent 20 days in the hospital from late october to mid november here in the US (I am assuming from the website address that you are in Europe). My stay was actually 3 short stays meant to stabilize my meds and my mind so I would not harm myself. I pray your stay will end soon, but only when you are ready, so that you can see that there is life after institutionalism.
My work has decided to stop paying me for holidays and they still owe me for work I actually did...not sure why they are holding it up. Here in the US, I am able to apply for disability coverage from the federal government....at my age (48) I have worked long enough to get "early retirement" but the process can take months to years to complete.
My private insurance is slow in paying and require me to jump through a lot of hoops. We are struggling with 5 kids in the house, but somehow it seems to keep working out. I can only pray that it will be so with you, too. God has a way of pulling us from the fire, just before we get singed.
I know this is no help, but I wanted you to know you are certainly not alone.
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Hi Andre,
I know it is a very complicated situation for you right now but don't give up. One thing this illness has taught me is to fight back and to do all I can to be stable and to move forward in life. I am starting my life from scratch again, and I'm 42 years old so I am still alive and kicking...
Be patient and wait for the meds to kick in and then you will get back on your feet again. Don't hesitate in asking for help from your family and friends, we can't be alone when we take a fall.
I wish you a good recovery and all the best for you and your family.
Alex