Tuesday, December 25, 2007
I was diagnosed with bi-polar illness in 1981. My first hospitalization was terrible. I was over medicated and brought down too quickly from my psychotic state. As most of us have experienced to a greater or lesser degree---I went broke and had to declare bankruptcy. Long story short, after being diagnosed with diabetes insipitus (as a result of the lithium), i only have 50% use of my kidneys and i am hyperthyroid. My mother committed suicide one year prior to my only manic episode.
It is now almost 2009. I am happy to say, I have sanity. Due to the great works from the best shrinks and psychomarphacologists.
