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igottabeme

posted 08/24/2009, comments (4)

Weird Situation; Desperately Need Advice

Hi all. I'm a 46 year old woman. After years of misdiagnoses, I was diagnosed (correctly, I believe) with BP1/Rapid Cycling 3 years ago. I have fallen in and out of substance abuse since I was 13 years old. My drug of choice for the past 25 years has been marijuana. I have wanted to quit for YEARS (and did, for 5 months... Read more Chevron

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museumbipolar

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so not new to mental illness... but this is frightening

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posted 08/16/2009, comments (5)

i guess this is the start of my journey

Day 1 Drugs taken today: 40mg prozac.25mg xanax900mg lithium510mg seroquelso i guess today is day one. Ground zero… i dont exactly know what or how to say anything. I took this seroquel stuff like about a half hour ago i think, and already my brain is not wanting me to think, not wanting me to do anything but lay in bed and go to sleep.My... Read more Chevron

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Karri28

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29 yr old stay at home mom of two wonderful little girls

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posted 08/14/2009, comments (2)

Can guilt and anxiety really cause this much physical pain?

I have this cold hard lump of pain in my stomach and have for about three weeks now. It started before going to see my family. I actually delayed my trip by a day due to waking up in the middle of the night due to my stomach being in so much pain. We thought I was having a gall bladder attack. But it would calm and then get worse everytime my... Read more Chevron

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34 year old female professional single mother....

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posted 08/14/2009, comment (1)

BI-polarcoaster aka wits end

I am crippled by lonliness....after my daughter went to live with her father bc I was lets just say very "close to god" (I chose to starve myself...I guess even then I wanted to torture myself or more than likely wait for someone to save me..Borderline traits i know).....had maybe a week left..maybe...and went away for a couple months...to rehab... Read more Chevron

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Satherine

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Prefers the company of animals to humans...

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posted 07/09/2009, comments (7)

I am loosing my mind.

I am terrified at this point. I have ALWAYS had the highs and lows, since childhood. But now the world is walling in on me, I know I NEED help. But am to terrified to go in ANYWHERE. I was a very abused child, my mother used Dentisty (see would work on my teeth, when I was bad) as torture. I have been in and out of hospitals and doctors... Read more Chevron

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