Bipolar - People Who Have Been Through Bipolar Disorder

nurz

posted 03/24/2009, comments (0)

I feel great!

SU1, share post I feel great today! I was feeling pretty badly that I was acting Bipolar and Hypomanic! I expressed my feelings to my doctor of 10 years and I was heard! He made it clear that It 'was the medical condition that made me act the way I did and said that He could see past that and see Barbs-me, the woman and I should not... Read more Chevron

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Peter Ashenden

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posted 03/04/2009, comments (53)

Lonlieness

Loneliness...I've been pondering this particular problem that those of us labeled with a mental illness so often face. Everyone who has been diagnosed will agree that, getting a formal diagnosis brings with it a lot of losses. Some of those losses are, in part, due to the stigma and discrimination that each of us face as soon as we are diagnosed.... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/04/2009, comments (3)

I am stable and want custody

I am a mother of a 3 1/2 year old. In October i had a nervous breakdown due to a lot of stress. I am being told the only time i was allowed to see my daughter was undersupervision. ( mind you this was not court ordered) The father had become a big jerk and is being very difficult. I would like custody of my daughter, I took care of her for 3 years... Read more Chevron

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Angel4217

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posted 01/13/2009, comments (2)

Co-concurrent Diagnosis, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Bi-polar...Pick one...put a label on it!

Living with mental illness is a mind boggling ailment without the diagnosis' that we may or may not get through the years. Just as our "perceptions" are different from the norm, can we not say the same thing about medical experts who diagnose patients according to what "they percieve" to be-in conjunction with their specific field of expertise and... Read more Chevron

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Dr Tony Beal

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posted 12/11/2008, comments (7)

Hydration a Key ? - Personal Experience

One day in March this year I was invited to WIREC - Washington International Renewable Energy Conference held in Washington DC. A huge affair, thousands of people. Head-spinning stuff. Everyone buzzing about how we can reduce our Greenhouse Gas Emissions quickly. Having been in presentations and round the exhibition, I... Read more Chevron

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