Information and opinions on health from hsurp at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/721803/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/721803/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/721803/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/111094/feel Fri, 07 May 2010 01:39:30 -0400 hsurp I love Facebook but I hate it.  I love people but I hate them.  I always seem to feel as though I need attention.  I try not to but I want to scream at people to PAY ATTENTION TO ME!!!  I feel ignored so many times.  Does anyone else feel this way?  And if you do, what do you do about it?  I don't know why I feel this way.  I brought it up to my psychologist and told her that my mother told me (just a few... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/111094/feel http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/109528/mention-illness Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:59:22 -0400 hsurp When is a good time to mention your illness?  I try to be open about my illness, although I know certain people can't know and that makes me feel terrible, like I'm hiding a bad part of myself.  I tell some people who've known me for years and I tell some after a few meetings.  I don't say anything right away.  But, 1/2 the people seem to ignore you after you tell them.  I try to change the subject afterward or laugh at... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/109528/mention-illness http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/107131/doctors-listen Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:55:59 -0400 hsurp I am very upset over my psychologist telling me she finds it hard to believe about some things I tell her!  I feel like throttling her sometimes because she must think I am a liar!  I am not a liar and will not be in the future.  Why is it that sometimes doctors can be like that and how can they say such a thing to their patient?  She is messing up my disability from work (I KNOW that I cannot concentrate and remember things... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/107131/doctors-listen http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/103715/sleep Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:03:04 -0500 hsurp Hi, everyone.  Just frustrated at not being able to sleep or eat.  I get a lot of depression but yet I hardly sleep or eat!  Does anyone else feel that way?  There are small moments where I feel mania but go right back to feeling depression.  I take Trileptal, Abilify, Lexapro & Ambien (I still wake up at times and can't always take it since I get used to it after a while).  At this point I feel like crying,... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/103715/sleep http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/85267/sick Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:37:14 -0400 hsurp I am feeling very down lately.  I'm waiting for Cymbalta to kick in.  Sometimes I can't take my medication every day due to the cost.  I have been getting samples to help.  Has anyone felt so exasperated about having Bipolar (or any mental illness) and feel that life isn't worth it?  I feel guilty when I think about it because of who I'll leave behind but I still feel like hurting myself.  I'm out of work for this... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/721803/85267/sick