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Posted Yesterday 11:34 AM (GMT 0)
just curious to these online bipolar tests , I did a few just out of curiosity and according to these tests I am bipolar , now a part of me says this is all bunk and the tests must have been set up by drug company's and I have been feeling out of phase for some time now and have given thought to seeing a therapist , but now after taking these silly online tests there is no way I can see a therapist now cause there is no way I can have them say , yeah you are bipolar , take this drug ,,, drugs are not an option for me , no way shape or form and to be labeled bipolar would freak me out to no end ,, so , your thoughts on these online tests I would interesting to hear Thanks !
Posted Yesterday 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
they are there to make money. simple. any diagnosis should be made by a qualified person, (real) either being a doctor of medicine or psychiatrist. treatment options are available and will be discussed.
Posted Today 1:50 AM (GMT 0)
Hello GibsonGal,

Welcome to the Bipolar forum :-)!

I agree that a diagnosis should be made by a medical professional. I would suggest you visit a doctor to get an evaluation done. Then, they would be able to make a diagnosis.

Please don't be scared. There are different treatments. You can start off with therapy if you are indeed Bipolar. There different types of therapy and they are very helpful. However, you need to know for sure first. Don't let those tests scare you until you visit your doc.

UA
Posted Today 8:33 AM (GMT 0)
sorry i must have had my lollies stolen from me or something!!!! i sounded real grumpy. UA said it better than what i did. but my heart was in the right place. going through a bi-polar crash at the moment.
Posted 12/5/2014 12:08 PM (GMT 0)
oh little Turtle no need to be sorry !! well everyone is bugging me to see a therapist and I really don't know how I feel about that and I do and don't know what my problem is, for one I am a control freak of the worse kind but what has me actually worried is my zest for life seems to be on an extended vacation and I have not touched a guitar in months , that's my main passion , picked one up last night and there was nothing there , no soul , no feeling , I have always been a difficult person to deal with , if things don't go my way or if people don't agree with me I pick up my Jacks and take my jump rope and go home , but I don't see how talking to a therapist will change anything and drugs are out of the question , I guess I have to find my own way out of this haze , maybe logic and common sense is the key , all I know is I know I am not right , well I would be fine if everyone agreed with me lol
Posted 12/6/2014 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
GibsonGal, I use to play the guitar and keyboard too. But depression took that away from me.

At first, I did not accept that I was depressed. I did not want to attend therapy. More than a year went by before I finally decided to give it a try. I did not like it at first. I'm also not a person who like to talk about my feelings so it was difficult for me. It took me almost a year before I started to open up to my therapist. She was very patient. I learned a lot of new things and coping skills that I can use daily. I found therapy to be very helpful. Often, my therapist would remind me of when I now started and I never said anything besides 'Ok' and 'Cool'. She said if she got 2 words out of me, it was a lot. Lol

Therapy may sounds scary, but I suggest you give it a try. But, don't scare yourself thinking about therapy... Please visit a doctor to get a diagnosis. This is the first step :-).

UA
Posted 12/6/2014 8:04 AM (GMT 0)
got the gisbon now. i love my guitarists.

sorry you are down. my mantra on the forums and in life is. 'slow and steady wins the race'.

many healing thoughts.
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