Thank you for understanding. I noticed this thread is somewhat silent. I kind of figured that the point I'm trying to make might be construed as controversial or as twisted thinking. In any case, I...
We don't have disorders and we don't have illnesses. The sooner we, and everybody else understands that the bipolar condition is a valid state of being just like anyother then the healing of...
Thank you serefena for making it known that *BP is not causing this*. If a person is hurt by someone and they don't understand why, they want to attach a label to it, often they call it a "mental...
Thank you for all of your replies. Your support makes me feel better. Still scared, but at least I'm not going into this thing completely uninformed. I've read about it, but it helps more to hear...
It's probably not as uncommon as you think for grad students to "think they are going to lose it". You've probably been spending too much time in the stacks thinking about thinking that you feel like...
"Mental Illness" is a label and a social construct. I am not mentally ill. I do not have a disorder. I am bi-polar and i am proud of it. I choose not to call it bi-polar *disorder*, just bi-polar....
My mood is really messed up. I'm afraid I might lose it and smash up my apartment or do something self-destructive. Does late stage hep C affect your mood? I wish I could put a name to this, because...
Keep in mind also that it sometimes takes time to find the right medication for any particular person. Might be that zyprexa is not working for him. However, these medications take time before they...
Sounds like he needs Zyprexa, maybe more. Perhaps you should take him to see his doctor. Generally if you have bipolar I, you need more than just an anti-psychotic. Medications like zyprexa will help...
Yes. I've been on much more than that. This is a good medication. You'll feel very tired at first. I recommend that you only take it at night. I doubt if I could function all that well if I were to...
Whatever you do, do not turn that guilt into a weapon to use on yourself. You are a good person. We are sick people, not bad people. I'm sure that you have done a lot of good in your life and you are...
I like to sit on my balcony with my eyes closed and when I hear someone's footsteps it gives me comfort and I imagine too that they have a kind thought about me and that God cares....
Oops I was replying when Pink Grandma posted. Thanks for welcoming me. I've been in denial about this. Known i've had it for seven years, but shrugged it off. Know I'm getting a little worried......
The way I understand is that there are four stages. I was supposed to start interfeuron in december, but I got this new job so I'm disqualified for treatment through the county. Anyway, I'm just a...
I should probably also add that I often get a stabbing pain where my liver is. Unfortunately, even though my Dr. is probably really good, I was going to a county outpatient hospital, so there wasn't...
Hi, I'm new to this forum, but I thought I'd seek some wisdom and guidance from people with more experience than me. I have stage 3 Hep C and I don't exactly know what that means. Up until know I've...
Thanks for posting that. It was very touching....
I understand what you are saying, and I have owned up to my situation. If I hadn't I would have been lying around on the dole for the past four years, complaining, instead of trying to move forward...
Thank you all for your kind words. It is really hard sometimes. I've got a lot going against me and sometimes I feel so alone. I'm afraid to meet new girls because I know if I get to attached they...
Mr. T. I haven't had these problems because I don't take these medications, but it makes me wonder about their usefulness because I've heard other people say they've experienced memory loss on...
I'm in a place now, where I make too much money to qualify for subsidized healthcare (In the county where I live, if your monthly income is below a certain amount, you qualify for sliding scale...
Limited as I am to interactions with other people who suffer from Bipolar disorder, I must confess I am a little relieved to know that "beating self up" to the extreme is something that we all go...
I read something about a new book that is out called "Strong at the Broken Places: Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope". The title comes from a line in a Hemingway book - "the world breaks everyone...
Thank you for hearing me out. You are right - I have a lot to be grateful for. Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of even the small stuff to have gratitude for. I feel a lot better and I really...
A little about myself: I have bipolar I, alcoholism (in recovery; 4 years) and stage 3 hepatitis C. All three of these are chronic and deadly diseases so I don't know exactly where to post. However,...