Hi everyone, hope things are going well. For those who don't know me I'm a highly adapted BP1 who is living med free. Been doing it for about 8 years now. Have some new advice to share. I'm currently...
Lordy knows but aspebergers and myself seem like a good fit also. Its just part of the stew that makes me me. So I deal with it. Not all bad, makes me a bit different. Bill PS welcome. to the forum...
Hi. Welcome. Let me tell you what I tell people about BP and being obvious to it. Mostly our bodies have two of everything. So if your knee is swollen, you can compare it to the other. Hmmm, that...
First I'm sorry you are going thru this. It sounds like your life is in shambles right now. For what it's worth, my advice is to simply focus on yourself. You need to be healed and well first before...
Welcome. Here is how I think about it and explain it. The person you where, the person you where your whole life, with the meds that person is mostly gone. Not all the way, but a lot of it goes away....
One thing that may help is to separate the BP talking and when your "sister" is talking. When she is being angry, resentful, or generally hurtful it helps to let things roll off your back and...
Oh course feel free to post. Many different forms of BP here IMHO. Bill...
Thanks everyone. Please understand my troubles have been hardly anything. I was just using them as examples of what has been happening. At first living med free was difficult, but with time,...
Hey everyone, super busy life going on. Still med free. Still have BP symptons. Its life. Good and bad. STRESS: this is my huge trigger. Honestly i have to have the mentality of a buddhist monk to...
Have you considered a pet to help you out? It helps me greatly that i have two puppies now to keep me company. Hyper sexuality is a tough one. But if you are single, why not just relax and enjoy it?...
With my wife, i practice something i call "loving detatchment" Every morning i wake up and love her for the woman i love. But if she gets angry or hurtful. i simply turn it off. It has taken a few...
I also have this inside of me. My approach is simple, accept this is part if me, don't ignore it, try to understand it, and work with it to live a normal life. Example. I also have a desire to hit...
Nice I like it. My bad day box includes lots of excersise. And time with the monster puppy. Good ideas. Bill...
One of the hardest lessons in life to get is that sometime you can do everything right and you can still lose. I just focus on one day at a time. That's it. No more, no less. I try and learn from my...
In my life i have found the best wayt to deal with fear is to accept it for what it is. So in your case accept that depression WILL come back. Once you accept that you are free to enjoy your life...
Hi, welcome. Feel free to ask questions. Bill...
Yep, mood swings are a tough one. I tend toward lots of excersise. Somedays up to 60 miles of bike riding, plus walking the puppy, plus working retail. Honeslty it helps deal with my bad energys and...
You are correct, there are as many different answers to our problems as there are people with BP. We arnt the same, so what works for me may not work for you. Keep doing your best. Each day is...
It has all the signs of having cheated or is currently cheating. Doesnt mean she is bipolar. Plenty of regular people cheat. Your last setenance says volumes. I sounds more like she wants out, then...
Sorry, its a story we hear all the time, so know you are not alone. Funny thing when im normal, im straight, when im in a mania, im bi. Sounds like your wife is in a major mania, and only meds can...
Almost back to normal. Feels good to be my old centered self. Getting lots of miles on the bike, excersise is good for me. So is hanging with the puppies. All in all a ten day run, no real issues, I...
Honestly, if i have to choose between being fat and happy and skinny and depressed, i ll take fat and happy any day of the week. Having a positive outlook helps tremoundsly in life and with this...
Capt Picard. My thoughts are why feel shame? You didn't do anything to cause this, you didn't have unprotected sex, do an illegal drugs, not excersise enough. In the end you are this way because you...
Thanks. I feel in life too many people only think in win/lose type thinking. With win being a complete lack of symptoms, and lose being any Sort of symptom. Heck if I get thru the day and only have...
Well quick update, been a rough week getting my "center" back. Think if a bowl of water suddenly bumped, that was the mania, now the water still sloshing back and forth as it calms down, that's my...
Hi, yes I've been off meds for about three years and have had great success. But each person has to find their own way. Example: many people think medatition has to be sitting quietly chanting. Lol...
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. It's both a blessing and a curse knowing what it is causing you problems. But even though there is no long term cure, there is great success to be...
For me I know I will allways be "crazy" it's just who I am. For me healing is simply a way for lay people to understand what I'm doing to treat my problem. Honestly in my life I'm happy with a truce....
Hahaha darn door. I had been having a great run of home improvement success. Then I ran into this door. Long story short I fixed it. But Lordy did I want to hit it. Lol lol All in all the repair...
Well, experiencing a mania today. All the signs are there. But after a day of mania what bad happened? Really nothing. Let me start by saying manias in my life hurt, alot. But having been so calm for...
Awesome, congrats. Bill...
I will say, that there are as many different answers for dealing with this as there are stars in the sky. Probally even more then that. LOL LOL I still use caffene, not on any meds, and practice...
Guilt can both help and hurt you. Many people only let it hurt them. Let go of the mistakes you have made, let go of the pain, but try and learn from the lessons you have learned to not do it again....
Yes the ride can be crazy, but i can promise you with work it does get better. Not all at once and over time but there is relief in sight. When mine hit (and i still get them) i simply ride the wave...
Very nice post. SOmething about writing things out tends to help clairify your thoughts. Bill...
Yes, my mom and sister at first were sure it was wrong, that i was misdiagnosed. But over the years they have come to accept it as i have steadfastly maintained that yes i am BP, and NO, it isnt my...
Sorry bro, hopefully your condition improves. Bill...
Hi, glad you are here, this place gives you what you put into it, so feel free to ask questions. The only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked . What convinced you to get help? Most of...
FIrst welcome, glad you are here. NOw advice? THere are many different ways of handling this desease as there are people. I myself now live medication free, but that requires a kind of mental diet. I...
Instead of a card analogy, think medical. Right now you are in emergecy mode, think big sloppy bandages. As things hopefully progress those will be replaced with medium sized better fitting bandages,...
Yep, get the seeing shadows/haunted feelings also. But i have accepted it, and thru accepting have taken away its power to scare/hurt me. Buddhism is how i deal with alot of my issues. It isnt about...
Yep, it all starts with her accepting that this is a problem, and that she needs help. But unless she accepts that then you have no way to convince her that she is on a bad path. WE do get better...
awesome news, and good luck. Bill...
DOnt worry about it, that was a nice, thought out reply. Over the years we often get people who are married to somone who is dealing with bp, and often wont admit it. Alot of those posts are truely...
Still fighting my addiction to caffene. Some days i do very well, others not so much. Still all in all if this is the extent of my issues im far ahead of others fighting worse issues. BIll...
I also enjoy having the energy to do many things. However it has to be focused and controlled or else i really dont get stuff done i want to. Im also considered an encentric, but a fun one to work...
I get a few times a month a very spiritual, centered sort of calmness. It's during these times that I am actually glad I am BP. It's one of the gifts of this desease. There are lots of rough things...
When I was first searching for answers I was diagnosed ADHD, and prescribed ridilyn. I was almost in a homicidal rage three days later. I hadn't heard of ridilyn for bp. How has it worked for you?...
Love is all around us. Sometimes it's bad people who distort our view of it. Don't give up Bill...
As long as you are self aware, enjoy the heck out of it. I enjoy the deeper feelings of being connected to the natural world, I'm more loving and spiritual. It's gods free drug, don't need any other....