Webster said it best when he said........... Oxymoron - a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. That is what family and vacations are. I spent all day yesterday in a gut wrenching...
Many of us have BPD (borderline personality disorder) which is an unreasonable fear of abandonment. we get really, really mad at someone we love if they disappoint us in any way, they are evil. But...
I lived in Florida for 26 years. I am now in sunny CALIFORNIA! Love it love it! But no matter where I go I always seem to bring myself. Come to find out most of the time it wasn't the people I was...
Kitty I know things have blown over for you and I am glad to hear it. It was comforting to hear that I am not the only one that feels the way you were feeling. I don't really have a job either. I...
I learned over the years there isn't any magic words for greiving. It hurts and it will hurt. My sugggestion, take extra care of yourself. Be very aware of what your doing and what you feel. Make...
Good to know that about Topamax. hahahaha. Not like I'm not already slow. Eeesh. Slurrred speech, haven't had that one yet. But I will start a sentence and stop mid sentence.........poof its...
I have two kids a 2 and 8 year old. I am curious to hear others that have children and how they have adapeted to being parents. How do you forgive yourself? Pepper...
Just out of curiosity. Does anyone know what kind of interactions say.........robitussin, Imodium AD, Codine, Benedryl, stuff like that would have with lithium? Pepper...
Topomax 75mg and prozac 20 mg Just thought you all would want to know I implemented a very strict bedtime scedule on myself. Since I am bound to be up by 7 I goto bed at 11 and I follow all the...
yea I guess when someone say think positive.........you kinda wanna smack em. Its easier said than done. But hey it was the thought that counted right. /community/emoticons/smurf.gif I give you full...
I hear you kittycat. Are these feelings recent? Could there be anything specific that triggered these feelings? Its hard to identify that, but its importasnt. Sometimes it doesn't take anything for...
I am on Medi Cal, goverment insurance so unfortunealty I cannont be picky. I have been through 4 pdocs in one year. I don't think they have any more in that department. I called to try and get better...
Didn't know I was supposed to bother my pdoc with this, guess I wish I knew that. I think he's on vacation anyway. I figured I'd ride it out and just keep open and keep talking to people. But all is...
I'm not sure I understand. We take medication and over time we get better because of this medication. So we think if we stop taking it we will be ok? What am I missing? I am not hypocritical, maybe...
Guess I'm kinda hurt and disappointed. I wrote this post in hopes that I would get feed back. 14 people viewed and and no one had anything to say. Not so much advice as encouragment. Just feeling...
/community/emoticons/tongue.gif ts about 2:30am. I think I am experianceing my first mania with my eyes open. I am way freaked out. I went from being horribly irritable to restless. I started crying...
I just started it two weeks ago. My doc took me off lithium. Didn't say much about tapering off of it so things have been real real ruff but I am trying as hard as I can to stay positive. I started...
I'm not bad at giving advice on relationships but I can't live it wortha crap. Try a pros and cons list. Sit down, take a piece of paper and draw a line in the middle. On one side write all the pros...
Thanks DC. Your introduction was hopeful for me. I am fairly new and I needed to hear someone positive. I'm glad to hear you are well. Pepper...
I'm new too this group so this is easy :) 1) I am horribly lonely for someone to relate to. When I find someone to relate to, its useually a guy. I honestly don't do this on purpose. I miss female...