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  • About Me

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    donnise

    Female, 33
    darwin, AUS
    Member since July 4, 2007

    • About Me

      i am bipolar and i was diagnosed only 2 years ago. I believe in god but cant live up to his standards, i believe i will go to hell. i dont work atm cause of an attack and i am getting my life back together slowly but surely. i am looking for people for inspiration and sharing. how thier bipolar affects them and together maybe we can all grow.i have no children and have spent 5 years single. i am attractive just mentally ill. i am not depressed just want to talk to people in the same boat.

      i am bipolar and i was diagnosed only 2 years ago. I believe in god but cant live up to his standards, i believe i will go to hell. i dont work atm cause of an attack and i am getting my life back together slowly but surely. i am looking for people for inspiration and sharing. how thier bipolar affects them and together maybe we can all grow.i have no children and have spent 5 years single. i am attractive just mentally ill. i am not depressed just want to talk to people in the same boat.

    • Interests

      watching people. animals, every good thing on earth

      watching people. animals, every good thing on earth

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  • Journal

    • far out man is it still going????????

      Mood September 24, 2008 9:49pm

      well im here about 1 year after i made my last entry. i am depressed, angry, strung out and sad. i am still sober and medicated properly but lately …

    • Journal Entry for October 16, 2007

      Mood October 16, 2007 6:04am

      i havent been to ds for 2 months. what can i say. i had a lot of things going on and i dont even want to get started. all i want to say is im back …

    • Journal Entry for August 4, 2007

      Mood August 4, 2007 7:39pm

      well i feel im doing ok. i have been so busy still. my sis is takling a lot of my time that i had spare when she was on holidays. i have a new job im …

    • Journal Entry for July 30, 2007

      Mood July 30, 2007 7:34pm

      well i missed another day writing my journal again.i guess some would say im getting a life. the fact is i was busy. too busy to hop on the computer, …

    • Journal Entry for July 29, 2007

      Mood July 29, 2007 12:30am

      well im back again. im glad that i have made it back to the computer. i think i am doing well getting back to normal. i have told my sis i dont want …

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      You'll be ok!

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      From teacherneedsteaching June 23, 2008

      What a great attitude you must both have Good to see some good posts on this site

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      From dancingd March 30, 2008

      A Heinie once in a while or BGD...lately found Absenthe..that Frenchy drink ,that has been banned in the US for 50 years.It's WAY expensive,tastes like Licorice,2 drinks ,and you get a warm fuzzy feel..no hangover...supposed to have hallusinigenic powers ,and an aphrodiesiac...well what ever..I LIKE IT. Although I am a big proponate of Beepers not self medicating on alcohal...I fall once in a while....3 times last night!LOL!!

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      From dancingd March 30, 2008

      LOL! I assume you are responding to my many unfinished ,half started and being bored comment!LOL!! What a day! And it's so beautiful out side,and I'm in here sitting at a computer!Geesh..I COULD get a life! HAHAHHA...Go outside and breath some real air....instead I'm smokeing cig;s and drinking coffee..oh yeah,we had a post on coffee too!LOL! Thanks for the HUG!!

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Bipolar Disorder

      i found out i was bipolar when i was 28 after years of trying to find out what was wrong with me. i have had major episodes and misdiagnosises plus. i am 30 and coming out of a long period of depression. i have resigned to the fact i have to take my medication even if it makes me fat. i have had a history of drug and alcohol abuse due to self medicating. i am now drug free and alcohol free after a relapse. wanting to socialise with people who share the same illness as i do.i am a rapid cycler

      Treatments

      Risperdal Working / Worked
      Iwas ok on 1mg but has really helped with anxiety aka leaving the house and wanting to go back to work now it has been raised to 2mg at night.doesnt help much with sleep
      Sleep Somewhat Helpful
      it is important that i get my rest or i get sick.
      Celexa Working / Worked
      to help with depression as i can be very flat
      Depakote Working / Worked
      very hard to stay on at first but helps my yo-yo-ing somewhat
      Thorazine Working / Worked
      ok in small doses. Can cause the symptoms your trying to treat when taken too often
      Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
      on a 25mg dose for anxiety levels. seems to be a little helpful. bit sleeepy but i done feel like ive got a coathanger in my shirt.
    • Close Sexual Abuse

      i was sexually abused by my stepfather , then my uncle then my real father when i went to live with him and by a male babysitter once. i am dysfunctional as far a sex goes now

      Treatments

      Abuse Counseling Not Working
      i went out of control and wanted to commit suicide when i started treatment and couldnt deal with the emotions coming up that i had buryed for so long
    • Open Hepatitis C

      i was diagnosed with Hep C 2 years ago. i had a hard time coming to terms with it because i havent been a needle user for 10years with 1 slip up 3 years prior. had a viral load test 8months ago and came back negative, have 1 more to do before the all clear. major alcohol abuser normally

    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      i was sexually abused and i cant relax at all when i have sex. i feel like i have a coat hanger in my shirt. i am totally uneasy in the bedroom and i harldy ever orgasm. but the thing is i want a partner so badly

      Treatments

      Humex Working / Worked
      i didnt know there was any treatment chemical wise for dysfunction nerves sex drive etc
    • Open Anxiety

      i am bipolar and i suffer a lot of anxiety and worry all the time. i never get a break it makes me unhappy. i am anxious around people who might get to know me but in an anonymous situation i am fine. i had to pull out of uni on the second day due to the anxiety and panic attacks i was having. its so unpleasant. i hate it

      Treatments

      Risperdal Somewhat Helpful
      but it isnt working fully and im on just so much medication its hard to tell
      Celexa Somewhat Helpful
      but its mainly for depression not anxiety
      Thorazine Somewhat Helpful
      i can only take it PRN sparingly because its an old drug and if you take it too often it causes the symptoms you are trying to avoid
      Seroquel Somewhat Helpful
      im on 25mg makes me little sleepy but gets the coathanger out of my shirt
    • Open Alcoholism

      i am 30 and im an alcoholic. I am detoxing from alcohol atm. 7days clean. i used to abuse every drug i could get my hands on now alcohol is my only demon and it is the hardest to give up.

      Treatments

      Detox Somewhat Helpful
      i am emotional, depressed and its hard to find things to do when you used to spend all your time drinking. ive spent 7 months clean in the past just have to keep this up.
      Sleep Working / Worked
      i need my sleep or i get sick cause im bipolar too.
      Naltrexone Considering
      i have to wait for my detox to be fully thru. its just naltraxone causes anxiety depression nervousness and a couple of others i cant remember.dont want that
    • Open Obesity

      i used to be a size 8-, 3 years ago but i found out i had bipolar and had to take medication. i had a nervous break down and every hospitalisation ive put an average of 6kgs on since then and when i went to rehab for alcohol abuse i gained another10kg. now in the last 3 weeks ive gained an additional 8kgs from compfort eating. so in the last 3 years ive gone from a size 8 to a size 16-18 and ive never been this big

      Treatments

      Physical Exercise Working / Worked
      i lost 7 kgs over 4-half months
      Phentermine Working / Worked
      i used that for 4 months and lost 7kgs with exersise in 3-4 weeks. then fell off the wagon cause the side effects.and didnt exersise anymore
    • Open Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

      i have suffered from PTSD for 3 years now and im only starting to get my life back together now SLOWLY

      Treatments

      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Considering
      just trying to start it
    • Open Impotence & Erectile Dysfunction

      hi im Donnise im 31 and my boyfriend is 44. we have been seeing eachother for 10weeks. Dave was fine the first time we had sex but it became apparent to the both of us something wasnt right the second time we tried. Absolutely nothing happened!!! It didnt matter what we tried or how we did it. dead dead dead. we have used viagra but it is not reliable. i am 150% behind him and we are getting some tests done tomorrow and hopefully we will fnd out why this is happening

      Treatments

      Viagra Somewhat Helpful
      works sometimes but not others and its not like it gives us a whopping hard on we dont know what to do with
    • Open Coming Out

      I am 32 and have been in the process of coming out for 5 years now. my family knows and are supportive, but i dont think they take me seriuosly. Have found it extremely hard to find a girlfriend and scary to even though i want it sooo bad.

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