Hello and Welcome to DS. I am bi polar too and have been stable with medication for a good few years now.
This is the Anxiety group which is always active and there is a Bi Polar group two Maybe join both and double your chances of support.

NOT SURE IF IM DOING THIS CORRECTLY BUT..............
thank you carolin57. ive joined both and actually all the groups that i think apply to me at this point. as with most on here im sure, i was diagnosed with multiple disorders bipolar and anxiety just 2 of them

Hello again, yes good idea to join support groups for your multiple disorders. It's a little bit quite on here at the moment. But people will connect for sure.
Do you take medications for your bipolar. I take abilify and then two anti depressants for down times. Tiredness is one of the main side effects but I keep myself out of bed by writing a short list of things I would like to try to achieve each day.

yes unfortunatly im on multiple meds. a mood stabilizer and 3 anti-deppressants and cannibis when needed. i still work everyday and run my own auto repair shop but some days [like this one] i dont think me or the shop is gonna make it. the stress level for me since the covid and rioting has gone through the roof causing hard days. i was on support groups for a while on fb but truthfully they are more bs than help

That's a lot to be going on with having a job while on the meds so all credit to you. Yes some days are really hard and often I will have a pajama day and say sod it. I work very part time but am furloughed at the moment.
The cannibis will help calm you on the more stressful days. I have had some family stress this morning, (I am in the UK) and I could use a smoke right now.

im sorry youre having a rough morning. wish i could help!!!! smoke is probably a good idea

Thank you for the kind offer to help.
Hopefully you're day will improve just a tad knowing Ds is here to help, support and listen. I have a few really good friends from DS. No one judges which I like.

Glad you are seeking help and staying on the meds is key to staying stable. I have bipolar and it is sorta of controlled with drugs.

Welcome to DS.

thank you thor2008. i will stay on meds no matter what. ive been down that road 4 years ago which resulted in a suicide attempt, a hospital stay, new meds and wonderful trouble finding a good "cocktail" again as when you go off meds sometimes you become resistant to those drugs and new ones must be found. so i stay on!!!!!!!!!

Right. It took two years of drugs to try and find the right cocktail. I went off of my once for a while because I felt good (mania) and I wound up seeing stuff, acting crazy, and landed in the hospital for about 8 days. I got better as soon as I went back on my drugs.

my old cocktail worked good but since i went off 4 years ago ive never found one as good, my meds now work "ok" but not great so i have some shitty days like today and ive always just "muscled" through those days but i want to give THIS a try and see if it helps. i was on fb support groups but its more bs than help

Here, this is a better support place. There is much more expertise and fewer judgments.

i hope you are right thor2008!

Hello Here. Welcome to DS.

Did somebody say there are Experts here? ? ? Ye gads! ! ! That explains allot.

One of my early therapists described himself as, "I'm just a high dollar reference book. I never leave the library and your goal is to get me back onto the shelf as quickly as possible." He preferred facilitating support groups over individual therapy on the theory that peer support is where we could learn how to put his high dollar reference books to work in the day-to-day aspects of life. Peer support works on experience far more than expertise. The man reminded me allot of Donald Sutherland's "Hawkeye" in the movie, M*A*S*H. Every psych pro I've shared that analogy with since then has stolen it as an analogy too right for copyright limitations.

There are copy and paste experts here, but I haven't noticed too much pro authoritation. There are far more humble folks sharing personal experience and the support is priceless. Hope you find that so, as well.

Welcome aboard.

I may be bipolar 2. I fear antipsychotics but can’t seem to get off of them without going into a major energy crash. Are you at peace with your meds?