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feeling odd

angiebettin
angiebettin
Being bipolar, when your mind goes everywhere, dosnt help. My body dosnt catch up with my brain, and the anxiety ugh. Am I the only one that feels odd, like you dont fit in anywhere. I have no friends. My boys here at home come and go and have their own lives. My husband workin 24 hr. Shifts, an my mind starts to go haywire. Only on 2 meds for mood an one foe anxiety. My doc says he will only change meds if I end up in hospital. Iwant to smoke, get drunk, go peirce my nose all at once, but fight it by prayers. I just feel odd.anyone else get like this? Not sleeping much either
dobiedots
dobiedots
Has your doc even considered antidepressants?
got2breal
got2breal
He shouldn't change meds until you end up in the hospital he should have you come in to see him right away and tell him the things you are having for symptoms and get you on different meds or another med added to tweek your meds so you feel better. Maybe more Mood Stabilizer with another Anxiety med and something for sleep. If you not sleeping you could be manic and you wont' sleep and your mind will race and you want to act out and do impulsive things like the things you are mentioning, Get help now,
PaganSpirit
PaganSpirit
I also feel like I don't fit in anywhere, even with my family. On top of that I do get an "odd" feeling sometimes and its hard to explain it. Just an overall odd feeling both physically and emotionally. Sorry your going through this. Hang in there. (((HUGS)))
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Big hug for you Angie.... What would you like to do for yourself?... What about volunteering somewhere?... Finding something to do might really enrich your life.... Big hug....x
oldcper
oldcper
Sounds like you'd benefit form an Ant-anxiety med and an anti=depressant med in your cocktail. And if your Dr. isn't willing to put you on a more standard BiPolar cocktail, it might be time to get a new Pdoc..

I hope you get some relief soon!
theatrediva
theatrediva
I hear ya girl, I come from a pretty close family and yet I still often feel like the odd one out. Now I am fairly new to the whole pdoc thing but when I wasnt feeling right like you and went and talked to my guy and we tried a different med and now I feel loads better. I dont think you shoul dhave to wait to end up in a hospital before you can get a med change. Hugs.
olenka1
olenka1
Your doc sounds incompetent. You need to discuss things with your P.Doc. & maybe get a meds. tweak or extra ones. I used to feel like you do until I got on the right meds. combo & had lots of therapy. Nowadays I just don't care at all if I don't fit in someones little pigeon hole, of how they think I should be or behave. I have always been a free thinker & not a sheep following other peoples ideas of how I should be, act, think etc. I have found that studying Buddhism has given me a lot of answers in life.
dizzynini
dizzynini
I get like that too you're not the only one. It drives me crazy but it always passes.
dobiedots
dobiedots
I felt that way all of my life, until I got into therapy,. There I discovered that I'm no different than anyone else. I'm human with feelings, dreams, goals, desire and yes insecurity. We're all basically like that.
I finally felt like I belonged in the "world".
JennS
JennS
I don't feel odd. Of course my odd feeling is different than yours. I do know what you mean. I don't really have any close friends around. I have been working right making some.

May you feel better soon. Hugs.
darkenedheart
darkenedheart
I feel odd and like I don't fit in either. I don't have many real life friends, only acquaintances.

Prayers sound like a good way to distract your mind from wanting to be impulsive.

Sounds like you are bored and want an adventure? Anything mildly adventurous you could do that doesn't involve smoking, drinking and getting drunk?
angiebettin
angiebettin
I start a vapor cig yesterday. It takes me away for a while to relax. I wish I could be impulsive in away that I dont hurt myself. I have had problems with that in the past.
beckyp
beckyp
I would change Dr's if I were you.
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