welcome to the board. i am perplexed about the 1 2 thing also. but hi.

From what he explained, type 1 is the typical bp; extreme highs and lows.type 2, i think, is not as extreme, but irritable.

If my doc told me I "might be" anything then I'd ask for my money back. There's a lot of information available online. Search and you will find. BP is treated mainly by medication except when you get therapy or ECT. BPs can live a fulfilling life. Except when it's not. At least it's never dull!

Welcome to the beeper board. I Have it from 30's on. If you have a pdoc or therapist, have them give you a good understanding between bp1 and bp2. Again welcome.

I have BP 2. I never knew there was a difference either. All my life I've been suffering from depression and anger, and then all of a sudden everything was OK. People thought I was a fake, b/c I met people when I was normal, then would suddenly turn into the shrew. Gradually the depression and anger got so bad I hit bottom, and became a freakish shadow of myself. Then I finally got on meds. Whatever they diagnose you with, all that matters is the meds work!

Welcome! Your dx doesn't matter as much as finding the right meds. Good luck!

You got it exactly right! Being bipolar is not a death sentence, we are highly intelligent people with a very interesting personalities. Did you know that we had three presidents that were bipolar, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Rosevelt. Like I said we are highly intelligent people, sometimes too smart for our own sake. But on the right medication, we can lead real normal lives, and we are never dull. So we have to take medication, but that just means that we can live a happy healthy life. Don't look it as a label, I look at it as a Dis-ease, that is it, just a small inconvience that I have to take medication to work through, I also did 13 years of therapy, which really helped. But with the right medication, I can be a productive citizen. So, don't do what I did, cry and break down and say "Why Me God!" I had a broken back, it is not like I had enough going on. It is like everything else, it is what you put into it. So, research it, try reading "An Unquite Mind" by Kay Redfield Jamison, she is the worlds renowned author on the subject , as well, as being bipolar. She has some really good books on the subject that if you read, you may just find yourself in there. She even goes through her sexual episodes, which most people do not connect with the dis-ease. But is goes hand in hand, I was really amazed about that, I just thought that I enjoyed sex more than the adverage person. Red the book if you can, it will really educate yourself on the dis-ease.
Best of luck
Kase

Hi!

Just for the record...

Winston Churchill wasn't a US president

;-)

welcome. You can find a lot of bipolar background in this post over in Families & Friends.

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Family_and_Friends_of_Bipolar/forum/7938075-intro-bipolar-long

If you find it useful, please say thanks in that thread to move it onto the first page.

Welcome

Hi, Tray. Welcome to Beeper Land. I go by Chelle or Zany whichever you prefer. I am part of the unofficial official welcome wagon around here. If I may ever be of any help to ya, please holler at me. Hugs.

Thanx to everyone! I can relate to alot of what's been said! Holy crap, anger is my problem now and I'm def a shadow of my former self. And for sex, I acted like a guy ( no offense intended). Lots of one night stands just for myself. :( The sexcapades are over.

hello traymac

Hello and welcome to DS

Welcome!