Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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SAMPAGUITA 09/08/2009

hi everyone.i am being treated because of depression 2 years ago and up until now. Right now, i dont have a job, i dont know if i could still continue on my dream of becoming a nurse. My pdoc said that just wait "awhile" in order for me to recuperate and to heal. I wonder how long will it take so i can find a job already or get some masteral degree.Because next to nursing, i plan to teach. I'm a little worried because what if i will stay in this black hole forever? Or will i ever get better? I asked her about in her experience (my pdoc), what was the maximum time a client in her experience has healed?

You, what can u say? Are you also "dysfunctional" and jobless like me?
How are you dealing with it??

Please let me know---

My pdoc said that i should be patient

sam

SAMPAGUITA 09/08/2009

she said the maximum was 3 yeaaaaarrss!!!! =( oh my

deleted_user 09/08/2009

3 years.....oh dear..........my "black holes" last 3 or more months

SAMPAGUITA 09/09/2009

ive been like this for almost a long long time! 6 months i think!

deleted_user 09/09/2009

I have only been unemployed for 2 months, but I have been a wreck for nearly 2 years, like you are describing. Spent a fortune on psychiatry and psychology and I just decided today it was a waste of money. It has not helped me a bit.

This is gonna be my last attempt to try and self motivate, then I am giving up on all my dreams.

deleted_user 09/09/2009

i have been out of work and in recipt of incapacity benefit for two years. i suspect i will never return to my old profession. i was a chef for ten years, seven as a sous chef and 3 as a head chef. i am higly qualified but since my last 'episode' i remain delicate, so i do not think i could cope with a high stress job any more.

do bear in mind that when your doctor says three years she does not mean three years to stop being depressed, she means three years to recover from the after effects of your depression. just because you are no longer depressed does not mean you are perfectly well (if you broke your leg you would still take it easy on that leg even when the plaster was removed). the last thing you want to happen is to rush into work, find it to stressful and be thrown back into depression. i have been there and done this against the advice of my pdoc so i know how bad the results can be.

the saying,'gently gently catchie monkey', springs to mind.

i'm just the procces of re training at the moment, this time with my pdocs blessings but i am taking it slowly. 'walk before you can run' is my motto.

good luck my friend.

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