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.
Thank you for reading this post to start off with. I am a sophomore at a state college and am struggling. This is my second year in college and still battling bipolar disorder. I just got over a manic episode a couple weeks ago which completely ruined the start of the year for me. I'm behind in schoolwork, can't seem to get caught up. If I mess up this semester(which I feel another episode coming on), I will owe a lot of money, be in bad standing with the university, and feel like a failure. I just don't know what to do and was wondering if others have had this struggle as well, and if you guys have any good advice. I'm about ready to say fuck it and just get a job. At least then I could pay off all my bills, hopefully get stabilized, and be happier and healthier overall. I'm just so frustrated and confused on what to do. I love school and want to pursue as far as I can, but at this point in my life I find it impossible. The disorder won in this case :P Thanks.
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
We understand and care!
All the best
HUGS
If you aren't stable now I would sit down and talk with your doctor about it... If you need some time of off school to get stable I would consider it... Your doctor can give you a letter or whatever you need to provide for your school
You might be able to work with the school to put a semester on hold if you need to.... In the grand scheme of life a few months isn't a long time
This is an illness like any other D and needs treatment... Hang on... There is stability to be had and you will find it
Big hug of comfort for you...x