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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AmyNC 07/15/2018

I had a real bad day yesterday. I was severly depressed for no particular reason. Sometimes I give in and take something that will help me sleep then crawl in bed and stay there hoping that when I wake up the depression will have passed. Yesterday I slept almost continually for 17 hours. I do feel a bit better today, though it took me a while to shake off the physical hangover.

Lately I have been trying to reach out and find community and activity; trying to start a MeetUp group in my new hometown, checking out a couple churches, having coffee with a neighbour. That is not because I am in a good place emotionally or feeling well and strong. It is more a desperate attempt at finding a life. My therapist was proud of me when I told her of my attempts for stepping out of my comfort zone but that is taking a tole. The failed attempts only make me feel worse. Sleeping like I did yesterday is just a way for me to hold on and not give up entirely.

SunCloudJD 07/15/2018

Yes as long as it's for a short amount of time..... a day or two sometimes I find it cathartic to shut out the world

Good for you pushing yourself to start something so positive when you really don't feel up to it..... That takes courage.....

Big squishy hug.....xo

AmyNC 07/15/2018

Thanks

beckyp 07/15/2018

Yes, I have been known to take to my bed for a day. I don't know that it helps, but sometimes it's just good therapy for me.

It's great that you have attempted to do all those things despite your depression. It's hard to get up and get out when depressed, much less initiating things.

Sunshinegirl0228 07/15/2018

I do try to sleep it off. It’s so hard though because I live with my parents and they so t allow me to sleep during the day unless I am physically ill. But yes. I do like to sleep it off

SensitiveHoboLady 07/15/2018

Yes, in fact I sometimes know I can get through a bad day (at work mostly) when I know I will have an opportunity to get my looong sleep in and reset myself

chris138 07/15/2018

MeetUp is a good website. I used to go to a few photography MeetUps. I also think that sleep does help me. When I get down or depressed or even anxious, I find that really getting a deep sleep helps out. When I wake from a deep sleep, I feel better.

CatinMichigan 07/15/2018

Yes, I have stayed in bed for a day or two when depressed and fatigued. I do some times feel guilty though, afterwards. Good for you with your efforts to get out and meet people and do things out of your comfort zone. Good luck with your endeavors!

SplitScreen 07/15/2018

Yes. Sometimes it’s the only thing that works. It’s kind of a last resort for me, but it does help to sleep a while and usually I feel better after.

hillfigure 07/16/2018

you may not have a choice, it takes a toll physically and your body simply needs the rest. i find that taking that 1 day a week helps me in getting ready for the week ahead. i used to think that isolation was a bad thing but have come to realise that just for that one day it makes it so much easier.

Kelash1594 07/17/2018

Hey I'm new here I'm Ashley and I'm 24 I can honestly say the same exact thing happens to me and it's excruciating I can't even describe it into words how bad my bi polar disorder had gotten all i want to do is sleep my life away. It's got increasing worse over the past two years I'm no longer on medication due to bad side affects and I'm trying to get on disability because I can honestly say u can't function I had a horrible depression episode yesterday and I woke up with my heart racing I called my mom crying after work I just feel so hopeless and trapped in side my body. Anyone else feel this way ?

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