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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Thing have to be in order. Like my spices in the kitchen have to all face the same way. I'm obsessed with how clean the house is. The thing I hate the most is I twirl and pull at my hair. I just can't stop and I don't know what to do. People stare when I'm in public and my family is constantly telling me to stop but I can't. Any suggestion on what I can do or if their are and meds that can help.
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I am obsessed with anything floating in my glass besides ice. I will dump an entire glass of tea if I 'spy' something in it.
I have a problem with chin hair, so I started plucking years ago.It has recently come to my attention that I have scarred myself from picking at my chin and leaving sores. I now have dark patches of skin o neither side of my chin.
I am not a neat freak but I wish I was instead of this stuff!
So far no med I have ever been on has helped this. It is a conscience effort that I have to make now to leave it alone. If I catch myself starting I stop and find something else to do. It's very difficult but you can stop I promise!
Seroquel has seemed to help with this a little bit, but I guess I have just learned to live with being a "basket case" to a certain extent. The hair twirling thing would be a concern though...ask your psychiatrist about that one. Good luck!
When I used to have to do things, I would ay things to myself like 'I have to do this..so many times because if I don't then something bad will happen to
someone I love' Weird huh? I had a one off cognitive therapy session for that and we drew it out on paper and how I functioned and my mind worked all came back to my dad sexually abusing me and his death when I was 15...apparently meaning I need control over situations now??
However, I generally don't say I have to do things otherwise things will happen anymore, but I still have to do things..like..
in bed I drink some water, brush my hair, check my alarm..this I will do in this order about 10 times :(
I check the time on my clock radio and if I see it on an odd number I have to wait til it is even again :(
I constantly have to touch windows and car doors etc to make sure they are closed and say to myself over and over ' they are closed'..I have even taken photos of closed windows on my mobile so when I go away I can relax...
Think I should shut up now..
Weird thing though, when I'm away from home, my OCD is far better..strange?!
second, yes appparently OCD can commonly come along with BP (anxiety disorders are mood disorders too, and they often occur more than one at a time in people)...and i believe i have it too, although in a milder form...the thoughts are not too intrusive and don't impair my functioning or make it difficult to leave the house like it does for some.
i think we all have our little rituals that help with stress levels. some of mine are washing in the shower in a certain order, having very specific order of bite patterns when i eat specific foods (yeah i know), lots of number related rituals, counting, etc....andi love making lists and double/triple/quadruple checking things (usually for safety, ie doors are locked, stove is off, etc)