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.

deleted_user
Hello there everyone. I am new to this, so bare with me. I haven't sought support for my disorder over the internet, until now.
My name is Amanda and I just wanted to give a brief overview of my experience with bi-polar.
I had suffered with panic disorder from the age of 18 or so and it was the worst thing I had ever gone through - or so I thought. I was on meds and getting better.
Then at the age of 23, a week before Christmas, I started feeling really great. I wasn't getting much sleep and starting thinking things that I now know were totally unrealistic but at the time I thought I had overcome my panic! FINALLY! Little did I know, I was extremely sick.
I thought I was an author, getting married, pregnant (so I stopped taking my panic meds), a celebrity... and so forth.
I live 2 hours away from all of my family. So I was driven to them on Boxing Day from my future in-laws and then taken to the local hospital.
From there, my doctor tried to medicate me... I fought, police were called, I was handcuffed and restained to a bed, then given some kind of medication. The hospital was not equipped with a psychiatric ward, so I was taken via ambulance to a psychiatric hospital about an hour away. I don't remember much about the first 5 days there but as soon as I 'came to' and was transferred from 'lock-down', I signed myself out of there. Not knowing I was still sick. I thought again, I was fine.
I stayed for about a week with my family and then demanded that they take me to my home in Brampton. I stayed one night at my home then the following day my future mother-in-law took me to the hospital where we sat in emerg all day. Finally we saw a doctor and they had me sign a form stating that I could not leave the hospital until the doctors deemed me okay. Had I known what I was signing I likely would not have. *sigh*
I was taken to 'lock-down' and stayed there for about a week. Then I was transferred to GP, general population, of the psyciatric ward where I had more privileges than lock-down. I still did not understand why I was there. I stayed there for about 2 weeks then finally was discharged and able to go home.
I was still very sick but was on medication. I then became paranoid, thinking people were going to kill me due to the fact that I was a celebrity. And other strange thoughts.
But anyhow, I continued to see my psychiatrist and take my meds and eventually the psychosis ended but I was left entirely depressed. Then after continuing treatment, I started to feel better.
I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and had
suffered a severe manic episode.
I have not had an episode since (and hope to god that I don't), but have struggled with my moods daily. Lately I have been getting little sleep and feeling down and scared. I always get anxious around Christmas now due to the fact that that was when the manic episode started.
But anyhow, enough about me... I look forward to meeting you all and hopefully we can help each other understand this.
*Big Hugs*
Amanda
My name is Amanda and I just wanted to give a brief overview of my experience with bi-polar.
I had suffered with panic disorder from the age of 18 or so and it was the worst thing I had ever gone through - or so I thought. I was on meds and getting better.
Then at the age of 23, a week before Christmas, I started feeling really great. I wasn't getting much sleep and starting thinking things that I now know were totally unrealistic but at the time I thought I had overcome my panic! FINALLY! Little did I know, I was extremely sick.
I thought I was an author, getting married, pregnant (so I stopped taking my panic meds), a celebrity... and so forth.
I live 2 hours away from all of my family. So I was driven to them on Boxing Day from my future in-laws and then taken to the local hospital.
From there, my doctor tried to medicate me... I fought, police were called, I was handcuffed and restained to a bed, then given some kind of medication. The hospital was not equipped with a psychiatric ward, so I was taken via ambulance to a psychiatric hospital about an hour away. I don't remember much about the first 5 days there but as soon as I 'came to' and was transferred from 'lock-down', I signed myself out of there. Not knowing I was still sick. I thought again, I was fine.
I stayed for about a week with my family and then demanded that they take me to my home in Brampton. I stayed one night at my home then the following day my future mother-in-law took me to the hospital where we sat in emerg all day. Finally we saw a doctor and they had me sign a form stating that I could not leave the hospital until the doctors deemed me okay. Had I known what I was signing I likely would not have. *sigh*
I was taken to 'lock-down' and stayed there for about a week. Then I was transferred to GP, general population, of the psyciatric ward where I had more privileges than lock-down. I still did not understand why I was there. I stayed there for about 2 weeks then finally was discharged and able to go home.
I was still very sick but was on medication. I then became paranoid, thinking people were going to kill me due to the fact that I was a celebrity. And other strange thoughts.
But anyhow, I continued to see my psychiatrist and take my meds and eventually the psychosis ended but I was left entirely depressed. Then after continuing treatment, I started to feel better.
I was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and had
suffered a severe manic episode.
I have not had an episode since (and hope to god that I don't), but have struggled with my moods daily. Lately I have been getting little sleep and feeling down and scared. I always get anxious around Christmas now due to the fact that that was when the manic episode started.
But anyhow, enough about me... I look forward to meeting you all and hopefully we can help each other understand this.
*Big Hugs*
Amanda
Posts You May Be Interested In
-
theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
-
I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Thank you for sharing. You're not unlike a lot of us. Although I would have liked to have the celebrity fantasy world for a little while.
We're a bit crazy here. This morning is tame, I guess some of us have to work.
Welcome again!
(a lot of us have a hard time reading long posts, so sorry)
xox