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.
How old were you when you knew something was wrong or different about you?
I was 7 when I told my mother "What if I forget how to sleep?" I hadn't slept for days then. My mind was always racing. I got good grades, teachers loved me. My Dad thought I was a genius, as did his good friends (beatnik types). Other kids (most of them) were mean to me. I preferred sitting in trees, reading or day dreaming. I still day dream. I ended up teaching (high school & at college), working with special ed' adults & teenagers. I have had many poems published. My husband's an actor & we have a group of friends who are actors/poets/directors. But my childhood haunts me. I wish I'd been dx early so I could've had an easier childhood, teen years.
I was 7 when I told my mother "What if I forget how to sleep?" I hadn't slept for days then. My mind was always racing. I got good grades, teachers loved me. My Dad thought I was a genius, as did his good friends (beatnik types). Other kids (most of them) were mean to me. I preferred sitting in trees, reading or day dreaming. I still day dream. I ended up teaching (high school & at college), working with special ed' adults & teenagers. I have had many poems published. My husband's an actor & we have a group of friends who are actors/poets/directors. But my childhood haunts me. I wish I'd been dx early so I could've had an easier childhood, teen years.
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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Has anyone tried these supplements? Do they give MGers more quality of life by improving memory and overall well being?Thanks!Barbel
I always tought I was completly crazy and was just really good at covering it up. It was a relief to finally put a name what has always been wrong with me.
Ron
I wasn't dx until I was 30ish.
I knew something was wrong at a very early age. Young enough that I had to reach up to turn a doorknob.