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.
Sometimes I get episodes of feeling both depressed and manic symptoms (such as high energy and agitation) at the same time. During this time I also get very paranoid and hear voices (I have schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type). I am so confused.
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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...
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Sometimes, I think I have ODD. I can be oppositional. It seems that the only times that I feel like cleaning are when I should be doing something else or I have to go somewhere. Well, not everytime but most of the time. Yesterday, I was supposed to be doing online training for work but instead, I decided to work on my kitchen table. Most of the time, I don't know where to start and give...
Gentle empathy, Alxlop. I still don't have any easy answers for my mixed episodes, but I am getting better at using my therapy tools to get through them. Does it count as progress that it has been a while since I've buried a bill collector?
If you have a Therapist, talking through all the mixed up feelings and the difficulty of the disease can be helpful, you can also learn many coping skills which will allow you to deal with your Symptoms in addition to the meds.