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.
This board is for those in crisis and those who are helping those in crisis. Crisis means in danger of SUICIDE, SELF INJURY or HARMING OTHERS. For serious but not critical matters please post on the General Board, more people will see it there.
1. Suicidal?
You are not alone. Post in the crisis centre. There are people who have trodden a similar path. They can give you real advice or they can simply support you.
Talk to us.
If you are suicidal- READ THIS FIRST" http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
Some hotlines
http://www.dailystrength.org/help/...
New Zealand http://www.spinz.org.nz/page/42-In...
Canada http://suicidehotlines.com/canada....
Australia and the Internet http://www.faqs.org/faqs/suicide/r...
http://www.dailystrength.org/group...
Suicide Hotline guidelines and directory http://suicidal.com/
Some more suggestions
Bobbi3 has suggested a buddy scheme. You might think about sharing your phone numbers with people you really trust. Then if you have problems you will be able to have someone to talk to directly. Put the ID of the people you have shared the number with in your profile. That way we can alert them and they can call you or call an ambulance if you need one.
3. Feeling High? (Manic, hypomanic, out of control)
Call your psychiatrist or other medical professional.
Let a friend or relative know.
Make sure you are in a safe environment
Consider voluntary hospitalization seriously.
Other Ideas
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Bip...
4. Dealing with Voices
This link will download a pdf from another site http://www.hvnnsw.org.au/pdf/strat...
5. Crisis Planning
In a crisis, you may feel as if you are totally out of control. Writing a clear crisis plan when you are well, to instruct others about how to care for you when you are not well, helps you maintain responsibility for your own care.
Read more
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/pub...
6. Want to help those in crisis?
Keep looking at your friends in need listing, support them now and stop people getting into the suicide zone
Some of our members have a buddy sysAgree to share phone numbers with people you really trust. Then if they have problems you have their phone number. Put their IDs of your buddies in your profile so we can find someone you trust with your number quickly.
Some basic advice from the UK Samaritans about what to say.
http://www.samaritans.org/your_emo...
also look at this
http://suicidal.com/helping/
What to do if someone on DS is suicidal
From Chuugernaut
a) Try to get their phone number. this is important for 2 reasons.. one is so you can talk to them and keep them calm but the other is to give to the Police. If you can get there First name that will help but you can use there screen name if no other option is available.
b) Call the State patrol. once you have there info, get a helper to call the State Patrol in the state of the victim and give the number to them. The information on the State patrol is available online by using your search engine and typing "(Nebraska) State Patrol" almost always it will be the first page available. Once there, a link should be available for contact info. Once you call them and have a dispatcher on the line, get the dispatchers number so that way if you need to call them back you can get the same Dispatcher for faster help.
The community leaders of this group will be glad to help you get started. Feel free to private message any of them as needed. They, at this time, are:
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/70866
acouriousfish.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/122675
Shelly4.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/6052
Nobody666.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/340691
Harriettdash.
Though they are available often they are not on 24/7 but will get back to you A.S.A.P
This will be an evolving thread with links off to other postings. Many thanks to those that have supplied the information.
Updated 1/28/2010 trs
1. Suicidal?
You are not alone. Post in the crisis centre. There are people who have trodden a similar path. They can give you real advice or they can simply support you.
Talk to us.
If you are suicidal- READ THIS FIRST" http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
Some hotlines
http://www.dailystrength.org/help/...
New Zealand http://www.spinz.org.nz/page/42-In...
Canada http://suicidehotlines.com/canada....
Australia and the Internet http://www.faqs.org/faqs/suicide/r...
http://www.dailystrength.org/group...
Suicide Hotline guidelines and directory http://suicidal.com/
Some more suggestions
Bobbi3 has suggested a buddy scheme. You might think about sharing your phone numbers with people you really trust. Then if you have problems you will be able to have someone to talk to directly. Put the ID of the people you have shared the number with in your profile. That way we can alert them and they can call you or call an ambulance if you need one.
3. Feeling High? (Manic, hypomanic, out of control)
Call your psychiatrist or other medical professional.
Let a friend or relative know.
Make sure you are in a safe environment
Consider voluntary hospitalization seriously.
Other Ideas
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Bip...
4. Dealing with Voices
This link will download a pdf from another site http://www.hvnnsw.org.au/pdf/strat...
5. Crisis Planning
In a crisis, you may feel as if you are totally out of control. Writing a clear crisis plan when you are well, to instruct others about how to care for you when you are not well, helps you maintain responsibility for your own care.
Read more
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/pub...
6. Want to help those in crisis?
Keep looking at your friends in need listing, support them now and stop people getting into the suicide zone
Some of our members have a buddy sysAgree to share phone numbers with people you really trust. Then if they have problems you have their phone number. Put their IDs of your buddies in your profile so we can find someone you trust with your number quickly.
Some basic advice from the UK Samaritans about what to say.
http://www.samaritans.org/your_emo...
also look at this
http://suicidal.com/helping/
What to do if someone on DS is suicidal
From Chuugernaut
a) Try to get their phone number. this is important for 2 reasons.. one is so you can talk to them and keep them calm but the other is to give to the Police. If you can get there First name that will help but you can use there screen name if no other option is available.
b) Call the State patrol. once you have there info, get a helper to call the State Patrol in the state of the victim and give the number to them. The information on the State patrol is available online by using your search engine and typing "(Nebraska) State Patrol" almost always it will be the first page available. Once there, a link should be available for contact info. Once you call them and have a dispatcher on the line, get the dispatchers number so that way if you need to call them back you can get the same Dispatcher for faster help.
The community leaders of this group will be glad to help you get started. Feel free to private message any of them as needed. They, at this time, are:
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/70866
acouriousfish.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/122675
Shelly4.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/6052
Nobody666.
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/340691
Harriettdash.
Though they are available often they are not on 24/7 but will get back to you A.S.A.P
This will be an evolving thread with links off to other postings. Many thanks to those that have supplied the information.
Updated 1/28/2010 trs
nobody666
for link only
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