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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tiggerinbrayton 02/06/2012

So here is the deal today fairly normal day. And now I am thinking maybe I have imagined something wrong with me.
Are those emotions that i have written down really that bad?
Feel stupid for seeing a pdoc now.

tiggerinbrayton 02/06/2012

Have my first appointment with doc next week but thinking about canceling it. Like i would be wasting their time.

Still on same meds as before so nothing changed there-just feel normal which is good :-)

Thank you Gina

deleted_user 02/06/2012

It's amazing how we can feel so much better before seeing Dr. Like did I make that up or over exaggerate ?
Kind of like taking a car in for repairs and the car runs just fine for mechanic but all week the car made strange noises all week and ran like crap .

tiggerinbrayton 02/06/2012

Lol ocean - my car does do that. I called out a tow truck because it wouldn't start. Waited ages then as soon as he arrived it started!

Shelly4 02/06/2012

If whatever you have is affecting your life, job, family, relationships etc. then you need to determine what it is. Alot of other things mimic BP but the only way to know for sure is to see a pdoc and let him guide you. Charting your moods daily and any triggers or situational happenings will also help a great deal in finding any pattern.

The early you can work on yourself or any medical issue you may have, the better. It is hellish to "look back" and see where you ignored the signs of trouble.

deleted_user 02/06/2012

No you shouldn't feel stupid for seeing a pdoc. Emotions and moods come in waves and you are probably just having a good day. You should definitely continue seeing your podc and taking the medication he or she prescribes for you as a way of managing your illness

KublaKhan 02/06/2012

I think seeing your pdoc was precisely the correct action.

If ever there is something wrong that we cannot fix ourselves, we go to someone who can.

Pascal's Wager was devised to determine the correct path to take for the optimum outcome considering the existence of God/heaven/hell versus the choice to believe or not.

Apply it here, with the existence or absence of some illness versus the choice to see a doctor or not, and the choice is clear that the best course is to visit your doctor.

Scroll to section 2 of this page to see a diagram of Pascal's Wager, which should be quite clear. replace "God" with "My illness" and the choice to believe with the choice to visit your pdoc.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/

deleted_user 02/06/2012

I used to second guess myself all the time. NAMI helped me understand the disorder better.

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