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.
Today has been a really bad day. When I am feeling good, I forget how lonely I feel when I am having an off day. My b/f is not sensitive to my bipolar and addiction issues. I wish I could live in an apartment building with other friends in it, rather than living in a house in the country. That's how I feel on days like this. I'm 35 minutes from town, I take care of the baby all day. I want to be surrounded by love and acceptance in my home and Im just not getting that. I hate the uncertainty on this illness. Will I just ever be able to accomplish something? Ugh.
My Dr upped my paxil from 20 to 30 mg yesterday.
My Dr upped my paxil from 20 to 30 mg yesterday.
Or, calling someone who is caring.
far be it for me to tell you how to deal with this - i'm pretty bitter & angry right now myself. (in the middle of trying to get a handle on my alcoholism my GF of 8 yrs broke up with me - ugh.) but a few things that i know i've done when i haven't been so messed up.
if you are depressed enough that your energy is very low too, just hibernate through it. i just narrow my focus & try to spend as much time sleeping through it. just do what you can to not tax yourself and get through today.
if you're feeling negative by your energy is up, realize that you can make rash decisions which you may later regret. so avoid situations where you need to make desisions. this is the most difficult thing to do, i think, but when i've been successful (and have often times) i envision myself as in a bubble, where i cannot touch things outside of me - kind of like putting yourself in quarentine.
i know what you mean by being lonely in a realtionship becasue of the bipolar - i've certainly been there. am there right now, in fact, & i'm angry about it.