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.
Hello,
This is my first blogging entry.
I am diagnosed with Bipolar II. I have been suffering for some time. I feel unheard and not supported. I have a therapist and psychiatrist. My therapist is new and my psychiatrist doesn't listen to me. I was told that I am currently in a hypo manic episode. What does that mean? Does this happen to anyone else?
This morning and yesterday I had a huge crying episode. I am very depressed and see no positives.
I "function" because I have to. I would rather do nothing and sleep.
I put on a positive front for my coworkers, boss and family. I don't share my pain. I smile in front of others. The only person that sees my truth is my spouse. I just feel like she doesn't really understand. She doesn't know how to deal with me.
I am tired of pretending. I am exhausted from the thoughts that run through my head all day long. I hold in my feelings until I explode in anger.
I become annoyed very easily and have no patience.
I want to have peace and have a steady emotional pace. I don't want to be on a roller coaster ride.
Thanks for letting me share. I hope I did not trigger anyone.
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Hey All...I hope that you have a lovely, peaceful beginning of your weekI have a bunch of chores that need doing but may put them off til tomorrow and just hang out with my landlord/roomie todayWhat about you?...Anything special going on?Have a great day and take good care of you!!..Xo
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Once again I've had a fever today. I'm not going to the hospital because that's a huge waste of time but I did schedule a dr appointment for Wednesday afternoon.
I'll give you a link for what is hypomania.... It's not as high as mania which is why you're BP 2 and not BP 1
It 'reads' to me that you may well be in a 'mixed state' ... Mixed both hypo along with depression and it's miserable
Please hang on and know that we do have a treatable disorder... It takes time unfortunately to have things lined up and your meds to be working as they should... Sometimes we have to try and few before we find the right combo but you will
Big hug
https://psychcentral.com/disorders/hypomanic-episode-symptoms#symptoms
https://www.verywellmind.com/bipolar-disorder-mixed-features-380387#:~:text=Bipolar%20disorder%20with%20mixed%20features%20is%20a%20term,symptoms%20or%20a%20depressive%20state%20with%20manic%20symptoms.
Sending you hugs too.
This is a great place to express yourself and find good, supporting people. But the best person to help you is you. That's hard to understand right now since this is all so new to you so I strongly encourage you to research your condition as much as you can. Those links SunCloud gave you are great places to start and that's basically how we all learn. If you have a question, type it into a search engine and start learning. But try to stick to the top search results as those are usually the most reputable sources that you can trust.
Always remember that nobody knows you better than you do, which is why it's so important to learn as much as you can. The more you know, the better you can communicate with your doctors and therapists, and thus, the better your treatment can be.
We've all been where you are right now. It can be scary for sure. But there are probably 10 million Americans or more who are bipolar so you can be absolutely certain that you are not alone in this. Think of yourself as part of a very big club. Maybe not the club you would pick if you had the choice, but nonetheless this club is full of lots of wonderful people from all walks of life. There are many, many success stories and you can be one too. Best of luck to you. And welcome again.
WELCOME!!
You know that one super annoying song you hate because it's awful and when someone brings it up or you have heard like, 3 notes of it, it's stuck. You can't not stop thinking that stupid, awful chorus over and over. If your thoughts are rock bottom, then doing this is like ... oh, about 2% of one step above that. I know, it's a very small fraction up, but up is up. :D