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.
PLEASE HELP! I'm new in hopes of finding others suffering from bipolar disorder and somehow living productive lives. In conjunction with this diagnosis last summer, I was also diagnosed with ADHD, PTSD, and anxiety/depression. Until then I considered myself a survivor and fighter, which is no longer my reality. I've allowed my mental illness to consume me and I have 'given' up, for lack of a better term...? I'm desperate in finding hope from those like me. Mental illness doesn't define me or any of us right?
The good thing is that you know what you are dealing with now and you can begin to sort it all out. It is difficult to work with the issues if you don't figure out who you are first. ADHD can be medicated and you can learn coping skills to live with it. PTSD is something you can work on in therapy and heal from. Bipolar disorder with depression and anxiety can be managed by taking care of you and working with a therapist. You will find that most of these have the same answers and it begins with taking care of you and staying healthy mentally and physically.
It is a new way of life, not a death sentence. You can make it through one step at a time and we are here to help you do that. xo