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.
Hey guys! I'm Megan, and I've been on DS for while, but I'm fairly new to this board. I just thought I'd give a quick story and try to get to know people in this community. =)
For a long time we thought I was depressed, but it was punctuated by such frightening, volatile bursts of extreme panic and hopelessness that it didn't fit the criteria for depression. When I was depressed, I was comatose, quiet, a ghost. And then the next week or two would be literally sleepless, pacing the halls and wailing so hard I couldn't breathe. So much energy to get off and nowhere to put it. So now I am starting Lamictil and hoping for the best.
In general, I have a lot of anxiety and panic involving my future (I just graduated from high school) and my break-up with my ex-gf a few months ago. I you guys want to get to know me more, you can read my last journal entry for more details on that!
Anyways, what are you guy's stories?! I'd love to get to know you all and have friends I can keep up with on journals, posts, etc. Hopefully if you guys want, you can introduce yourselves here, and we can be friends! =)
-Megan
For a long time we thought I was depressed, but it was punctuated by such frightening, volatile bursts of extreme panic and hopelessness that it didn't fit the criteria for depression. When I was depressed, I was comatose, quiet, a ghost. And then the next week or two would be literally sleepless, pacing the halls and wailing so hard I couldn't breathe. So much energy to get off and nowhere to put it. So now I am starting Lamictil and hoping for the best.
In general, I have a lot of anxiety and panic involving my future (I just graduated from high school) and my break-up with my ex-gf a few months ago. I you guys want to get to know me more, you can read my last journal entry for more details on that!
Anyways, what are you guy's stories?! I'd love to get to know you all and have friends I can keep up with on journals, posts, etc. Hopefully if you guys want, you can introduce yourselves here, and we can be friends! =)
-Megan
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Welcome to the Bipolar community! This is a great bunch of people.
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Megan! Welcome to DS! You will find this a supportive website. I am bipolar I so I have manic features. I get manic every now and again a lot less before I was on meds. I take Lamictal too. You will Love it because it works so well. I was diagnosed at age 17 and I am now 32, so you do the math. I have been bipolar a real long time and I have been on hundreds of different meds, so if you have a question about meds I'm the girl to ask. Any way, welcome to the board, I look forward to chatting with you in the future.
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Welcome!
veryblue
hello Megan
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Hi! *waves*
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howdy-do
MermaidSinger
thank you so much everyone, added all of you! Can't wait to get to know all of you! =)
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Can't wait to get to know you too girl
justward
welcome to the site. I was diagnosed bipolar in 2007. So its still very new to me, I was 25 then. Im 29 now.
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