Keep reading, asking questios, gatherig education. Don't discount meds, without them most of us wouldn't be here. Welcome to the club.
Love Suze x

Welcome...keep your chin up you came to the right place.We are your family now!

Read, read, read. I also journal and talk. It helps me to write things down - in the good times I tend to forget that things were ever bad. In the bad times I tend to forget that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. But quite honestly without meds I am screwed either way.

Nice to meet you Shane. My name is Sharon. You came to the exact place that you needed to come to at this very moment in your life. Daily Strength is constant.
You were led here by a positive force which will now propel you into healings you so desire and need.

-God Bless

Welcome Shane...
Educate yourself, try talk therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy (I hear is very effective) and quite possibly meds can help your suffering. Get a full check up from your regular doc to eliminate any physical ailments first. Accept my prayers and welcome to a really supportive and caring group.

I think you would do good with talk therapy right now.

thanks for your kind words and and it is very nice to meet all of you, question for seekingpeace---- talk therapy??? I don't quite understand-- that is maybe what I am doing right now talk therapy??? thanks again every one
SuzeQ2-lostsoul-denise126-sharon-makula-seekingpeace!

Hmmm... no meds, huh? I think the majority of us wouldn't be here, posting, if it wasn't for some sort of medication/treatment.
Next... get on the "Web and read up on bi-polar! The more educated you are, concerning the disease... the better off you'll be, plus, it may sway your thoughts of living life without medication!
Welcome to DS, by the way and feel free to ask questions... that's what we're here for!

How do you deal with seperation anxiety along with BP?? I am reathing in pain from the seperation from my ex!!! If she truely understood my illness(like I really do lol) I know in my heart with whatever ounce of good there is that she would understand and help me deal with this. She is a nurse and thinks this is all a lie and says that mine is not a illness just a excuse. She is a religous woman and is absolutely the best person I have ever met in my life. But this desease destroyed ME which in turn ruinned what we had together. How do I get her to not judge me for what it made me but what I actually am? Hope this makes sense to anyone someone!?

I too had seperation anxiety after divorcing my husband in 2005. We were seperated for a while even before the divorce. It made divorcing easier.
I had been with him 24+ years. That was 1979 to 2005. It was the only life I knew. I was never alone... and now I am.

It's a different lifestyle, there was a whole lot to get used to. Now I'm thrilled to have my own space. It's what I needed... a space just for me. No one to pick up after... or evolve around. I'm getting to know who I am and what my interests are. I feel like I have a purpose and that I'm worth it.

I didn't love him in the latter years like a wife loves a husband.

That's my story.

I want to know more about the things you miss if you want to share more about these things?

I've never suffered seperation anxiety when I got divorced. I'm like orb... I enjoy my own space. I re-married and made it VERY clear to my wife that I was BP and (sometimes) needed my own space to sort things out.
BP is NOT an excuse... it's a disease!
If you can, get your ex-gf to go with you to a psychiatrist (pdoc) and listen to what he has to say! Maybe, she'd understand.
I've been married 10 years, now. My wife has adjusted to living with a BP who is suicidal, manic, depressed, and lost in himself. (No feelings, whatsoever) She understands my condition and adapts to my condition. Understanding is the key word! That's meant for YOU and HER!
Understand what's happening and adjust to it. Alot of times, the situation/condition is just temporary, but, it feels REAL to YOU, and you need to address it. Sometimes, the pain in your head will become unbearable, where you just want to "end it all". You don't really want to die, per se, you just want the pain to go away! You have to deal with those episodes.
Anxiety is another condition that may affect you. You have to either take medication for it, or learn to deal with it. I'd prefer meds.
You have a choice... to use meds, or not.
I'd prefer meds. It sounds like you're going through a traumatic experiece and you need some support. Go see a pdoc.
Okies?

Talk therapy would mean meeting with a therapist/psycologist one on one and describe to them your feelings. It will get much more involved than that as you go on. It's a very important step talking with someone that is objective and shows no partiality.