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.
I keep having crazy thoughts of doing things I know I shouldn't do - yet when I'm thinking these thoughts they seem like a good idea.
Then a few minutes later I become rational and realize how crazy my idea was, and am thankful I didn't actually do it.
This is happening over and over several times an hour. I worry that I might do something I'll regret during one of my periods of thinking it's all a good idea. The thought scares me.
I think I might need a med change, got an appt in a week and most likely will get a change, then I'll have to go through adjusting to the new med but at least it will be better than this. I just have to keep letting my rational side win out for one more week....
Then a few minutes later I become rational and realize how crazy my idea was, and am thankful I didn't actually do it.
This is happening over and over several times an hour. I worry that I might do something I'll regret during one of my periods of thinking it's all a good idea. The thought scares me.
I think I might need a med change, got an appt in a week and most likely will get a change, then I'll have to go through adjusting to the new med but at least it will be better than this. I just have to keep letting my rational side win out for one more week....
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
Last December I was in the hospital for a few weeks.. the social worker had me make a contract with someone I trusted that if Im acting irrational I'll listen to them and go to the hospital...so the contract is now in place.. I hope you feel better soon..x