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 sometimes hang out on a question and answer website and I see some of the most rediculous reasons that people give for thinking they are Bipolar but this one took the cake.
"I bought a mood ring and it keeps changing from the happy color to the sad color..... I don't even feel like I'm sad but it says so..... does this mean I have Bipolar Disorder? Should I see a doctor?"
I know Bipolar is misunderstood (and I know people are stupid) but jeez........
What stupid reasons have you heard from people who THINK they are Bipolar?
"I bought a mood ring and it keeps changing from the happy color to the sad color..... I don't even feel like I'm sad but it says so..... does this mean I have Bipolar Disorder? Should I see a doctor?"
I know Bipolar is misunderstood (and I know people are stupid) but jeez........
What stupid reasons have you heard from people who THINK they are Bipolar?
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I find myself going places in the car and not wanting to get out of the car. I come back home and I don't want to get out of the car. I think it's the only time I spend reflecting. Chronic tiredness from Long Covid plus the immunosupressing meds for my Crohn's is slowing me down but everything just seems a massive effort. I am dealing with the paperwork following my father's death but it's not...
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Wow, it's the middle of the week already!Today is our 11 year anniversary, so we're going out to a nice dinner. I'm losing a lot of sleep these days, hence a wonky schedule and uncomfortable feelings. But I know it will pass, eventually.I hope all of you have a peaceful day, and may good things come your way!
I just said.." Yeah..you ' look into it' love "
i tend to surround myself with people who ignore symptoms as opposed to seeing ones that aren't there, denial
Patient "Doctor, I think I have Bipolar"
Doctor "No you haven't, that will be $1000"
Upside, no nasty meds AND it's medically sanctioned.
(downside, it can kill you ..but hey, you won't be suing will you?)
There was a woman on the family & friends of BP support group who said her infant was bipolar (& medicated for it) because he "cried a lot"...Freaked me out, poor child.
1. Because they've always known they are 'special' in some way, it just fits therefore
2. Van Gogh..Yeah.
3. It gives them an excuse for any fuck ups..they have 'bipolar'
4. feeling depressed all the time can't be ordinary
5. Yeah, sometimes they *really* like to go shopping! BP through & through
Overdiagnosis/misdiagnosis= rampant..hence the backlash that really has commenced in earnest.
A label is just that. If you don't present clinical/classic symptoms pdocs will figure it for themselves, in time. Just because you're bipolar today doesn't mean you will be next year.