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.
Hi ya'll,
I have been having this thought for most of this year. The thought that I am getting stupider from meds? age? dissociation? depression? insomnia? I don't know, I just know I want my brain to be BETTER THAN EVERYONE IN THE WORLD! I couldn't write a sentence yesterday because I couldn't remember how to spell words. When I "think" I have been given the wrong change, I no longer question the clerk because it's usually me making the mistake. I go to the kitchen and can't find the quacamole knowing full well there is freaking quacamole in the kitchen. Still haven't found it. I lose words in the middle of sentences, can't find the shoes I want, forget to eat and am a disorganized mess. Like, where did all this laundry come from!? I just did it (when did I do it) (oh, yeah, about six months ago).
On the outside, I just laugh it off (Goofy strikes again) or blame it on my husband (You know you ate the quacamole). On the inside, it is really bothering me. I'm losing my confidence.
Is this a normal part of aging to lose your confidence? Did my brain chemicals finally burn all my brain cells? Should I just accept this is the new me and live with it?
And, to top it all off, I just wrote this long sob story and it disappeared right before my eyes. Typical.
What do you think? If I really am going stupid, I want to make the most of it and just play all day. No more responsibility for Dummy.
When I remember something that I forgot earlier, I say “squirrel!”. And finish the earlier thought.
My Grandpa use to say he had CRS. That’s the medical acronym for Can’t Remeber Shit. (I’m kidding about it being medical term).
I have a done a good deal of research and written papers on memory and the brain. I am a HUGE supporter of Brain Training/ Strengthening exercises. Strengthen those synapses!