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.

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nobody666 08/04/2008

How many of us take ownership of our condition. I mean really accept the fact that something is different and not acceptable in our behavior, then really try to do something about it.

It bothers me the people that complain about a mood and their actions during it but will not do anything from the extreme of not taking their meds to not communicating with their doc.

Do you accept the fact that you have Bi-Polar and work on getting better or have you just never thought there was anything you could do about it.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

I'm getting better at it. Tomorrow I am gonna break down and call the dr and admit I am nearly psycotic

deleted_user 08/04/2008

I take ownership. It's taken me a while but I have done it.....I finally take my meds religiously, quit drinking and I think before I speak. Does this count?

deleted_user 08/04/2008

I've accepted an managed mine well over the years,with the help of good therapy and a regiment of drugs.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

yeah yeah yeah, I'll own it. I have BP, and it sucks. I take action, I make sacrifices to afford my meds. then I take them.

But really nobody666, what are you getting at?

Going to the doc and getting meds aren't free. Simply wanting to talk and get medication doesn't do any good. It's hard to describe.

If wishes were horses beggars would ride.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

I haven't ever stopped taking my meds & am proactive in my treatment; exercise, yoga, eat right, blahblahblah..still have periods of unwellness but much less than unmedicated, I'm sure. But some people really don't believe they're BP.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

Oh & sometimes the meds are out of whack & there's little you can do about it, imho

deleted_user 08/04/2008

I ride the boat of a beeper, I annot avoid the many storms, and high waves. And sometimes even get thrown overboard. I have even been brought to safety before. yes I own up to the fact that I'm a beeper. i go to a pdoc and have gone to many over the years, been on many med combos for 10 yers now and haven't found one that works. Oh yeah I dock at my therapist' place once a week too! I even dock this beeper boat at support groups. I have read many self help books, educated myself on bp and meds and how to get help,even calle crisis hotlines. Been in the psych hospital too many times to mention. Does this mean I don't own up to my own action? I have not found a way to control the sea yet, have u?

nobody666 08/04/2008

I am not saying that anyone ever really gets control over themselves completely but at least they try. I guess being here at DS is a step in the right direction. Educating oneself and supporting others.

The hardest part I guess is accepting there is no cure but there is help no matter what your means. And being willing to fight the good fight and strive to do more than just survive.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

hell yeah. more than simple survival is something I strive for as well.

Chuggernaught 08/04/2008

It's here to stay, accept it or don't. Your not given alot of choices. the best course is to realize that it is you and make peace with yourself.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

im right on the border of normality and suicidal tendencies all the time
the problem with that is that i act on this and that i feel is the bi polar inside my head---it drives me crazy that my brain is not normal somewhat---

tim, u know how many times i've been committed to the VA hospital--and all because of symptons caused by BP.

I take my meds daily, i am trying to get a degree so i can better myself, i am trying to love myself sometimes, but i have to say for me: BEING BI POLAR SUCKS THE BIGGEST ASS EVER!

patty

deleted_user 08/04/2008

It took me a few years of being sick before I realized that running away wasn't getting me anywhere. Bipolar just followed me.

Now I try to be proactive with it. It gets hard without insurance. We have to go without extras like gas and movies but we're doing ok.

deleted_user 08/04/2008

ownership is ONE THING, but SCAPEGOATING and GASLIGHTING is another

Zanobia 08/04/2008

I take full ownership in whatever diagnose I have...I have done research of my own accord to dig down deep within, and am sorting through the triggers of impacts I have...

If I feel myself slipping I'm the first one to blab...lol

deleted_user 08/04/2008

As many have mentioned, Doctors and meds cost money. I cope, I hide my BP self as much as I possibly can from others. If I feel like I may be going to flare-up I leave and find a place to meditate. For you see my step daughter takes all our medical money. We have taken her to pdocs,therapists, had social workers, had her arrested, had her in the p-hospital for 4 days. They had her on 10 different meds for 5 different things. Been doing this crap for over 3 years.... and you know what? They still have not got her diagnosis right!
The schools do not want to teach our children they want them drugged.. and doctors really have no clue they are all using us as experimants to see if their guess is right. SHE IS 13 FOR CHRIST SAKE!

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