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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Used to...Don't

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I used to watch films a lot before I got ill

Now I don't....not as much.Or as deeply.The 'acting' has become crap.Well, Clint Eastwood has become a great actor but before...I never thought he was such a great actor.Thought he underplayed it.He's perfect really.

What stuff did you used to do before...that the illness has stopped you doing, either physically or mentally ?

Sex is an obvious one.For some, including me for two years.After hospital and from after the seizures.I was a cage to myself.That was 1997-8 to 2000.

Any other things ?
2Fast2KeepUP
2Fast2KeepUP
Use to go party with friends and dance the night away...now avoid crowds and control my environment!
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I used to paint alot. I stopped painting sometime around High School when depression really got ahold of me. Alos stopped playing sports. I was really into baseball.

As far as sex drive...yea, that's pretty much gone too. Still do it on occasion, but I'm nowhere near being the horn dog that I was years ago. I guess that can be a good thing though.
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A also cannot do pubs or clubs. Yet I can go to gigs..weird but i think it is because I am focused on one thing although hate the end bit when everyone is surging out at same time.
Also miss having a boyfriend but I am too emotionally fucked up now so dont bother. I had a panic attack in Asda today but my mate was superb with it.
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I used to play guitar more often...
Actually, I can't remember what I used to do.
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I used to co-write songs...go on gigs singing, write poetry, read everything i could get my needy hands on. Used to be very social. Barely breaking out of that shell now.
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As far as sex drive...I am totally crazy horny and want it ALL the time or just not interested at all. Those cycles can last for weeks or months. May have something to do with what meds I'm on at the time.
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I used to watch telly... I don't anymore.

I used to drink alcohol... I don't anymore.
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I used to do things with my friends. I'm surprised my friends have stuck with me, lord knows I will ignore them for weeks on end, not return calls, etc. when im in the depths of a bad depression. And sex. Unless I'm in a manic episode, then it's all the time! LOL
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Reading's hard now... I can read only short bits of text at a time. It's such a shame for me.
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I used to be happy. I used to know what FEELING was like. I used to enjoy everything I did.

Now everything including comming here is becomming more difficult. However if I stopped comming here I think i would loose it entirely!!
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I used to...
1. have a lot of friends
2. leave the house socially more than once a month
3. be able to cook
4. drink before these damn meds
5. writing - my creativity seems to have been killed
6. be very bubbly and outgoing

the list goes on and on and on
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I used to party all the time. I was a bartender at clubs and Go Go bars ..had the best times of my life and made a shitload of money. Always had a new car , Gucci bags and Dolce and Gabana everything. Now Im on SSDI and I shop at Target ...but have never been more content ..I know who I am now ..no more searching and hiding from the truth. Life is Life now. Game over
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Oh YEAH !! I love kid's movies

true ERogers
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I couldn't listen to music for ages, the strangest thing..it just up too many painful associations.
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dancingd
I used to be me.....now a stranger looks back at me from the mirror....I hate it when she screams.
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