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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I have not cut myself in 9 months...And today at work, (for about an hour), that is all I could think about! I think it is good that I am going to see my therapist tomorrow...BTW ..Have been only seeing a LCSW...is that enough??? Or should I go to a Doc???
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Your family doc ,or therapist should recommend you seeing a phyciatrist for a full and complete evlauation...INSIST if you need to!
Good luck swetie!
Sometimes MamMa's can be right.Leave your self open to what ever treatment works best for you.
I have never harmed myself other than punching things that are harder than my hands are (in anger). But I have often felt like no matter what I did, I just couldn't squeeze any pleasure out of it.
Dumb example, but I recently bought a new vehicle. It is my first "new" car (15 mi when I got it), it is really effing cool, but I was just kinda blah about the whole thing. Anything similar to you?
I am seeing an LCSW and he rocks? He got me to go see a specialist so that I would get a proper and accurate diagnosis and wouldn't waste time with a local pill pusher. But after talking to him for a couple of weeks I had more or less sorted out my issues. I then just needed to get on meds to become the centered person I wanted to be. I have always been aware that I had issues and a possible disorder. I analyzed it ad nauseum. My LCSW helped me discover the causes and make sense of it. That was an amazing breakthrough. And knowing is important but will not change how your brain works. I dread the quest for the right meds but am a firm believer that one exists that will improve my life.
I see a LCSW also, and she is actually the person who diagnosed me with Bipolar Disorder. Before her, I saw both a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D and a psychiatrist, but never once was I dx'd with Bipolar Disorder then. Then, it was BPD, PTSD, Major Depression, and Panic Disorder. Now, it's BPD, Bipolar I, PTSD, OCD, and Panic Disorder. I didn't have much faith in the social worker in the beginning. Well, I actually didn't have much faith in her until just recently. When she dx'd me with bipolar and I was hospitalized a couple of days later and dx'd with it by two different psychiatrists on the crisis unit, I knew she had been right and that changed my view of her. I do still think there are different aspects of my mental illness that she just cannot properly deal with, though. Sometimes when I describe my symptoms to her, she looks puzzled and doesn't say a lot...doesn't seem concerned. That bothers me.
I still hope to see my psychologist again. I have total respect for her! As for a doc...I see a psychiatric nurse who prescribes my meds.
Good luck, hun! Keep fighting the urge to SI. You can beat this!