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.
My husband was just diagnosed a few weeks ago, which explains quite a bit. Everything was great until last year when he was put on prednisone for a kidney condition. Things were terrible. After he came off and his disease went into remission, things have been great. Then suddenly two months ago, he became manic. He is such an amazing man, but when he is manic, it is horrible. He is unrecognizable. Everything seems great, and then suddenly I am the enemy and he is horrible to me. He lacks any empathy. Then when it's over, he feels so guilty and sad. It's a rollercoaster and I am exhausted!!
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Life has been really hard this past year. I'm really feeling down and alone. I can't talk to my family about my depression and anxiety their not very understanding about it. It's really hitting me since my mother passed a few months ago, plus stress from having to eventually move. Also having my niece coming around who suffers bipolar and refuses to take medication for it. Its been...
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When i was in the ER February 16th 2025, i was being admitted to ICU where i was for 3 weeks, then had to relearn to walk for 3 weeks in another hospital rehab floor, the nurse told me something that made me feel for over 18 months now that i was finally *safe*. She told me that the guy who raped and beat me 21 years ago now almost 20 years at that time, was in prison as of a month before that...
Once he's on the right meds to help to control the disorder he'll stabilize.. it can take some time so try and be patient... We do have a treatable disorder... Another hug and a blessing.....xo