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Originally Posted by jnhuscg
Hi Everyone,
I've been recently diagnosed with Bipolar I from a psychiatrist, and I keep seeing "triggers" that everyone talks about. What exactly ARE some triggers? I'm currently under a lot of stress with work and my family situation (going through a divorce, moving). Could my wife be a trigger and can this bipolar go away on it's own, or be a complete misdiagnosis because I've just been under so much stress?
The reason I ask is because I am in the US military and I was diagnosed by a civilian doctor. I have an appointment with the military psychiatrist next week and he is pretty much going to decide my fate in my career. If he agrees that i'm bipolar, I'm gone, but if he doesn't, I get to keep my job...I'm in quite a condundrum. Hope someone can help me out with what some possible "triggers" could be
My main symptoms include:
-Rage
-Irritiability
-Some depression, but feeling angry at the same time
-Forgetfulness (my biggest complaint, I can't even remember my symptoms to tell the doc)
Thanks,
Jeremy
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u really need more than one dr to diagnose u, Let the milataryknow this...tell them you really need at least 3 drs say that you are BP1 before they fire your or else they aren't even giving you a chance.....Maybe see a therapist regularly just like your civil dr and pcp so u can work through some of the issuse that are going on right now ie. devorce. You are thinking logically therefore your BP is not severe at least not yet and that is only IF you do have BP. Along with your issues, you have your job u worry about and fate, so i understand u r under alot of stress! This could deffinatly be a simple misdiagnosis but you will not know untill u c a therapist, he/she will be able to untangle this mess!
Now i don't know the deffinition of "triggers" are but i have a pretty good idea. A trigger is when someone or something brings out a symptom of your diagnosis. Once you can identify your "triggers", usually the trigger will not effect u becuz u know how to identify, cope & manage it.
for example: If you & your soon to be x get into it and u get unraged, irratable or angry...She is your "trigger" get away as fast as u can untill u can cope & manage the situation. However u may still not be able to talk to her because she may still be a trigger simply by fighting with u continuously again. So, YES she could be a trigger.
One of my triggers are watching a horror flick ... I know that I can't handle the violence so... i don't watch them allthough i once loved them.
BP can come on and off as your brain chemistry changes because BP is nerological.. it can only be treated with meds. There is no cure yet.
Good luck and hope you get this all figured out. It will take time though.
idk, but hope this helped a little.