Not alone at all. I did not want to be BP. Like many others have already stated, I wondered what parts of my personality would be left and what parts would medication take away? I also had a bad experience with my first attempt at being treated w/ meds and took me yrs to go back for treatment. I knew I had to do something and God led me here and everyone encouraged me to go back and give the med thing another shot. I'm just now starting to feel the meds start to take effect but the therapy in the meantime has been a lot of help.

Yesterday I was very aware that the meds are working. I live about an hr away from the university where I attend. My car started giving me a huge fit and my classes were frustrating and I came home and my daughter had put hand-washing soap in the dishwasher and we had a Brady Bunch scene going on in my kitchen. Normally I would have either took my little girl's head off with a rake or broke into tears but I actually LAUGHED!