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ultramar · Apr 18, 2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

Okay, I have been wondered about this for a while..

I take meds(for now).. But even medicated I still have some highs and lows. and I am very Ok with this.

When I spoke to my T about this yesterday ... he said " medications do not fix everything , Bipolar or not you will be up and down , like normal human beings. there is no reason for people on medications to be so medicated that they can not function at all "

Of course there are times that it is Bipolar and you need additional help. For me its the pain and hallucinations that lead to sui issues.

There are times I get pissed off for a damn good reason. example : I got my nose pierced my husband thinks I am too old for that "

(I'm 46).. OH hell yes I got Pissed at him.. It's not my Bipolar it's just life.

Every mood I have or feel isn't Bipolar ... Its just life.

Personally I do all the self care I can to help myself.

Anyway , just wanted to know if others feel this way ?

I agree with you and your therapist. There's a temptation/danger to attribute every mood and emotion to bipolar. I hate to beat a dead horse (because I've brought this up before) but bipolar (according to DSM criteria) only manifests itself during episodes -between episodes we just are who we are and deal with what life throws at us like everyone else.

I deal with lots of things that have nothing to do with my bipolar. Except when anxiety gets extreme, for me, these other things aren't to be dealt with medications. Sometimes we can get angry, anxious, irritable, happy, productive, down, hurt, and that's just the way it is. Therapy has helped me a lot. I don't think throwing pills at every uncomfortable emotion (and I'm not saying anyone is claiming this, just thinking this out) is the answer in the long term, nor does all of this pain and/or discomfort necessitate -or not always- an additional diagnosis. Then, I think, there's the danger of wracking these up, and then, yes, everything can and does end up becoming a symptom of a diagnosis/illness. I'm sure we all have things we can work on outside of bipolar, and without medications.