I always like to say there is hope, of course, if you catch on somedays I would not give that answer for me. I've had ups, downs, remission and even happy days, it's just been quite a while since I've been up. So I have to watch my negativity because my true belief system says there is always hope. I was diagnosed at 34 with major depression and then at 43 with Bipolar 1. They have now changed that to Bipolar 2. Mainly I'm just depressed! At a state that is considered stable but not happy. I guess that's better than unstable which wasn't that long ago.
I say try everything you can because you still have life ahead of you. And hope is what gets me through the day.
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Bipolar I, Depression, GAD Meds: Zoloft, Zyprexa, Ritalin
"Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." -Buddha