Hi there,
I'm a looong time lurker but this is my first time posting. [emoji51]

Basically I see a general family doctor and I also see my psychologist once a fortnight.

My family doc was the one who referred me to my psyc after I told him some symptoms I was having etc and then my psychologist confirmed our belief that I had bipolar and OCD (intrusive thoughts mostly).

I usually just take 60 of cymbalta for depression which helps but recently I have been hypomanic and I have been struggling with the intrusive thoughts/paranoia and I am worried about going into a full manic episode.

I spoke with both psychologist and fam doc, they also communicate.
They have now referred me to a psychiatric doctor to confirm my diagnosis and decide on medications.

The only thing that worries me about this is: will I have to open up to this new psyc?
It took me a long time to gain trust and gather the courage to eventually tell my psyc about all my experiences...I don't think I can tell another stranger? I don't know what to do?

Thanks for reading and I will try to be more interactive now that I've eventually broken the ice!

-V

"Every so often I bump into stone walls and have to pick myself up and climb over them."
Dx: Bipolar & OCD