Triple Diagnosis: Bipolar, cPTSD & Lyme Disease

All 3 of these conditions plague me in different ways, sometimes all 3 at once too! I recently had a Panic Attack, was experiencing a Mixed Bipolar Manic/ Depressive Episode and also have been having some physical weakness, probably due to my low blood sodium levels and my Lyme Disease. All in all, recently, I have been a MESS!

I ended up in the Hospital 4 nights ago, for a 3 hour E/R stay. As it turns out, it was a Panic attack, but I had no clue that was what was happening at the time. I was seeing flashing colors before my eyes and feeling faint. I kept almost passing out. So I called 911 and was eventually diagnosed with "Anxiety." However, in my opinion, it was more than that, it was a full blown Panic Attack. Just the fawning type.

I am in my mid 60s, and have been dealing with mental illness since I was in my teens. Before that, I was the victim of childhood molestation, and later on in life, I was raped repeatedly by a boyfriend. So, really I have cPTSD.

I'm also Dyslexic, but that is something so less drastic than all the rest, that I rarely think to mention it, but it caused major problems in my early education, and school life (ie bullying) since I did not learn to read until my 2nd time through the 3rd grade.

I started this thread, because all of these things combined seeming like more than one poor soul can deal with at times, if not always. I am not always aware of what is happening to me. Sometimes, for instance, I can be in a manic and not realize it. Or I might be depressed and not realize that either, especially when it first starts to set in.

The Lyme Disease can also cause mood swings, so that can more easily end me up in a Mixed Episode of emotions than your usual Bipolar person might experience! In other words, I can be a very confused person at times!

Today I am getting over the shock of what happened to me the other night. I am still feeling weak at times, lightheaded sometimes and in general not myself mentally or spiritually or physically, for that matter.

I need a lot of HUGS and SUPPORT too, of course!

Thanks for reading. I will share about my life's adventures here whenever I can, seeing as I don't exactly fit into any "one" category!