[BipolaRNurse]

Okay, I know there's no such thing as a cure for bipolar, but isn't it tempting sometimes to think so when you're stable?

I am having no symptoms. NONE whatsoever. I don't think I've ever been this balanced in my entire life. Of course, I know what it took to get me here, and I know I can't stop taking meds because they're what's holding me together. But damn, I can't help feeling like maybe my mind made up all this stuff, and that I've now snapped out of it and I'll be one of the lucky ones who never has another episode again.

Anyone else feel like that sometimes?

[cashart10]

I've believed this and did come off my meds. I actually believed that the Lord had healed me. I had depressions but only mild hypomanic episodes throughout my early 20's and it was never bad enough for me to go back to a pdoc. Then I had the worst manic episode of my life (and I had some pretty bad ones as a teen) and had no choice but to acknowledge my illness, go back to a pdoc, and get back on my meds. Don't give into the temptation no matter the reason you believe you are healed or whether or not you believe it was in your head, it isn't! That's awesome you are symptom free; I feel like a congratulation is in order!

I had a super summer and felt cured, or like I'd been misdiagnosed and everything had been caused by hormones. I started coming of my medication. Now I am suffering for it. I learned one thing. I really do have bipolar, it wasn't a mistake after all.

[Blue_Bird]

I just now finally feel stable and like I'm on the perfect med combo. I'm really not having any symptoms and it's shocking. Each time I start to feel like I might go into a depression or manic episode it just doesn't happen, it's only the normal ups and downs of life. I keep expecting it in my mind to just be "uh oh another episode again" but it hasn't happened yet. I know I've only felt stable a short amount of time but I understand that feeling like you're cured sometimes because life just feels normal and you're not having any symptoms at that time.

[IndieVisible]

Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse

Okay, I know there's no such thing as a cure for bipolar, but isn't it tempting sometimes to think so when you're stable?

I am having no symptoms. NONE whatsoever. I don't think I've ever been this balanced in my entire life. Of course, I know what it took to get me here, and I know I can't stop taking meds because they're what's holding me together. But damn, I can't help feeling like maybe my mind made up all this stuff, and that I've now snapped out of it and I'll be one of the lucky ones who never has another episode again.

Anyone else feel like that sometimes?

I'm not bipolar but can totally relate! Some times I am convinced there was nothing ever wrong with me and it was all just over exaggerated feelings which are gone now. Convinced to the point I some times feel I can throw my meds away! But for me, the rude awakening is usually not too far off. Sound about right?

[medicalfox]

I thought that earlier this fall and was pleasantly happy about it. I was contemplating doing more advanced schooling, but it finally caught up to me last week; such a bummer.

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse

Okay, I know there's no such thing as a cure for bipolar, but isn't it tempting sometimes to think so when you're stable?

I am having no symptoms. NONE whatsoever. I don't think I've ever been this balanced in my entire life. Of course, I know what it took to get me here, and I know I can't stop taking meds because they're what's holding me together. But damn, I can't help feeling like maybe my mind made up all this stuff, and that I've now snapped out of it and I'll be one of the lucky ones who never has another episode again.

Anyone else feel like that sometimes?

I am jumping up and down happy for you !!!! Enjoy every single bit of it ! You worked hard to get here and be proud of yourself

[Otter63]

Bipolar is a weird thing! My sister and I both had long stretches with no symptoms. Ten year periods during the time we were raising our kids. I wasn't on meds during that time and only just got on meds in the last couple of years when my episodes started getting closer together.

During that time I didn't think about being bipolar much. I'm grateful my kids had one sane parent for much of their childhood.

Anyway, enjoy your stability!! Yay!!

i've had it sometimes

it's a good feeling.

shame it won't last.

[A Red Panda]

I get that feeling randomly. Like "this is what I'm always like and the rest is made up".

Unfortunately for my sorry little brain, it sometimes thinks that when stable, when depressed, and when hypo! I think they're all permanent. haha. Not always. But sometimes.

I'm really happy to hear that you're feeling so stable

I know I am not cured. For about 15 years I was stable (except for a mild depression during my divorce). This summer I was hypomanic for about six weeks and am just starting to feel "normal" after a horrible depressive episode that started in early August after the hypomania. Before this summer, I felt like I was in the clear for good and was beginning to wonder if I really had bipolar. Well, these past two episodes proved I am not cured. I hope to hell another depression doesn't come. Maybe it won't; maybe it will (chances are the latter). What I need to remember if depression does come again is IT DOES END.

[dubblemonkey]

yes...

and it is frightening!

it occurs to me such!

and I feel like I am the under-me...

arriving to attend to the over-me

things are not real

...the harder I try to be alive and the harder I try to avoid death...

these two things collapse into a serious mis-hap

and the place inside this personal accident ?

...this is where I find myself quite often...

cured

[cool09]

I've only had a few very brief periods over last 35 yrs where I had relief from symptoms (using meds). My irritability, agitation, anxiety and racing thoughts diminished and concentration/focus improved and I started working but I'm stuck back on SSDI last few years. Recently had some relief with tegretol (evened my moods out, decreased racing thoughts, socializing was easier, etc.) but side effects were too much.