[littlebee]

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed with BP II disorder last year. I feel terribly alone in this battle because it is very hard to let friends or family understand your mood swings, your bouts of anger and the like. There is no support group in our area so it is hard to find people who are experiencing the same thing.

[Victoria'smom]

Most will understand here. Most of us have no outside support. This forum moves fast so it is possible for your posts get buried and lurkers are counted as viewers. So if you have tons of views or gets buried don't stress.

[BlackPup]

You are not alone. We are in this with you.

I don't talk about my BP with friends or family either. So it's great to come on here where other people understand what you are going through. Have you got a T ( counsellor, therapist or psychologist). That heps too.

[usehername]

You are definitely not alone. You will find many people here who just get it. It's awesome! Welcome!

[LadyShadow]

Absolutely! This is a very warm and welcoming community, you will definitely not be alone here

[littlebee]

Thank you everyone

How do you explain your anger bouts to your loved ones? Whenever I feel threatened, I lash out. I cannot help but feel so bad afterwards.

[littlebee]

Thank you very much. Lately I have been having a lot of trouble expressing or explaining about this condition. When I feel like I am being threatened or misunderstood, I would tend to lash out, and I feel really horrible afterwards. I have difficulty explaining how erratic my mood can become.

[littlebee]

Thank you all. I have been having a lot of difficulty explaining how erratic my mood can be. Whenever I feel threatened or in the process of being understood (being told to 'grow up'), I would tend to lash out and be angry. I just end up feeling bad afterwards.

[Victoria'smom]

I get a lot of anger in mania! I tell my son "Mom's not well please stay away from me. If you need anything please go to dad, M, or c's house if you need anything." I tell my husband "Babe it's not a good day. I'm isolating myself today"

[alorrea]

I am pretty open with hubby and my immediate family so I tell them "It's a bad day, unless you want to get *****ed out you may want to stay away." It's not a nice way, but most often they just stay away. It works great when hubby has a bad day, cause he'll say, it's my bad day and I know to give him his space. It avoids a lot of fighting.

We can all relate here

[Rzay4]

We are all here for you. I've been diagnosed with Bipolar 1 w severe psychosis. I only tell my closet friends all others do not need to know. If I get angry I just isolate myself or tell others to leave me alone.

[gayleggg]

With me there is only my husband and he understands "I'm having a bad day" equals beware of mood swings. My daughter lives just far enough away she doesn't have to see me often and I can usually pretend while I'm around her. But when the depression started she was only 8. I would cry for no reason, sometimes all day. I taught her that when I did it was just a bad day and she didn't cause it. She got where she could spot it it and would say, "Mommy, is it a bad day?" I just didn't want her to think it was her fault. She was grown before the manic stages started.

[blessthefall]

yeah i know exactly how that goes. i never have told my family or anything either. but supposively im really bad at hiding my swings so everyone pretty much knows when to leave me alone. also lost most of my friends cause of it. so im giving this place a shot like you are.