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#1
Apr 14, 2015, 01:21 PM
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trying to convince me that I'm not really bipolar and/or arguing with me about it......
....telling me things like: "Just read your Bible more" "You were just fine before you married -----." "You used to be so sharp." "You can do it if you just apply yourself." "Usually, it's just something in your diet." "Go to church! Meet people!" taking it personally if I don't feel up to traveling or making a major trip trying to force me to do something I'm not comfortable with... telling me to get my thyroid checked or that I just need more iron.. arguing with me if I say no to something and saying things like, "We always have to beg" or "You never wanna do anything" expecting me to agree to something before I know all the details (or before anyone else does)
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 Anonymous45023, Anonymous48690, Anonymous59125, BipolaRNurse, Capriciousness, Fuzzybear, Homeira, Nammu, secretgalaxy, Turtlesoup, unaluna
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#2
Apr 14, 2015, 02:04 PM
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I agree with you. Well meaning people can say the most unhelpful things. One of my favorites is "what do you have to be depressed about". Ignoring these people is sometimes hard for me. I just want to scream, "you don't know what you are talking about," but I usually just fume in private.
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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  |
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#3
Apr 14, 2015, 02:16 PM
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 grrrrrrrrrr 
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#4
Apr 14, 2015, 02:20 PM
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She also says "Look at me, with all the things that I've went through, I should be depressed, but I'm not! I'm stronger than that, I don't let things get to me." End face slap. |
| Iamalioness
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#5
Apr 14, 2015, 02:25 PM
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#6
Apr 14, 2015, 02:27 PM
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I think the one thing that sticks out to me was a friend of mine told me while I was struggling and psychotic that I need jesus and told me to pray…..
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#7
Apr 14, 2015, 02:41 PM
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:rotflmao:
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I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
| unaluna
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#8
Apr 14, 2015, 02:47 PM
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Anyone else gotten "You need to pull yourself together" while IP??
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Apr 14, 2015, 03:43 PM
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I'm part of a religious family and you don't even want to know some of the things that have been said to me about my bipolar. I am of the same faith myself, but they act like I'm not "good enough" and blame me for having bipolar. It must be a punishment, or I must be faking.
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| Anonymous45023, shortandcute, sociallydiseased, Turtlesoup
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Apr 14, 2015, 03:49 PM
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"Afflicted of the devil.." "You have the devil in you because you don't pray enough". "You don't trust in God enough" |
| Iamalioness, shortandcute
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#11
Apr 14, 2015, 04:06 PM
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"God will take away your bipolar if you just ask Him." Gee, you don't think I've already tried that??
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
| Iamalioness, shortandcute
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#12
Apr 14, 2015, 06:42 PM
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"Everybody gets anxious"
When I get asked why?  "But WHY are you depressed?" "I don't understand, what are you so anxious about?" Etc etc etc. There is NO REASON |
| Iamalioness, shortandcute
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#13
Apr 15, 2015, 09:37 AM
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"Whatever, EVERYBODY has mood changes."
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Apr 15, 2015, 09:59 AM
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"Everyone gets stressed out"
"That's just an excuse for your behavior" "Your life is great, why are you depressed? " "Just get over it" "Deal with it" "Your a different person than when we first met." "Why can't you just be that fun person again? " "You can't take a joke."
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Dx: Bipolar 2, Anxiety disorder, Adjustment disorder with mixed anxious mood. Medicine: 40mg Latuda, 35mg HydroXYZ Past Meds: 20mg Latuda, 150mg Seroquel XR, 50mg Topiramate (Trokendi XR), 25mg Vraylar, 25mg buspirone  You live and you learn
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Apr 15, 2015, 11:20 AM
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"It's chemical imbalance in your brain" (because you can see chemicals in my brain, right?)
"your bipolar is lying to you" (no, sometimes it is real what I feel and there is reason. stop dismissing me with bumper sticker slogans) "You are not TRULY bipolar, otherwise you wouldn't be able to overcome things on your own..." "You are not TRULY bipolar because you don't sleep around..." "Your problems would be solved if you got a boyfriend and turned of the news"
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Apr 15, 2015, 11:22 AM
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You need more faith in god to heal you
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schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Apr 15, 2015, 01:16 PM
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Several of my friends did not believe me when I told them my diagnosis. Apparently I am "high-ficntioning." Lucky me.
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Apr 15, 2015, 02:07 PM
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Apr 15, 2015, 03:16 PM
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oh and the classic "I guess we are all a little bit Bipolar" (accompanied by a smile and a shrug). Um ok so are you a little bit crying on your bathroom floor wanting to disappear and just a tiny bit talking to spirits so that your soul doesn't transfer. Is THAT what you are a LITTLE bit of? Oh...no...right I didn't think so.
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Apr 15, 2015, 03:20 PM
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Oh and guys I seriously got this once when I outed myself to a friend "No you're not Bipolar. People with Bipolar are really weird."
Um ok |
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Apr 15, 2015, 03:35 PM
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Oh! I have a great one.....
So the person didn't know I was bipolar but she was talking about someone else who had told us she was. She said and I quote that if the other lady had never been to jail then theres no way shes bipolar! Really?!
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Apr 15, 2015, 03:49 PM
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"Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can see the top." -Wildflower http://missracgel.wixsite.com/bearhugs |
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Apr 15, 2015, 07:07 PM
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Me neither! LOL
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DX: Bipolar 1 Anxiety Tardive dyskinesia Mild cognitive impairment RX: Celexa 20 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN Lamictal 500 mg Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression) Trazodone 150 mg Zyprexa 7.5 mg Please come visit me @ http://bpnurse.com |
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Apr 15, 2015, 09:45 PM
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I have pretty much heard them all but like another poster was saying...hearing ppl talk about bipolar when they dont know you are is priceless
A coworker tellibg me she had a bad relationship with her daughters. They didnt talk much because....well you know....their (whisper) bipolar(!!) I have known this coworker a while and im going to guess SHE may be the problem
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I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning, I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing Now the old king is dead! Long live the king! One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand |
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Apr 16, 2015, 01:20 AM
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I've had coworkers bash people for being "bipolar" on breaks and i flat out tell them, i'm bipolar, and i'm not like that. That's not what bipolar even is. I do it nonconfrontationally just to educate them about MI and how real it is and how present it is in our everyday lives even if we don't always see it (they would never have expected that i'm bipolar)
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Diagnoses: Bipolar I, GAD, binge eating disorder (or something), substance abuse, and ADHD. “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.” ― Aristotle |
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