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Jun 27, 2015, 11:07 PM
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At least I hope this is the right place and to be honest I've already forgotten how I got here. I've been trying everything for what seems like hours!!! But now through all my efforts it's 10:48pm and I'm very tired and I'm crying again. I didn't cry not once from the age 13 to age 34 and then it was just normal crying, sad events or I was injured somehow. But now it seems as if I'm somehow making up for those 21yrs that I didn't shed a tear. At that time it was a sign of weakness. At that time I was in full Manic mode. I don't care what edition of the DSM any Psychiatrist has, I've read the DSM IV TR 2000 cover to cover more times than I can count to figure out what my problems were and how to fix them. I've read the entire DSM V twice. I have to tell you that neither says any thing about a manic episode lasting years!! Well guess what??!!!!!! They can and they do and I'm living proof of that fact. But now I'm living proof of how long severe paralyzing depression can last and I'd give anything for a Manic Episode!!!
I spent so much time trying to find this posting place that I'm exhausted and have a terrible headache so I just can't even post what I really wanted to talk about. So I'll say goodnight to anyone who is out there and I'll try again tomorrow....... |
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Jun 28, 2015, 12:42 AM
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Welcome and I'm sorry it was so hard to figure out. But this is the right place and I hope you find lots of support here. I'm lived in a mixed episode for approximately forever but can't imagine mania lasting that long or depression either. ARe you seeing a pdoc or therapist?
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Jun 28, 2015, 08:37 AM
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 Welcome .. hope you keep posting ..
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Jun 28, 2015, 12:09 PM
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The DSM is like the Bible. They both contain info that is able to be contested. I would find a good therapist maybe someone not so grounded with strictly the DSM. I'm mostly manic but at one point I went depressed and didn't know which was worse. At that point I wanted to be manic again. Over the last two years I've had mixed episodes. Welcome to PC. I hope you find what you need here. I came here when I was first diagnosed and I was a complete mess
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Jun 28, 2015, 01:36 PM
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 this is a great place to talk. You'll find that BP is different for everyone. Non of us fit into the squares established in the DSM, there's always variables we're humans, not statistically quantifiable into little check boxes.
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Jun 28, 2015, 01:42 PM
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Hey! So glad you figured it out! Welcome. And yes I'm all about breaking the rules and how it can actually harm us when we feel like we need to measure them up. I keep ranting about it on my blog. I've never been good at following rules anyway
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