weekend check in

i'm new and it's been a while since i have checked in. i asked about meds and got a good response on the drug question forum. not having any more visions of thing that are not there. i was on another forum and i would write like alot and no one would write back i see it;s not like that here. thank you for writting back. going to the lake this weekend with the family . will be good to get out of town for a day or so. kids are out of school for the summer today was there last day of school. so thing will start to get crazy here in the next few days. my kids need total activity or they get bored and destroy things like the house. haha. well a little about me i am 32 married have bipolar. and trigeminal neuralgia or tn it's a nerve in the face that spas and well it hurts teribly. so had surg in feb to have it fixed. so a craniotomy. feeling better and actualy getting out there and having a life. no more hard core drugs. i love to read and write and make jewelry. so tell me about you guys.-onyx69000

I'm pretty boring, nothing worth telling, just wanted to say welcome

Nice to meet you and make your acquantince

Im Katie, Im 28 and live in Wisconsin and have Rapid Cycling Bipolar 1 Disorder, and some OCD. Im also a recovering drug addict of 4 years, recovering self harmer of 6 years and a recovering alcoholic of 6 years. I was in a group home/communtiy support system for 7 years and just got out a month ago.Im on SSD for my disorders. I dont have any kids at all. just me.

My moods have been better which is good. They haven't been as bad as last week at least. With my moods I can rapid cycle anywhere from 2 days to multiple times in a day.I hear voices too with mine sometimes too which is scary. Im on Lithium, Loxipane, Lamictal, a small dose of Lexapro and Seroquel. All of which really do a good job of zonking me out at night. I don't enjoy it too much since I used to be a night person but its something I have to do I guess. If I want to maintain my sanity that is.

Me? I like to be on the web a lot of the time. Thats been a steady hobby of mine. I also like to design and revise forum signatures for people. I like to read when my concentration allows me to as well. I write some poetry and do fill in puzzles once in awhile. Im working on my web site too. Its a BP and Schizophrenia one. My partner is both schizophrenic and bipolar as well. We like to spend a lot of time together and do fun things when circumstances allow for us to do so. We've been together for 7 years with no fight amazingly enough and we always support each other.

That's great that you had surgery and can get out. Sorry it still hurts you though. I hope that you had a good weekend out at the lake too. Again nice to meet you and looking forward to getting to know you.

Hi there!
Glad that things seem to be better for you..

I'm Ashty, I just turned 23. I'm in the process of finishing a degree in music composition, I hand in my last piece of work on Wednesday! (so excited, and terrified about what I'll do with myself after that..). I was diagnosed bipolar ii when I was 19, but I wasn't too sure I fully believed the psychiatrist I was seeing, and I moved around a lot so I managed to go fully into denial about it all. It was only this last year where I've not been on any medication (and done some interesting things, shall we say!) that I'm starting to think that maybe it is true. I joined this site recently to find some support and insight, and I love it here, everyone is so friendly!

I write music, and just started making short films... found a camera in my new flat so I have adopted it and had lots of fun!!

looking forward to getting to know you.. take care!
Ashtyxo

thank you all for writting back not sure if i am bp 1 or bpII? i swing hard and was manic for about a year before i realized i need treatment and meds. was in denile. i was going to school fu;ll time until bp and tn took over my life. i want a degree in psych. also want to be a nurse. got to go hubby home for lunch. see ya-onyx

Welcome to PC!