Questions: Bipolar version

In a way, yes. In fact, I sort of miss it now that I'm on meds.

What do you think would be different in your life if you'd never developed bipolar?

I think I'd still be married to my first husband and working. I might have had more than one child. But life is good with my second husband, who accepts me the way I am.

Do you have any physical illness that you have trouble getting treated because you're bipolar -- and obviously a mental patient who can't be trusted to say what's true?

I don't seem to ever have any troubles getting doctors to take me seriously. That being said, most of my doctors know what I do for a living (I'm a practice manager), so that may factor into why they listen. I work with doctors, so I know how to speak to them. I don't have any major medical problems, but I do have a ear issue and am getting a MRI of my brain in couple days.

Do you get tactile hallucinations?

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I used to. Antipsychotics have helped a lot.

Would you rather have relatively few extreme BP episodes or almost continuous but less severe BP symptoms or a bit of both?

a bit of both, i guess

what has been your worst helusination experience

Thought echo. I don't want all the nonsense I think repeated.

Have you ever been in a public mood?

no.

have you ever just wanted to scream in frustration?

Yes. And I have. But I usually am just nasty or destructive.

Do you ever feel guilty for claiming disability benefit?

no, it's just the way it is

has your bipolar helped with your creativity?. (poetry, art, etc)

Yes, but mostly when using a mood stabiliser I can use enough skill. Otherwise it's just too psychotic the for mere non-psychotic people to appreciate. No, I don't know what it is, I think it is losing the ability to criticise oneself, but I was best at doing creative things (cf. being creative) when I was younger. It's better but still doesn't really flow when stable.

Would BP always be or is BP always, a disability?

It is a disability but the degree varies wildly from person to person.

What do you eat for breakfast?

Anything I eat before noon is breakfast. It could be ice cream, cereal, pancakes, or leftovers from last night.

Did you know what bipolar disorder was before you were diagnosed?

Yes, but not before I had become severely manic. It was more than just lots of anxiety, I realised.

Would you prefer living in one of your own, warped, manic realities if you were to always believe in it, to living in a reality which conforms more to that of others?

I work really hard to live actual reality.

Do you worry excessively about change?

It stifles me, yes. I'm scared. Just scared of mania.

If you could add one symptom to the ones listed in the DSM for BP, to have it better capture what we're experiencing, what would it be?

What's the DMV.

What is your shoe size?.

You can't fill my shoes.

What was the most ambitious goal you set for yourself when manic?

Building my Church. And being the Pastor. I'm gonna show all those of you sinner, what sin is all about.
Those who disaprove, can dress and go.

Do you have nightmares, human nightmares, like me.

Only about pastors.

Which term do you like best: mental disorder or mental illness?

Mental illness.

Do you belong to other online support groups?

Nope, I love you guys. Why go anywhere else?

How did you get your diagnosis? IP, doctor visit....?

Doctors visit.

Can you name all of the seven dwarfs without looking it up

No, lol

What's your favorite movie about mental health issues

Young Adult with Charlene Theron. I think she had BPD but they never say.

Do you feel cured when you get hypomania?

No. I feel miserable when I have hypomania.

Do you need help to keep up with housework?