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#1
Aug 10, 2016, 01:57 PM
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Yeah, I know, negative question, but...
Do you feel having bipolar has ruined your life?
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#2
Aug 10, 2016, 01:59 PM
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Without a doubt. Nothing more to say for me lol
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#3
Aug 10, 2016, 02:04 PM
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Nope. Even with what I've been through I do pretty well. Maybe I'm lucky, I don't know. But my life is definitely not ruined.
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#4
Aug 10, 2016, 02:04 PM
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Until I knew what was going on, yes. Once I was diagnosed and was able to wrap my head around how to deal with it, I was able to get a grip and rebuild my life.
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Aug 10, 2016, 02:08 PM
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When I was at my least stable, I knew it had the potential to really screw things up if it got any worse. Fortunately, I had a pdoc and a T who kept me fighting. They believed things could and would improve for me. In fact, one of the things I clung to were the words of my pdoc: "I WILL find a way to help you. You WILL get through this." He was so sincere in that moment and it kept me going.
Things were pretty awful for a long time, but between my pdoc's respectful determination and my therapist's ability to help me find better self awareness and skills to proactively manage my symptoms, I did get through it without everything completely falling into ruin for me. |
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#6
Aug 10, 2016, 02:10 PM
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Not BP, no. Me? yes I was responsible for things that happened after I was diagnosed until I started dealing with the effects of the BP and became proactive instead of reactive.
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#7
Aug 10, 2016, 02:10 PM
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yeah, it has made life nothing like what I was planning on when I was younger...
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#8
Aug 10, 2016, 02:14 PM
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Not yet, but give it some time
 It actually ruined my career aspirations tho. Since my parents forced me to go to college, I wanted to be a medical dr, but my grades weren't good enough. Depression and untreated ADHD crippled me. But I know I could have gotten into medical school if I had gotten the right treatment. Oh well. Now I'm a bum |
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#9
Aug 10, 2016, 02:16 PM
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No.
I can't change what happened in the past, but since my diagnosis over a year ago, I have a new perspective on life. Being BP is part of who I am and I'm aware of it every day, but that doesn't mean it defines me. I've actually embraced it.....getting closer to it has helped me deal with it more effectively. I've turned to things I never thought I'd do at age 50. I meditate, go off by myself all day and climb a mountain, watch what I eat, be overall mindful of my presence in the cosmos. I never did those things before. Not only are they good for me, but they help me deal with being BP. |
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#10
Aug 10, 2016, 02:21 PM
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Quote:
Exactley this
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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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#11
Aug 10, 2016, 02:32 PM
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I don't know. I had very little support all the way. No family, no guidance, etc.
The fact that I'm alive, relatively healthy and free, is a miracle in itself.
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#12
Aug 10, 2016, 02:38 PM
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I would say yes and no.... I lost my job, dignity and friends..... but got support, new people in my life and techniques to help me live.
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#13
Aug 10, 2016, 02:40 PM
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No, BP hasn't ruined my life. Panic disorder and anxiety did, though.
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Aug 10, 2016, 02:49 PM
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I didn't start college to pursue my aspirations until after I was fully diagnosed with BP-SZA and achieved relative stability. I've done more good with my life since that time than the many years prior to that. So, while it's made my life significantly more difficult at times, I choose to view it as a motivator for success. To show myself and others what I can accomplish, despite certain struggles.
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#15
Aug 10, 2016, 02:58 PM
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I guess I have to say no, it's made the last year and a half pretty miserable but in all honesty I am slowly getting better. I'm very frustrated right now but I'll be ok
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#16
Aug 10, 2016, 03:21 PM
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IDK, yes I guess. at least what I planned life to be.
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#17
Aug 10, 2016, 04:19 PM
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I wouldn't say that it has ruined it per se, but it has definitely changed the way I perceive things in the world. Like so many others, I had all these plans for my life, none of which have yet to happen, except the whole 'going to college' thing, which is still going on at age 42.
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Aug 10, 2016, 05:51 PM
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It has ruined my life before i was diagnosed . then after that it hasnt to a point. Not much support from wife or family either cause they dont want to involve themselves or dont care. No support over all
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Aug 10, 2016, 07:08 PM
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I feel great loss of the things that I had wanted in my life. Particularly a career that was very important to me. The struggles I face everyday just to get by makes me feel like everything else is out of reach, and so in that respect I do feel like BP (and anxiety) have ruined my life.
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#20
Aug 10, 2016, 07:17 PM
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Yes, I think BP ruined my life. It stole my career, my home, my lifestyle and my social status. Now that I'm stable, I'm in a place in life where it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to rebuild. Of course, I'm not terribly optimistic because I just became a widow and my attitude is skewed because of that. Life isn't over for me, so who knows.
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#21
Aug 10, 2016, 07:21 PM
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I had a coworker file a false harassment charge on me that destroyed my opportunity at my dream job; I also was dealing with my mothers' stroke at the time; I also recently broke up with a girlfriend around the same time. I take these factors that led me to rock bottom depression. Ruined my future yes. By bipolar no, but bipolar probably compounded the depression. Now I'm in rebuilding mode.
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#22
Aug 10, 2016, 07:42 PM
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No but it's made life harder.
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Aug 10, 2016, 07:56 PM
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I used to think that psychosis I went through ruined my life, but I'm getting better. I'm on my way to driving and before I was medicated I couldn't have stuck it through more than likely. Meds really HAVE helped me. But I think I'll always miss the hypos. But no bp hasn't ruined my life...
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#24
Aug 10, 2016, 08:03 PM
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Yes I do
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#25
Aug 11, 2016, 12:58 AM
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I used to think it did, but now I am on a different path which has it's own challenges and rewards.
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