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Sep 22, 2017 at 02:53 AM
#81
Both. There are predictable times such as the change in seasons. Then there are "events" that usually cause mania. Examples are vacations, celebrations, holidays, etc.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 03:01 AM
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Never.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 04:22 AM
#83
My mother is dead.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 06:26 AM
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when I was first diagnosed, I would have said 100 percent gift.
it would be unfair to say I walked out screaming I have bipolar, and jumping for joy, because I didn't but, to finally have someone put a name to something you felt for so long... yeah, it was... not, a happy time, but a sort of relief to know I wasn't the only weird person in the world. fast forward 15 years.. and i'd call it a curse their are so many things attached to it that are... unfair? the stigma is the worst, and that's not even a psymptom. things like rash decisions and crippling depressions and loss of friends and dreadfull imsomnia and and and and... question: if you could touch bipolar (if it was an object), what do you think it would feel like? |
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Sep 22, 2017 at 08:48 PM
#85
The ocean. Your mood changes with the tide.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 08:56 PM
#86
Anxiety.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 09:23 PM
#87
Staying up all night, involved in too many "projects."
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Sep 22, 2017 at 09:31 PM
#88
On both sides.
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Sep 22, 2017 at 10:23 PM
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Anxiety, depression, schizophrenia
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Sep 23, 2017 at 04:15 AM
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okay.
heres a really random question if you were creating your own bipolar commercial (either for a drug or for the illness), what would it involve? how would you advertise |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 04:29 PM
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I would try to be as factual as possible because I think too much information about bipolar and treatments is not as truthful as possible.
Is a cool fall or a hot fall better for your mood? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 04:50 PM
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Hot fall? I live in a place with a short fall season and I would like it to be a bit longer.
Do you get weird sound distortions when you are turning manic? My hearing gets strange. Certain sounds amplified and I can't tell where they are coming from. __________________ "I get knocked down, but I get up again..." Bipolar 1 |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 04:54 PM
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Yes! My therapist has various sounds I can hear or am disturbed by in his office that he can uses to tell if I'm manic or not; manic I hear them, otherwise I don't.
Does someone in your family help you when you are not doing well? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 05:51 PM
#94
My husband tries really hard.
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Sep 25, 2017 at 06:10 PM
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I don't know how many hours but a lot. I'm on PC and a figure skating forum.
Do you YouTube as a distraction? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 06:29 PM
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Rarely and if I do it's usually looking up bands.
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Sep 25, 2017 at 07:43 PM
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Not easily. We work on that in therapy a lot.
What is the nicest thing your therapist or pdoc has ever said to you? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Sep 25, 2017 at 08:01 PM
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You are very bright
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Sep 25, 2017 at 09:59 PM
#99
Work outside the home, even when you have kids.
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Sep 25, 2017 at 10:12 PM
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Oh god yes left a 100k a year to drive across country because I was being chased.
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