Being bipolar is no picnic

Being bipolar is no picnic.....
FYI
Being either bipolar 1 or 2 are equally hard to manage. and are both serious.
bipolar 1 folks can get so manic that they could become psychotic and get themselves killed and
bipolar 2 folks can get so depressed that they could become suicidal and wind up dead as well......
people who suffer from mixed moods can swing from high to low in the same day.
Being bipolar is no picnic that is for sure.
In regards to these two opposite poles there are a lot of folks who are in the gray zone....falling somewhere inbetween....alot of mental health issues cross over boundaries, OCD, panic attacks, anxiety, phobias, depression, delusions and paranoia, issues with self esteem, self injury, PTSD....
I am a firm believer in getting the proper treatment, seeing a psychiatrist and getting evaluated.
It is equally important to see a therapist and learn how to cope with your particular issues.
For me medications saved my life.
I know that there are varying degrees of bipolar and there are many who do not take medications and what works for one person may not work for the other.
This is called the medication merry go round.
and until you find your right combo it is hard being patient.
and for some..... medications just don't work.
This is very hard to accept but that is the reality.
and for others what worked for a couple of years stopped working and now they are on that reel again trying to find a new path.
There are things that we can do to help ourselves...self help things. The number one thing that will help us is communication....we have to talk....we need a good diet, some exercise, yoga or deep breathing, meditation, massage, accupuncture, sleep hygiene, supportive people in our lives, family, friends, on-line and in real life....pets.
I know that some of us are isolated and this here becomes our family.

Well said.

Very very true.

I've been hypomanic for the past three days, and it nearly got to the point where if one more person said 'oohhh this is fun, you're all bouncy!!' I may have had to have been restrained. No, it's not fun, it's a serious illness.

Great post, bizi. I couldn't have said it better myself.

I feel you. Everyone LOVES me when I'm happy manic, but when I turn crazy, off they go!!!!!!!!!

Great post Bizi. It's hard when loved ones don't understand and yes having a T and a Pdoc helps but one can still feel a void from not feeling understood by friends and family. My husband won't go to therapy with me in the past year and a half since being DX'd he hasn't nor will he. That's one thing but like I told him unless he can begin to try to understand what I feel and what BP is he needs to chill his jets.

I wonder why he won't go with you...denial?
sorry he should be as supportive as possible.
Maybe there is a different approach????
hand outs or web site links that he could go to on his free time or even post on some boards like here???
I don't know.....
I am not quite sure what you mean by chill his jets.
Is he getting angry with you?
bizi