Know my mind

I'm pissed that I sat in that doctors office and told him so many difficulties I've been having and he didn't mention bipolar. I feel like he should have seen it hanging over my head in neon lights. I don't know... I'm blaming him for not mentioning it/thinking it when I was too scared to mention the fear myself. Maybe I specifically left out some things I deal with so he wouldn't come to that conclusion. Is that normal? Going for help but still playing games? It seems reasonable and yet ridiculous to me. I'm angry because now I will have to go see another doctor and bring this up, almost prove that I'm sick. I don't want to prove anything! I just want it to be understood!

Btw, is it true that if you struggle with depression and ocd... possibly a bipolar that as well as staying away from recreational drugs and alcohol you should give up coffee?

Anyways... all over the place and wishing everything was taken care of.

Hey there, good luck wtih everything not sure about the other stuff but as far as coffee...

I've heard lots of mixed stuff. It depends on you as a person and how much you are drinking. Everyone processes coffee just a bit different. It's worth a try - don't drink it for a week and see what happens. It's definitely a good idea not to drink more than a cup (meaning a measuring cup) or two of coffee per day, and will help your sleep if you don't drink it in the afternoon.

if you stay away of alcohol and coffee I suppose you will be better if you are ill or you are not ill.
I am sorry to hear that you feel that you need to go to another doctor. Only you can know how you feel and I think it is difficult to explain to others

i understand your frustration. why not try this, write down how you feel over a period of days, print out your original post here. then ask your doc to read them over. perhaps this will help. did for me. in order for docs to help us, as you know, we need to get the coutage to discuss it in order for them to help us.

take away my coffee (and yes, the vodka... or beer) and I will start uprising of such scale it will make look what Libyan rebels do like a child's play.

as for OP... can see you frustrating... and can see why you "play games". We want help, sure... but we fear ourselves and our minds... but in the end... we need to be honest with ourselves at least... and those whom we are asking for advice.

Hello, SkyThrghTree.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-ed...0/mar-05b.html
http://discussingdissociation.wordpr...client-part-1/
http://discussingdissociation.wordpr...lients-part-2/

Venus for you is necessary to do very gently. Maybe 1 microgram of coffee reduction for next 5 years and the second microgram of coffee reduction after in 10 years.
By the way I gave up coffee and tea for 5 days and I could sleep 24 hours.

There's also a daily mood calculator here on PC