[musikcrazy]

I am having a hard time accepting that I have Bipolar Disorder. I can't reconcile this woth my faith. I am very upset that maybe I just haven't trusted God enough to handle all the mood swings. I am on so many medicines and I feel that maybe it's all a mistake. I've gotten three opinions from professionals, so I am thinking that they are right, that I really do have Bipolar Disorder. I have been praying that God will reveal the truth to me and to all the doctors that are taking care of me. Any advice/counsel is appreciated.

[(JD)]

(((musik))) I believe that God created our bodies to behave a certain way, and that includes responses to trauma, to stresses, to joyous times, to need the balance of chemicals that it does, to mend itself like it does physically, etc. Bipolar disorder is a definite chemical imbalance in the body.

Can you begin to heal by working on managing your thinking, deepening your faith, and desiring balance back into your life? Yes. But do you have total control over it? Not yet. I don't think so. God allows the body to behave how He created it to through the laws he set forth. Can He heal? Of course. But he allows us, in our minds, to have free will, and he allows the body to behave as it does. No fault included.

To worry and denegrate yourself for such a disorder will not help you to balance the aspects of your life that you need to, imo. It's very tough to medicate into balance, but it is done. Learning to manage stress (which upset or elation can throw off meds) is imperative with this disorder, imo.

Trust God that He IS and knows what you need, and trust him to steer you to (if He hasn't already) to the right doctors for you. Work at healing, minding your meds, keeping track of what you need to, and limiting your responses to stress.

[musikcrazy]

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me. I feel much better after reading your response.

Originally Posted by _Sky

(((musik))) I believe that God created our bodies to behave a certain way, and that includes responses to trauma, to stresses, to joyous times, to need the balance of chemicals that it does, to mend itself like it does physically, etc. Bipolar disorder is a definite chemical imbalance in the body.

Can you begin to heal by working on managing your thinking, deepening your faith, and desiring balance back into your life? Yes. But do you have total control over it? Not yet. I don't think so. God allows the body to behave how He created it to through the laws he set forth. Can He heal? Of course. But he allows us, in our minds, to have free will, and he allows the body to behave as it does. No fault included.

To worry and denegrate yourself for such a disorder will not help you to balance the aspects of your life that you need to, imo. It's very tough to medicate into balance, but it is done. Learning to manage stress (which upset or elation can throw off meds) is imperative with this disorder, imo.

Trust God that He IS and knows what you need, and trust him to steer you to (if He hasn't already) to the right doctors for you. Work at healing, minding your meds, keeping track of what you need to, and limiting your responses to stress.

[bestillandknow]

Originally Posted by musikcrazy

Thank you for sharing your wisdom with me. I feel much better after reading your response.

'Be your own detective in wellness'
Hi! Let me tell you what helped me so much-who and how:
My psychiatrist and my MD. I had a therapist, but her method was not
the best in my case. I should have started w/counsel that matched my faith; it's not that we didn't accomplish any work, it's just that she didn't treat me like an adult and played two faces to me. Yuck. " I'll give you ten bucks and a coffee if you'd just tell me the truth, not everyone else on the phone, lady!" Now I don't trust you, and I'm questioning your expertise. Next.
I would also say it's not a good idea to combine your individual treatment and therapy w/ your anything going on with a spouse (if you have one).
Any human being who claims they can see another human beings motives, well-they're lying aren't they (or sick) feigning omniscence in that way.
Anyway, my psychiatrist put me on a typical regimen, (Zyprexa and Depakote) and then slowly began weening me off,(dropped Zyprexa after 90days) gradually lowering my dosage. He would have worked with me on anything I wanted to give a go. He listened and respected. He directed me to the MD.
At the end, I tried some Prozac. I've also used Lexipro. But the key was,
I was given the tools I needed to detect when meds. would help me.
My MD was superb, because he was able to target my perimenpausal symptoms, diabetes precursors, and get me on some hormone supplement, women's formula high-potency vitamins, fish oil-and a glycemic-sensitive diet. The key here is that my doctors knew their areas of expertise, and they got the best results, or helped me get the results I confided that I wanted. They are both also open to holistic effectiveness and/or will explain the dangers.
Lastly, you need to ignore the strange ones out there who don't understand what you're really dealing with. I've discovered that these types that hassle you, or try to exploit your disorder are oftentimes those who fear that they have disorder or mental illness of some sort themselves. Sometimes, it's just nobody's business-it's priveledged communication, and all that HIPAA laws entail.
When my asthma and sinusitis were driving me nuts, I kept on fact-finding and eliminated chlorine bleach from my household and replaced it w/ natural stuff. It was a huge, undetected irritant to my respirtory tracts. I still get seasonal allergies-but I made it through my 1st winter without a secondary infection, and that hasn't happened for ten years
Keep at it, you'll find your path. You see, we're all a little different.
Best wishes and prayers toward you.