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[RedGlitter]

I was thinking out of 6,000 or so FGers, I can't be the only one with experience in mental illnesses. Some of you guys know I am bipolar. Recently a former member pointed out that I was "nuts" because of it. That isn't shutting me up about it because the only way to break a stigma is to keep pushing your way through it and work on changing people's minds. Anyway, after being in a total fog the last two to three days and having a general crappy disposition for the last bunch of months, I find myself in a happy and contented mood. This would be all good of course, but I can't figure out if it's a "real" good mood or if it's a slight manic phase with a crash to follow. I'm in limbo with my medications- one isn't working and one may be working "too" well.

Is anyone else here afflicted with bipolar? Or depression? I'd like to know how you cope with it, especially the manic phases; if you have any tricks in dealing with it. I know this is a sensitive subject and I truly don't expect many if any at all, to answer, but I hope that somebody will. It would be nice to have a thread we all could come to when needed.

Thanks!

Red

I suffer from depression as well Red. It is something that few people ever really want to talk about isn't it! lol

Some days I just try to make the best of it and other days I just curl into a ball and try to pretend nobody can see me. Last night I seemed to be fine but by about 8pm I was in a real deep funk. So I took myself off to bed and just curled up and cried. This morning I am tired (and look bloody awful! lol) but I need to do so much that I am just gonna try and get on with it.


Strange how you can be absolutely fine one minute then completely off the wall the next. I don't take meds as it has never been bad enough to warrant it.

You are right. It would be nice to have a thread to come and blow up in lol! Or cry in - whatever is required.

Sometimes I just want to scream.......................................

This might be the place lol

[Carl44]

well red if your nuts your in good company i totally cracked over chrimbo

chantelle,s gran died she is in that place not good at all
my son john was attacked and i had to him to hospital to get his face put back together

my other 20 year old son got dumped by his girlfriend of 6 years and was very upset

sue was not well imagine seeing your partner crying for 3 months solid

then the person that i most admire and has been the greatest insperation in my whole life was diagnosed with cancer for the second time and right on christmas i got terrible chest pains i could not sleep for weeks on end , believe me i was seeing things hearing things you name it i saw it
my head was splitting , it felt like i was walking on cotten wool my legs were jelly i was told 2 years ago that i was suffering from stress and that was giving me very high blood preasure but i thought only old people get that i'll diet and excercise i'll be fine but i never did and although i thought my mind is fine my body was not doing so great and it all went ping
i know know that i have post traumatic stress thingy and i have been suffering from anxiaty attacks big time but i thought i could handel it but i guess there is only so much any fat bald head can take .. sue told my family i would not take the tablets and they all went mad at me but i'm taking them now and to be honest i was wrong the doc was right i feel much better

[Carl44]

Originally Posted by Wendybird

I suffer from depression as well Red. It is something that few people ever really want to talk about isn't it! lol

Some days I just try to make the best of it and other days I just curl into a ball and try to pretend nobody can see me. Last night I seemed to be fine but by about 8pm I was in a real deep funk. So I took myself off to bed and just curled up and cried. This morning I am tired (and look bloody awful! lol) but I need to do so much that I am just gonna try and get on with it.


Strange how you can be absolutely fine one minute then completely off the wall the next. I don't take meds as it has never been bad enough to warrant it.

You are right. It would be nice to have a thread to come and blow up in lol! Or cry in - whatever is required.

Sometimes I just want to scream.......................................

This might be the place lol

and i thought thats coz your a woman

how are you wendybird its good to see you

Originally Posted by jimbo

and i thought thats coz your a woman

Only coz us women have to deal with you men!

Originally Posted by jimbo

how are you wendybird its good to see you

I am well sweetheart and It's good to see you too xoxoxox

[woppy71]

Hi Redglitter, I have been diagnosed as having moderate to severe depression, together with an anxiety disorder. I am lucky in the fact that I have very understanding people around me, namely my family and my friends and colleagues at work.

My friends and colleagues at work have been really supportive and have allways been sympathetic to my problems.

I have had some professional councelling which, allthough it hasn't 'Cured' my depression, it has certainly taught me methods which I can use to combat my illness and make me feel better. One thing It has certainly done is boost my confidence, which was severly lacking before I sought help.

It has been especially hard for me as my job involves dealing with people face to face and often involves conflict of some sort.

What I find particularly difficult is the constant swing in moods. I can be absolutely elated one moment and can sudenly have 'pangs' of sadness, for no apparent reason. I have tried meds (Fluoxetine), which did help, but I prefer to combat my condition through selfhelp and councelling. The good news is that It appears to be working.

One thing that I have found that helps is talking about it, I think people who have depression are very often afraid of how other people would act towards them or what poeple would think about them. I have been lucky in the fact that people these days seem to understand more about depresive illnesses than they did in the old days.

Best regards,

Gary

[Carl44]

hey wopster you dont think our choice of soccer teams could have anything to do with our depressed states do you

i know being a spurs fan dont help none


no really it dont

[weeder]

I suffer from bouts of depression also. Although I must say I think there are valid reasons for the depression. Anxiety attacks are something I experienced when I was young and after years, Ive had a few lately. But again, I think circumstances trigger them. A couple of days ago, I experienced something I would label as manic. It wasnt being elated. It was being on a marathon of trying to accomplish 10 different things in the course of a day. But running from one task to another like a lunatic and not being able to stop.

[woppy71]

Originally Posted by jimbo

hey wopster you dont think our choice of soccer teams could have anything to do with our depressed states do you

i know being a spurs fan dont help none


no really it dont

Quite possibly mate, quite possibly

Originally Posted by weeder

A couple of days ago, I experienced something I would label as manic. It wasnt being elated. It was being on a marathon of trying to accomplish 10 different things in the course of a day. But running from one task to another like a lunatic and not being able to stop.

Funny that was the kind of day I had yesterday. Maybe that explains the sudden down turn last night. My mind and body had just had enough possibly.