Posted by Krysti on November 7, 2002, at 16:24:13
In reply to Re: November 7, Personal Update » Krysti, posted by Mr Cushing on November 7, 2002, at 14:54:22
Hi Cush,
I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. I think the Depakote will help you a lot. After 6 years of anxiety h**l, the Depakote totally took it away for me. Unbelievable. I had no idea a mood stabilizer alone would do that.
A lot of bipolars are overachievers, perfectionists, etc. I myself have always been also. Thought you might find this interesting if you haven't seen it yet. It's a list of famous bipolars:
http://www.frii.com/~parrot/living.html#bipolars
Most people are also very creative, are you? I'm really not, unless I'm manic : ) Actually, when I was younger I was I guess. I wrote a story for a Creative Writing class once when I was a sophomore and my teacher liked it so much she took it to a college where she was giving a lecture and read it to them. I wish I still had a copy of it, it would be interesting to read it now.
As far as the length of your episodes, it's not uncommon at all. I've heard of people being manic for years. When I became manic that one time, it lasted for a whole month and I was even on the Depakote (that was when I was first diagnosed) and it still took that long to come down. Different people go through different cycles. To tell you the truth, before then I have no idea what my cycles were. I didn't really pay that close attention to it, didn't realize I was actually going through "cycles".
I think it's great that you can wait till you get stable before starting work. Definitely a good choice. I really wish I could do that. It would be a lot easier if I had time to just focus on the meds for a while and not have to worry about getting up and going to work every day. I like my job too much though to give it up.
Have you read any books on bipolar? I just read "An Unquiet Mind" by Kay Jamison. It was pretty interesting. She's a psychiatrist who has it.
I better go, but keep me posted on how you're doing. I won't be home tonight - I have bowling and tomorrow night I'm going to see Jerry Seinfeld. That should be fun! I'll be around tomorrow though and should be around on the weekend. I have to CLEAN! I have been SO unmotivated lately.
Talk to you later : )
Krysti
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