Posted by anxiety_free on June 27, 2004, at 22:04:01
In reply to My story-need help, anyone please respond! thanks!, posted by Mike634 on June 27, 2004, at 17:44:24
> OK, things have been so difficult lately, that I am wondering if anybody else has had this much trouble. I have bipolar depression and it has gradually been ruining my life for the past 6 1/2 years. It started my senior year of college -I had to leave school, and then finish my degree the next year. I had a year and half of good health, then 16 months of living at home with my mother in a horrible, horrible depression, then a good year with a great vacation, and now I have spent the last two years in another bipolar depression. It has gotten so bad that I dont even work, I am just supported by my dad, which I cant stand. I worked very hard in college, and have a great degree, but this illness has just turned my life upside down. I havent had any real love life or steady job since it began in 1998. I have no real life right now, I just turned 28, and I am scared to death that I wont even get the chance to turn things around. I have great doctor, who is very confident that we will find the solution, I just want my life back. Am I the only one out there struggling this much????!!!
Bipolar Disoders are surprisingly common (I think the rate is, 1% of the population, not including BP II) AnywayI just want to tell you that you can make it through this. Personally, I found my whole life turned around when an atypical antipsychotic was added to my "arsenal". Other people find relief when the doc hits on the right mood-stabilizer, anti-depressant, etc. Just try to exercise a bit, take up a hobby or volunteer, read about the disorder as much as you can, and focus on the future, when you'll be better.
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