Posted by SLS on August 21, 2008, at 1:32:16
In reply to Re: The stakes are too high. » SLS, posted by Bob on August 20, 2008, at 18:00:56
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> > I think I project a great deal of my recent success using drug therapy onto the majority. It is wishful thinking, I know, but sometimes wishful thinking leads to success.
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> > Don't stop.
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> > You have only one chance at life. Don't waste too many ticks of the clock thinking that you are smarter than man's current compendium of knowledge.
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> > By the way, drugs work.
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> > - Scott
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> Scott:
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> If you don't mind me asking, what would you characterize your base core illness as, i.e. what is your official diagnosis? Are you a more or less pure unipolar depressive, or are there complicating factors for you?Yes. I am an unusual bipolar who stays severely depressed for decades, but who can be made psychotically manic by certain antidepressant drugs. I believe there will be a new diagnosis for this condition added to the DSM V. Furthermore, I spent a few years as an ultra rapid cycler with a period of 11 days marked by 8 days of severe depression followed by 3 days of normalcy. I think most rapid cyclers are true bipolars, whether the reach mania or not.
- Scott
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