Posted by emily99 on October 11, 2007, at 9:17:41
In reply to Re: Therapy was great » emily99, posted by happyflower on October 10, 2007, at 20:48:34
Thanks to all of you for the great support! I see my T again today. Oh boy, twice a week! I agree about taking it easy. I tend to want to jump right in, though -- just wanting to get it over with.
When I was a kid, I stayed at my grandparent's ranch in Washington state every summer. One of my jobs when they were milking cows, was to clean out the trough of you-know-what. I feel like my therapy will be like sliding down that trough, and hopefully getting to the sunshine outside. (Sorry if that sounds gross, but it's what it feels like).
I have a few questions about abbreviations. What is AD, SSRI and EMDR? I think that EMDR is rapid eye movement, but I'm not sure.
It was my primary care physician who thought I had bipolar. Then I was "told" to get to a pdoc asap by my cardiologist, who thought I was having a breakdown (I was). My son has also been diagnosed with bipolar. So either it came from me or his dad, or both. I see strong indications that my mother had it, and my sister as well.
My mother died from Huntington's Disease, and my brother and sister also have it. It is a genetic disease, so I took a test and I don't have it. Bipolar and HD are very similar in that the nerve endings in the brain don't work properly. In HD, the nerve endings die. So it makes sense that I would have something similar.
I've had manic phases that ruined me financially. One example -- I used to own three businesses and just walked away from them. I completely wore myself out. If I had hung on to one of them, I would indeed be a wealthy woman by now. Instead, I spent every single penny I had building up the company.
Then there is all my life's trauma, in case you read My Story. That's where the PTSD diagnosis comes from. That dx is for sure.
Where do all of you go for the chat? I'd love to join in on that.
Emily
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