-
All responses Most smiled responses
-
Hey Daryl, no never tried it. A friend did and he got chronic hand-tremors and also put on loads of weight. My hand-tremors are bad enough (sucks for photography) from lamictal without lithium, so don't think I'll ever go that route.
-
hey Sorry to hear where you at - I don't promise any solutions, all i can relay is something that Winston Churchill once said:
"if you are going through hell - keep going" -
Yes, there is definitely still a stigma with BiPolar, which is why I keep my bipolar blog anonymous. Thankfully the stigma is a heck of a lot less than 100 years ago, but I don't think it will ever go away. The best way to nuetralise it is to show the non-bipolar world that we have unique gifts that they don't (despite our "shortcomings")
-
To a degree yes. As with all things its not an EITHER bipolar OR not bipolar. Rather it is a spectrum and we all hover at different points on the spectrum. At our end of the spectrum we get labelled bipolar. Total lack of mood swing would render you a machine.
-
No magic pills I'm afraid. But, as a Neurologist recently said to me - stress, any kind of stress, will exacerbate tremors, so I'm sure any kind of de-stressing activities (like meditation) will help. In my case I'm finding that just making peace with the fact that I'm shaky goes a long way.
-
No, I'm not single. Remember that "bipolar" is just a label that a Pdoc has put on you. It is not you. You don't need to broadcast your bipolar to every first date. But after a few dates, and if you think its going to go further, its important to tell yr partner. If they don't like it, then the relationship is not going anywhere anyway.
-
-
It would alternate intermittently & unpredictably between blood red and coal black
-
Depends on your definition of "cope". I suppose if you are alive, rather than dead, you are already coping on a certain level.
-
Yes, I saw the movie Mr Jones when it came out (many years ago), and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought Richard Gere acted out the mania & depression very well. But bipolar comes in many forms and manifests in many ways, so i wouldn't use Gere's behaviour as the benchmark for diagnosis.
-
I've heard people who have lost all of their possessions in one shot (like a fire for example), say that in a way the experience was incredibly liberating. Its hard to understand, but there are many who have said that. I think losing your mind falls in the same category. Providing you get it back)
-
-
Loading...BiPolar Guy
BiPolar Guy’s Bio
BiPolar creative with underlying delusions of grandeur.
