Can anyone tell me how they deal with their highs and lows of bi polar ive never heard a success story yet.?
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I deal with a bi polar -ish mother... One minute she's happy as a bird flying through a meadow. Next she's screaming at the top of her lungs. Eyes bulgin, face pitch red. Hmm... you want a success story huh? She takes her pill and it goes away for a couple hours... Umm... thats good right?
I take my medication and feel "normal" - not up and down. I would think you should see a psychologist or psychiatrist about it. How do you know you're bi-polar? If you've seen a mental health professional and you weren't given medication, I'd be very surprised, as it is manageable. Good luck!
excercise is what works best for me. Wether I am feeling low or not a good walk always helps 'level' my mood :)
I stay away from meds but have been watching my diet as far as keeping processed foods out as often as able. Seems with simple, healthy snacks like carrots, hummus etc. I don't get the contant roller coaster rides.
Hope this helps!
Make a list of all your blessings in life. When you hit that low, pull out that list. Prayer always helped me, when I would be crazy. God can heal that. If you have faith and believed. If you have faith the size of a mustard seed you can move mountains.
Gosh there are lots of success stories.
Kay Redfield Jamison, who is an author and psychologist at Johns Hopkins in MD, has written several books on her struggle with bipolar disorder. She is currently a sucessful psycholgist at Hopkins and works with people who have mood disorders.
There are a whole list of famous people who have had the disorder and lived sucessful, if not difficult, lives.
I take medication, see a therapist and psychatrist regularly and my doctor likes to say: eat, sleep and exercise. The basics. I try to do that, sometimes better than others and I have a job and I have friends and I mentor other young people.
Its a rough road but it can totally be done with the right help.
I refuse to take medication anymore. I borderline bipolar, which I know isn't the same, I have major depression and several other mental conditions. I lean on my religion, Wicca, for peace, to support me when I'm having a really bad low. I also rely very heavily on my friends, for support, advice, or just somewhere to go when things get tough. I like to think I'm getting better. But the future is never a straightforward path.
I have had years of analytical psychotherapy. I came off my lithium. When I have an attack I gt my notebook out and write my thoughts down, and work out why I am bad.
Bipolar affective disorders has a wide range variety.thogh many cases are subclinic or goes on very light symptoms, some cases may go on with severe symtoms, sudden and deep mood changes, very rapid periodicity... and in some cases to stabilize symptoms can be very difficult and rapid cycling in mood makes a confusion for both patient and clinician..if interwals without symptoms, last very long , under clinic control( by taking very close help from doctor) mood stabilizing and other preventive (some new atypical antipsychotics) drugs can be stopped... A rule like in BAD patient must keep on using drugs for five years minimally, is a wrong and very cold, supicious and far from treatable approaches (My personal view is that but 'five ' years origin is still unknown!!). Success stories are too much...You can be sure about that.. At least after first attack (manic or depressive) many cases never show a second attack or too many years can not be shown any attacks.. additoanally, by age,severity of this disorder can show a decrease... Most important thing in that disorder is to be near middle or normal(no depression and no many), and can be able to last very long... Medication is not curable ... must be accpted as preventive... but agitated and very excitated cases and also deep depression need a invasive treatment.. affective disorders, the ones especially showing periodicity, are complex in classification... widely using DSMIV(APA),classification's borders are forced very often and many types of BAD have been described...
i am one. try me at dogmicjoe@yahoo.com. i will send you my story.
Only drugs cos its a very fine line, Iv been well for 2yrs now,Its a matter of trial and error Good luck....KEN
Hi Polarbear:
You have never heard of a success of having a high or low Bipolar episode?
Wow!
I beg to differ with you. The answer is there you are just not seeing it. Of course there are, Oh my goodnes, yes there are. The successstory is that of each individual that has come thru and survived any Bipolar episode.
Each episode I have had, when I came don or up to the normal limits, I thank God that I did survive and that I am stronger for the next one when ever that will be.
So all that being said. If not for anyone else you have now heardof at least 1 case with many many successful outcomes.
Be safe and be well
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