I heard a radio advertisement about a
website concerning bipolar disorder. Years
in a fight my friend told me i may be
bipolar, but i never took it very
seriously. After hearing the radio ad, i
decided to take a look (i was feeling
pretty down). A lot of the information i
read seemed to relate to me. I have been
googling bipolar disorder, and am afraid I
may be bipolar. I don't know what to do
next. Should I inform my parents? How
would i even be diagnosed? Is there any
way to control the mood swings?
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nemo9fish
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Toronto
Re: I Think I'm Bipolar Posted: 09-09-07 18:46pm
there's a huge wealth of information on
bipolar disorder out there and if u read
enough profiles of people affected by the
disorder eventually you'll recognize
yourself as being similar to these people,
or not.
Mood swings are common to even healthy
people. Time of the day, diet, menstrual
cycle, life events all contribute to mood
shifts. The difference is usually these
small promptings don't contribute to
making u want to lock yourself in your
room for weeks at a time or alternatively,
talk 3x your normal rate of speed, take on
grandiose projects and desire several new
sex partners/week.
Drugs can help. For me they don't and only
make me feel ill. CBT ( cognitive
behaviour therapy) helped a little. I'm
considering getting into Buddhism simply
because of their emphasis on emotional
awareness and control - basically CBT on
steroids.
gearhead857
wrote:
I heard a radio
advertisement about a website concerning
bipolar disorder. Years in a fight my
friend told me i may be bipolar, but i
never took it very seriously. After
hearing the radio ad, i decided to take a
look (i was feeling pretty down). A lot of
the information i read seemed to relate to
me. I have been googling bipolar disorder,
and am afraid I may be bipolar. I don't
know what to do next. Should I inform my
parents? How would i even be diagnosed? Is
there any way to control the mood
swings?
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