you stop in front of the reflection and ask who you've become. what you've become. what is pride when you have nothing. how does it help to force control upon someone else's life because you are not able to be in control of your own. aspirin and water. sobbing, praying, ashamed and nauseated. then even these bodily reactions are selfish acts to ( Read more... )

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Okay, sorry for an annoying question here, and sorry for my crappy english ( Read more... )

I would like to take a few moments to introduce myself to the community. (I will try to keep this as simple as possible). I’m rather new to the community of LJ, as a avid blogger I was told by a friend to sign up. I have spent so many wasted hours on other blog sights with no luck, but here on LJ i(in just a few short weeks) I am in total awe of ( Read more... )

 Hey guys--opinion question here:

What, if any, books have you found to be true to the issue of living with bipolar disorder?

What books or authors do you feel really understand and relate to what it feel like to struggle with bipolar disorder daily (and is not overly preachy)?

x-posted all over the bp planet

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I think I have cyclothymia but don't know if I can get a formal diagnosis because I haven't been tracking my patterns for two years (which is the amount of time the cyclothymia needs to be present). However, I have done a lot of reflecting lately and realized that I've gone through many fluctuations of "euphoric"/"hypomanic", "dysthymic" and " ( Read more... )

Today I saw my psychiatrist and he put me on Geodon. I am to be on 20mgs a day, twice a day, of this drug. So, I will be on 40mgs of Geodon a day, total. I have never been on this drug before and am very curious about it and what it's been like for other people. I will also be researching it online. Can anyone tell me about their experiences ( Read more... )

hi i decided i should introduce myself , being new and all.... i'm sabrina 23, married and been diagnosed with Bi-polar since i was 11. for some reason it seems it get worse as i get older. i'm more of an angry person at times. i won't lie it get ugly.especially if i haven't been to sleep for like 3 or 4 days then i'm totally manic. i'm on meds but ( Read more... )

i named my bicycle Rapid Cycle.

ha! and i laugh.

~ben

ps - i need more bipolar friends so check me out and befriend me if you feel like it. (comment if you do)

Hi all,

I hope this sort of post is okay here, but definitely thought it was relevant!  My name is Sera and I am Co-Director of a new project in Western Mass called the Western Mass Recovery Learning Community (RLC).  Like everyone else who works or volunteers at the Western Mass RLC, I have had (and continue to have at times) significant struggles ( Read more... )