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Bipolar Type II Support Group

Bipolar Type II Support Group

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03/18/2009 04:48 PM
serenitynow
Posts: 4
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Hi there,

My therapist recommended that I join this group. After looking around for a couple of days, I decided it would be a good idea to talk to people who have had similar experiences and problems. I've been ambivalent about the bipolar II diagnosis and the medication for the past three years. But that changed recently after I had a nightmarish weekend that convinced me that my skepticism is dangerous and inhibiting. Besides my therapist, I don't have anyone to whom I can turn for support. I've told family members and a couple of close friends, but I don't feel comfortable talking about it or calling them when I'm at my worst. I need to join this kind of group so that I can hear other people's stories and share mine, and so that I can see how others live and function with Bipolar II.

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serenitynow
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03/18/2009 04:52 PM  Top
hyunjee
hyunjee
 
Posts: 88
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i completely understand your situation. my family is not much support either and this group has been great to have. welcome (^_^)
"there is no real me: only an entity, something illusory. And though I can hide my cold gaze, and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable... I simply am not there."
"I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion. Something horrible is happening inside of me and I don't know why"

lamictal (generic brand) 100 mg
geodon 60 mg
klonopin 0.5 mg tid
seroquel 100 mg
soma 350mg - for pain
klor-con - diuretic
lisinopril - for high blood pressure
hydrochlorthiazide - water pill
omeprazole - anti-gerd

03/18/2009 08:33 PM  Top
mixma
mixma
 
Posts: 549
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Hi and welcome. Again, this is the perfect place to realize you're not alone. I hope you find a lot of good info here and can feel 'safe'. We look forward to getting to know you better.
Please don't take my advice as a medical opinion. I'm just someone trying to live and learn with the same disorder you are :)


Some people are like slinkies - absolutely useless and you can't help but smile when you push them down the stairs

I also suffer from CDO - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but it's in alphabetical order the way it should be

I'm in my own little world. That's okay, though, they know me here

I would rather do evil than be evil.

One of the greatest pleasures in life is doing what others say you cannot

Depression is anger without the enthusiasm

03/19/2009 02:01 AM  Top
serenitynow
Posts: 4
New Member
hyunjee and mixma -- Thanks for the supportive comments.
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