I'm 29yo and am diagnosed with bipolar, GAD and ED-NOS. I recently moved from my own place in a fairly large city  with several friends who understood me to a very small city, living with my parents, and my only friend is my boyfriend. i feel very alone and out of place. I am currently attending school again for a degree in Ultrasound radiology and ( Read more... )

I wrote this a few years ago when I was taking Seroquel and lithium and was a total zombie because of it. Thankfully, I don't feel this way anymore, but I'll never forget how it felt. Hope that you guys get something out of it. (Let me know if I need to put it behind a cut- I don't think it's too long...)

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Hey, all. I haven't really been around LJ much lately. I'm working on a story that chronicles repeated involuntary commitments and bipolar psychosis. I would love it if any of you wanted to read it and give any feedback. It's so difficult to describe, and I'm aware that it's not the same for everyone. Anyway, I hope some of you can relate and ( Read more... )

i have to post this.

a family that we know really well is in crisis.  immediate, horrible, dangerous crisis.  and i have no idea what to do.

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My hubby and I are thinking about having another child. I went through the first pregnancy with out my meds but this time around would be different. My symptoms are more severe when I am off my meds and the idea of me going off them scares the crap out of me. I am currently on 250mg of Lamictal and 40 mg of Geodon ( Read more... )

Hi everyone. I'm not sure if this is allowed, if not feel free to delete it ( Read more... )

I have not been on in a really long time. Im sorry to say I have become a FaceBook junkie. Im on it all day now ( Read more... )

THIS SUCKS.( cut for possible triggers and stuff. )

I was diagnosed with bipolar and then more specifically bipolar II when I was 25 but opted to deal with it with a therapist and avoid taking any medication, although at the time I was self-medicating with marijuana. I attributed my moods to the weather, my workload, my lifestyle, everything but a disorder. Then came the delusions, usually in the ( Read more... )