Bipolar support thread

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dmg24 wrote: »

According to the psych the good news is that bipolar is completely curable ... what?!?!?!? Then he went on to say that it is, as long as you stay on medication ... is it just me or does that not mean you are cured, but rather that your condition is managed? I suggested this to him, but he just kept saying 'Yes, yes ... cured!'.

He then told me that my condition should be easy to manage because I was intelligent. Therefore I am not a priority for treatment. So it seems that the lesson for today is, if you want treatment, act stupid!

To top it all off, he informed me that there are people that are much worse than me. Yes, I am well aware of that fact ... but that doesn't mean that I am not feeling like cr*p. :rolleyes:

is this doc even qualified? You sure he didn't just walk in from the job center and fancied sitting on cushy chairs?

or maybe he found the handbook titled "what not to say to a bipolar patient", only didn't see the NOT in the title...

btw acting stupid = getting more treatment goes for other conditions like AHDH, dyslexia and aspergers. I have had docs and psychs tell me similar things to what you were told regarding "oh you're intelligent so you don't need help", with all of the above. They don't seem to get that you only display slight symptoms because you are using all your energy into hiding it. :rolleyes:

LadyMorticia

I've also been told I'm too intelligent so don't need help, in the past.
Apparently being intelligent means that you can always fend for yourself and can always get yourself out of ruts and can cure yourself? As if!

starnight_2

My psych and CBT have both told me I am intelligent, the way they put it it was as if they were saying I should be able to handle it better and know to stay an my meds XD Though that doesnt help when you forget what you done this morning.

I'm feeling a bit better but not sleeping, doesn't help that my DS keeps sleepwalking into my bed at 1/2 in the morning!! Also frustrated that I could be waiting another couple of months before CAHMS see my DS, not that I'm ecstatic about it in the first place. Just frustrated that these things take so long, especially considering the Paediatrician was concerned re: his violence, though me bro has moved out and things are slightly easier as DS doesn't get so worked up now.


Rambling ... sorry just so much going through my head etc

louisebt

I post my story, its vanished tho

louisebt

I'll post a shorter form of my story and see if that vanishes.....

My problems started when I was 18, i am 32 now, i got assaulted (dad was a policeman in the town we lived, i was assaulted by a group he had dealings with).... long and the sort, various assaults later, some bad relationship splits involving being cheated on, being emigrated on, being beaten up (domestic violence which went to court and had him convicted), knives involved on this one :mad:

My current diagnosis... M.E, Bipolar, Agrophobia, vertigo (which stops me travelling at all), major anxiety issues, severe phobia of people and places, inner ear problems which make me walk like a crab at times....

I have a CPN i see most weeks but she basically cant help me, she sent a psychiatrist out who says i need a psychologist, so i saw one of them, she cant help me as i cant travel to go 'away from my house' for treatment... its one big mess.... I live with my partner, am almost completely housebound due to my agrophobia and apart from sometimes the local few shops the only time I go out is to walk the dogs (i have 5 and id be completely housebound without them).

So theres my story

dreamcatcher_7000

Hi Louise, I have similar problems, and if it wasnt for my oh I'd be housebound as well.Have you tried the MIND advocacy service? They can shout at people and get things done, when we simply dont have the energy to.It makes sure that our little voices dont get ignored by people who treat hospital numbers, not individuals.Also, have you looked at a day centre?They have one around the corner from me, do mini massages and pottery and such.Helps to be around people who know how you feel without judging you on it.

Sarah

louisebt

MIND is a good idea thank you! :A

There is a daycentre type place, its where my cpn works from but because I cant travel (Vertigo triggered by car movement) its sadly a no go... i used to see a guy from a company called Gofal, he used to come to my old house when I lived alone and come out for walks with me, they were trying to get him back out for me but that seems to have come to nothing.
My Oh works in Bristol (we live in south wales) so i'm usually alone from half 6 until half 5 or so, the dogs really are my life saver... i puppysat for my parents today too so I had 6 dogs here, 3 under 6 months :eek: so that kept me muchly amused (and busy!)

skipsmum

Louise, Id be lost without the dog, time really drags at home all day. Ive got kittens coming in 2 weeks, Im sooooooooo exited!

System

hey guys, feel abit like i'm invading the thread (damn us unipolar types eh? ) but i have an appointment with my psych tomorrow (today) and a lot has happened since i last saw her. As well as the general downs i've had a lot of "ups" the last month or so, and in the last 2 weeks havn't been sleeping and have gernally been acting "hyper" as my bf refers to it. And last week i saw something i shouldn't have (that apparently wasn't there) its in my head..but i don't know how to tell her any of this. And i'm scared too.

She originally diagnosed me with bpd and recurrent depression, but said i was on the bipolar spectrum cos i'd had a manic episode, but they weren't sure if it was just cased by my AD (prozac at the time) or if it was a true episode, and she warned me if it happened again they'd have to reconsider. have kind of gotten used to this diagnosis and dont know how the hell i'd cope with being told its something else. any advice?

janthemum

Hi messed up, Ive been up all night as Bi polar and pretty manic at the moment, long story but was in psych hosp last week briefly, but that is long story... any how still as high as a kite. cant sleep.

Re your appointment, its YOUR time so dont be rushed. Jot a few bits down to prompt you and just explain exactly how it is and how bad it is, dont play it down just explain (even if it sounds crazy to you dont be embarrassed) it will help them try and "get into your head" so to speak)

Ironically I was a CPN for 16yrs. Diagnosed 10 yrs ago, havnt been able to work since as Bi Polar has been pretty severe at times.

First time I have posted on this thread, in fact first time I have posted on MSE for a year or so now and was glad to see this board.