Recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

  • StormySkies
    19 years ago

    I don't know what to do. Depression can be cured, but bipolar can't. I will have this for the rest of my life, and no pill or therapy can cure it. They can help, but they can't fix it. I feel so alone, so crazy. Is there anyone else out there with this illness that has had to live with it? If so, maybe you could tell me a little bit about how you have been able to deal with it. Thanks.

  • Alex
    19 years ago

    Can i ask. How did the doctor find out you have bi-polar??

  • quick&painless
    19 years ago

    i just got diagnosed with bipolar. i sux... i really dont know what to do about it. just take any medication they prescribe and... that's about all you can do. good luck! hope things get alittle better

  • StormySkies
    19 years ago

    At first they thought I had depression but then they found out that they just caught me on a depressive swing. I just told him how a lot of the time I am depressed but there are many times where I am hyper, can't sleep for a few days and I'm not tired, just kinda crazy. Then he told me I'm bipolar.

  • ºCrimsonTearsº
    19 years ago

    That kinda sounds like BPD. Which is what I've got, Is it similar or .. ?

  • SatinRisse
    19 years ago

    Both are similar, and some may say they are the same, but I would check with your doctor to see what they have to say about it.

    I know what you mean though. It's upsetting to know that you have it. I do too. It's hard, but meds really help control your mood swings. Just give it some time. Don't give up on yourself.

    I don't know if you're religious in any way, but one thing that really helps me is when I feel my mood swings, I pray. I just talk to God, and it helps because I know that he wont judge me. Like I said...don't know if you're religious, but if you are, then it might work for you as well.

    I'll also write about whats going on in my head. That seems to help.

    Just take things slow. Although it wont go away, you can control it. You have to tell yourself that you wont let it win. That you wont let yourself fall anymore. That goes for anyone, even if you just have depression. You can over come it...YOU just need to have faith in yourself, and tell yourself that you wont let it win. You wont let it take control of you, only YOU can control you.