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Staying in a relationship with Bi-Polar. What and how do I do it?

  • Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:21 pm

My friend is bi-polar and manic depressive. He is also an alcoholic and does cocaine. How do I help him get on the right track and get back on medication and off of everything else? He has also become violent with me and me daughter lately and now sits in jail. Help me help him.

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I need advice. I am a 31 year old with BiPolar, Depression and Generalized Anxiety with panic attacks. I’m?

  • Posted on December 22, 2010 at 4:33 pm

having a hard time handling life and motherhood and I feel I’m dragging my loved ones down with me. In the last 8+ years I have been employed quite a few times and haven’t held a single one. I started drinking when I was young and alcoholism and my choices have caused a great deal of problems and worry. I have 2 DUI’s and have 6 months left of probation but worry about paying anything. I have become a loser. My credit is so bad and I don’t have a single penny to even get Anything put in my name. I’m trying to keep pressing on. I have gone to numerous detoxes and most recently successfully completed 8 1/2 months in residential treatment facility. My daughter was 3 months when I entered. I am still sober but it’s not easy. I almost fatally shot myself in July of 2006 and tear my family up with my problems. I want to be alive and be happy and healthy but I’m having a hard time building a ladder to crawl out of this hole. No job, no money, no license. I want to go to school. I want to contribute. I need to fight harder. I’m stuck. Jails, institutions and near death. I know you can’t answer this for me but can I pull out of this and be the person I know in my heart I’m meant to be?

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I need advice. I am a 31 year old with BiPolar, Depression and Generalized Anxiety with panic attacks. I’m?

  • Posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:32 pm

having a hard time handling life and motherhood and I feel I’m dragging my loved ones down with me. In the last 8+ years I have been employed quite a few times and haven’t held a single one. I started drinking when I was young and alcoholism and my choices have caused a great deal of problems and worry. I have 2 DUI’s and have 6 months left of probation but worry about paying anything. I have become a loser. My credit is so bad and I don’t have a single penny to even get Anything put in my name. I’m trying to keep pressing on. I have gone to numerous detoxes and most recently successfully completed 8 1/2 months in residential treatment facility. My daughter was 3 months when I entered. I am still sober but it’s not easy. I almost fatally shot myself in July of 2006 and tear my family up with my problems. I want to be alive and be happy and healthy but I’m having a hard time building a ladder to crawl out of this hole. No job, no money, no license. I want to go to school. I want to contribute. I need to fight harder. I’m stuck. Jails, institutions and near death. I know you can’t answer this for me but can I pull out of this and be the person I know in my heart I’m meant to be?

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I have been diagnosed as bi-polar, depressed, co-dependent. I have no idea what is wrong with me.?

  • Posted on September 10, 2010 at 4:17 am

But whatever it is, anti-depressants never help. I’ve tried several. Abilify made me want to crawl out of my skin and seroquel knocked me out. As a child I was shy and withdrawn, I hated school and was never interested in learning. I have had to quit several jobs throughout my life because I can’t handle losing a relationship and would be bedbound depressed. I have been married four times. one marriage was with my own sister’s ex-husband. I can’t function alone. When things are going good, I am the most responsible person but when I’m alone I get very fearful. I have been a binge drinker since I was fifteen. I am forty-one now. I had a car wreck six years ago and I have not been able to rebound from the depression. I literally spend my life in bed or in a recliner. I don’t even have enough energy to go to the grocery store. I started smoking pot after the wreck and I mean I smoke all day and night. Sometimes I go through stages of insomnia. I have had some boughts of irritability, but not often. I mainly have absolutely no energy. I’ve stopped smoking pot befor to see if that was what was causing it, but I felt just as depressed and tired all th time. No motivation to do anything. I was taking lortabs for back pain and they gave me some energy, but the doc tested me one day and discovered marijuana in my urine, so now I can’t even get lortabs. I am at my wits end. I have the potential to be a registered nurse–all A’s, but I haven’t been able to return to school due to the lack of energy and motivation. I had a nervous break-down after my carwreck. I managed to pull myself together without medical help when it happened, but I just can’t seem to rebound. My marriage is unahappy, I think we both feel stuck. I hardly ever see my daughter whio is now on drugs herself. When I was able and younger, I’d go out and binge drink sometimes when I was bored. But most of the time, as long as in a committed relationship, I didn’t drink. I fear if my husband and I were to ever divorce, I’d be a raging alcoholic or drug addict. I lived thirty-five years without ever experimenting with drugs, but now I’m so desperate to feel good, I don’t trust myself. I don’t have any friends. outside of work, I didn’t ever socialize, although I was very friendly and outgoing at work. I was a good worker, but I called in sick a lot. I don’t think I can be responsible on my own. Does anybody out there have any idea what my problem might be, is so please help, i am willing to try anything.

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My daughter’s bipolar, she’s been in jail for violence, does drugs and is pregnant! She’s 24. Wt can I do?

  • Posted on August 17, 2010 at 7:24 am

She was diagnosed bipoliar when she was 18 years old. Has been on medication which controlled her violent outbursts, but she started using drugs. (Ecstasy and pot) This made her very aggressive and she has attacked our family on several occassions. We are all afraid of her and can not have her in our homes if she is not on her meds.
She has already lost custody of her first child who is 3 years old, but she has refused to be consistenet in taking her medicine so she is not allowed unsupervised visits. She has been in jail twice for assault on family memebers and put in the hospital because of a suicide attempt. She is delusional when thinking about the baby she is carrying because she does not have a place to live, and is not with the baby’s dad.
I don’t know what I can I do to help my child. Please help me!

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If you had a bipolar, transgendered, daughter named Britney and she was addicted to Meth, what would you do?

  • Posted on August 5, 2010 at 10:22 pm
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Should my BiPolar Wife Have Custody of Our Two Chidren If…..?

  • Posted on July 27, 2010 at 3:23 am

1) Every 3-4 Months runs off to some guy? Then 3-4 Months Later Begs to Come back?
2) While with the other guy gets addicted to Oxycotin a known hard prescribed drug taking as many as 5 pills a day and getting so sick she can’t get out of bed to take care of her children and to the point where I have to take them full time.
2) Doing drugs for months around small children…i.e., being on drugs day to day, driving, taking them to school etc etc.
3) Gross infidelty over a period of 5 years and admittedly being with as many as 10 different men from the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist.
4) Introducing my children to strangers and other men’s homes for immediate sexual gratification.
5) Constantly drinking to excess.
6) Recorded documentation of physical child abuse/bruises on arms by the Clark County Sherif.
7) Severe Diagnosed BiPolar depression.
8) Not taking her lithium medication prescribed by by her Psychiatrist because she cannot drink on them. (Then telling everyone she’s not taking them becasue I told her not to lol like I can control her or something)
9) Feeding children on paper plates and plasticwear because she’s too lazy to do the dishes.
10) Not bothering to teach the kids anything not even riding a bike or tieing a shoe.
11) Little to no affection for the children.
12) Unstable and moving the children from man to man to man.
13) Not respecting the father’s fair and simple requests like not taking the kids to someone’s house to have sex with and to find a babysitter first.
14) Having sex with strangers in the family home while small children are in the next room.
15) Cronic Habitual Liar…
16) Lazy to the extent of forcing the other person (Spouce) to have to take on the additional chores.
17) No Job, Not looking for a Job and bilking unemployment till it’s scheduled to run out.
The list goes on and on and on…

Also, after she got addicted to Oxycotin she asked if I would take her back she was going to die if I didn’t and help her get off the drug. I take her back spend a month getting her off withdrawls only for her to get better and run back to the guy…..

Her Mother seems to think that she’s the more stable parent lol. Please be advised I will link this to her Mother so she can see the answers. I personally think she’s just as nutty as her Daughter now.

Thanks!
Angie? I’m the one that nursed her off Oxycodin withdrawls and took care of the kids night and day for a month. Who do you think’s more stable? Also, I have anger issues with her for putting me through all of this hell … .I freely admit it who wouldn’t? …
When I married, I married for good. My Father left when I was 5 yrs old and I promised myself I would never leave my kids. She knows this and takes advantage of it…..all of this is true I have no reason to make this up. Most of it I have proof of, Off her Medication, The Drugs she was prescribed for Withdrawls etc etc etc. It’s a real mess.

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Understanding The Bipolar Disorder

  • Posted on January 6, 2010 at 10:20 pm

Understanding Bipolar To Get Help

Most individuals that suffer from bipolar disorder have one goal. That goal is to live a life that is as normal as can be. To get through today without having any emotional problems, to make it through the big meeting at work without having people wonder what is wrong with you and to simply be able to enjoy your daughter’s graduation are all additional goals that you may have.

There is no 100 percent sure way of stopping these things from happening to you. But, there are countless things you can learn to do to help you to improve your outlook.

To get to that point, can start by finding all of the information you need about your condition so that you can better understand what is happening to you.

Bipolar Disorder: The Medical Side

Bipolar is a condition in which there are extremes in moods and life experiences. There is no doubt that bipolar is a health condition that is serious and disabling to those that it.

You may have heard bipolar called Manic Depression or that a person suffering from it has a manic depressive condition. But, what scientists have come to learn is that manic style behaviour is only one extreme of this condition.

The other part of it is that of depression. Both of these conditions are vitally serious to your well being and even to your life span and must be treated. While doctors do not have a cause for bipolar, they are working on finding one. Along with that, you can be sure that there are many scientists looking for a way to cure the condition.

For most people bipolar starts when they are just in their teens. Some believe that it is triggered by puberty. Others will not develop this condition until they are in their early adult years.

If you don’t get help for bipolar, your condition is likely to continue to worsen. There is no doubt that depression itself is a killer. Therefore, not getting help is simply not an option. But, the good news is that there are medications, treatments and therapies that can help to reduce the symptoms and help you to cope with your condition.

Do You Have Bipolar?

The first question that you need to ask is if you have this condition. Learning the signs and symptoms will help you to weigh the need to seek out medical attention.

If any of your symptoms are severe or you are considering harming yourself, you just seek immediate medical attention as soon as possible.

The highs are called episodes of mania. The lows are episodes of depression. The intensity of these highs and lows will vary from person to person and from one episode to the next. During the manic phase, there are a number of symptoms that can be observed.

You may feel extremely happy and optimistic. You may feel euphoria. You may also have an inflated self esteem or ego, too.

You may have very poor judgment, and you may know this by being told by others that you’ve made the wrong decision.

Your speech can be very fast. Your mind is going crazy with thoughts. You may be agitated and feel the need to move your body and your mind. Physical activity may be increased, too.

Some have problems with pain, too. If you have pain that there is no real cause for, this can be a sign of depressive behaviour.

The most serious of all symptoms and signs of depressive behaviour is that of thoughts of suicide. If you have these thoughts, your condition needs immediate attention.

If you think that you have any of these symptoms, then you need to work with your doctor to be diagnosed.

What’s The Cause?

The one thing that all bipolar patients want to know is why.

Why did this happen to me? Why do I go through this? Why can’t my life be normal?

Most believe that it is a combination of factors that lead to this condition including environmental, genetics, and biological factors. Doctors believe that these conditions not only cause the onset of bipolar in people but also control when the episodes that you experience happen and how frequently they do.

In those that have bipolar, those messengers are somehow different and simply communicate in a different way to the brain triggering the symptoms that you face.

It is believed that those that suffer from bipolar have a genetic code that puts them in that position.

Is there any help? “Understanding The Bipolar Disorder”

It is believed that those that suffer from bipolar have a genetic code that puts them in that position.

This can include such things as drug abuse and very stressful events. Sometimes, a very traumatic event especially those that are psychological can trigger bipolar.

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Your Bipolar Child – How To Deal With This Challenging Disorder

  • Posted on January 6, 2010 at 3:25 pm

Do you recall when your son or daughter were born? Do you remember when you counted his or her little fingers and toes? Then their teenage years hit and they are acting like a maniac. What is this? Where did this person come from? You take him to the doctor and there you learn the news… your child has Bipolar disorder.

It’s not a death sentence, true. But it is still frustrating none the less. Bipolar Disorder is a severe illness that can be treated. It is recognized by intense swings in energy, mood, behavior and thinking. Believe it or not, what was once your little boy or girl, has always been your little boy or girl. Doctors who study bipolar have said that it can even be seen in infancy and even early childhood.

Most often children who are Bipolar do have ADHD (Attention Defeict Hyperacitivity Disorder). And with everything going on, parents are desperate to obtain information and get support.
Studies have shown 3.4 million children or young adults with depression are actually having an early onslaught of bipolar disorder. Though the manic stage is never experienced.
In children with bipolar disorder there are changes in energy and moods. They also have serious agitation or become elated with he high energy surge. This is called mania. Persistent conditions of irritablity/sadness followed by low energy is called depression.

Remember that adults and children vary for how the disease inflicts them. Since children are naturally hormonal, the disease makes it harder for them to control their behavior so ongoing mood disturbances with episodes of depression and mania. It rapidly changes, leaving many to feel chronic irriability.

What some parernts say to look out for?

Parents say ome of the signs to look for include:
* lack of play enthusiasm
* rages that are lengthy,explosive and destructive
* seperation anxiety
* bed wetting
* agitation
* night terrors
* extreme sadness
* strong cravings for junk food such as sweets or carbohydrates
* dare-devil behavior
* delusions
* sleeping too little or too much; and
* too much self confidence for which defys logic or laws.

In infants, that were later diagnosed with bipolar, parents reported extreme temper tantrums that would occur with the word “NO”. Even to those that seemed like common sense, save your lives “nos”.

In children, bipolar disorder can be triggered by an event that’s very tramatic for them which sets off either the manic high or manic depression. Later on, the episodes can come about on their own when they are stressed out. Puberty is a major risk factor for the illness especially when girls have their menstrual cycle. Studies have shown a parents’ lack of treating their child can have the disorder disrupt life for another 10 years before anything is done. It is in the parents and child’s best interest to undergo an evaluation if there seems to be four or more symptoms present.

Teens who have this disease and are left untreated can be lead towards drugs and alcohol. Teenagers who seemed “normal” up until their recent years and are suddenly experiencing onsets of the disease are also more inclined to do drugs and alcohol. Environmental factors as well as genetics influence the illness.

With early preventions or treatments, children have the ability and the chances of getting well, while achieving stability and enjoy life as “normal” children typically do. With aqequate and the right treatment adverse effects are greatly reduced.

Studies are still being done to explore children’ characteristics with the illness. So far reports have been promising in the safety and its effectiveness for both children and adults.

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my daughter is bipolar and she is also using drugs and achohol?

  • Posted on January 3, 2010 at 4:02 am

she will not take her meds i have to give them to her. she had a bad episode a week ago . of course she is of age. so we can’t forse her to get help. what do i do?

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