i need some good advice for someone with bipolar?
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I am bipolar and I can tell you it takes professional help to manage it correctly. I know, I tried for about 30 of my 46 years without success.\nObviously you have seen there is a problem with your mother.  The question is does SHE see it is a problem and if so, does SHE want help.  There is very little that you can do if SHE thinks there is no problem or if SHE is not ready to seek help. Try talking to her calmly about her behavior, but don't push, she will likely resist. Find out if she sees a problem and if she wants help.\nWhen she is ready to get some help, it may not be necessary to see a psychiatrist. Your family doctor may be able to help her. I am being treated by a Nurse Practitioner, not even an MD.\nI am including some links below that may prove helpful.\nIf you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.\n\nSincerely,\nTerry
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My mother has bipolar disorder. I know what growing up with a depressive is like and I also know I have occuring syptoms of it. My best suggestion is to keep a diary or write poetry of current feelings... never look back. And get a pet or something to talk to, take care of and love. Try to be as independant as possible and continue taking your meds. Because it gets way worse when you don't. Independance, love, and ablity to write out your feelings help. Also I'd suggest talking to a good friend who might be able to help you make sense of yourself... my mother uses me as her thought sorter to help her understand better. Hospitals are the worst thing I believe you could go to... gives you no personal care.
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I have Bipolar Disorder and Borederline Personality Disorder. You have to be nice and be very supported to our mental health prolbems. It helps my family to take me to talk to somebody like every other week. Just read up on the disorders. And make sure he takes his meds. I once got off mine meds for 4 or 5 days and it made me sick.
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You can try this one.\n\nwww.BipolarSupporter.com
826181
What you should do is stop with the destructive behavior. You know what you're doing and how to stop it. Don't use your bipolar disorder as a crutch and an excuse whenever you screw up. Take responsibility for your actions and quit acting like a horny 16 year old.
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I had a husband who had bipolar disorder.  It was severe. He got arrested, shoplifted, embezzled from his jobs, was addicted to porn, chatted in porn chat rooms and eventually met up with the women he met on line, screamed, yelled, lied, broke things, slept for days, had obsessive compulsive symptoms, was addicted to Nyquil, alcohol, etc.\n\nAfter doing an intervention and telling him he either needed to get some serious help or I would leave him, he told me no.  So I left him.  He has a new girlfriend now and she has two young children.  I worry for them, but you MUST understand that this is her life's journey and it is no longer your place to save her or HIM for that matter.  Let them be.  You live your life now. I have a child with mine too and the best I can do is love her all I can, help her understand her father's illness and let them have once a week visits, but never overnight.\n\nAll of those things you are describing about her behavior are illness related. It doesn't help that she didn't seem to have a solid spiritual grounding either.\n\nGood luck to you in the future. I hope it helps to at least know others have been through this and come through it ok.
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Just tell them about how you feel. Tell them if anyone else in the family has depression or bipolar disorder because sometimes it runs in the family. It is important to tell your doctor though, because they can help you. My son and I both have depression, and my ex has bi-polar. We take medication and it helps a whole lot. It wasn't hard to talk to my doctor at all.
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Maybe instead of trying to blame it on a disorder...talk to him and try and figure out what is going on.  It is amazing the effects of talking and openess and dealing with problems can have on a person.\nOh...and if anyone says it is bipolar and/or manic depression...it is not because the highs and lows are not that quick...one extreme can be going for months at a time before it changes to the other.\nGood luck....TALK :)
748996
I have been bipolar for 10 years now. There's alot of info on bipolar,but I will tell you what I know. Bipolar is an embalance in the brain. One minute your happy and nothing can get you down. It's like your high. Then the next minute your so depressed that your crying all the time thinking your worthless and nothing is going to get better and your better off dead. There are alot of good meds out there today for people with this problem, and they help. If you stay on them. Hope this helps.
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If you have dramatic mood changes, like either extremely up or down, like going from crying to extremely angry, to happy and or have trouble sleeping because you are to wound up or have thoughts that race constantly you should see your doctor. The most common drug used if neccesary is Lithium and will help to balance your moods. You should get at least 20 min a day of direct sun light every day too,it helps increase the amount of seretonin your brain produces. It doesnt mean your a psyco weirdo if your diagnosed as bi-polar you just have to learn to manage it.
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I had problems much like you describe. I was also depressed a lot of the time. After years of anger and depression I found out that I was bipolar. I am taking medication now for the last 3 months. Things are going very well for me now. I'm not saying you are bipolar, but it is something to consider. If you are bipolar the anger management or behavioral therapy will do little good because bipolar disorder is not a behavioral problem. It is a medical problem caused by an imbalance of chemicals used by the brain. There are many good medications that can be used to treat it but it is a life long disorder that will take treatment your entire life. The good news is that it is well managed with the meds and you can expect to live a fulfilling and productive life. Check the website I link to below for more info on bipolar disorder. Good luck and contact me if you want or need more info.\n\nSincerely,\nTerry
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I hope that one of the links below will be what you are looking for. I am a 46 year old male who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I know how you feel and that it is good to have someone to talk to. Good luck. I wish you well!
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There are a lot of challenges to living with Manic Depression but it can work as long as there is communication and some planning.  Some of it will depend on how well the person takes their medication. Some people will take their meds only until they feel better and then stop because they feel better {they don't realize they feel good only because of the meds so then they start spiraling down hill} or they stop because they don't like the side effects of the meds.  Also the mood swings can not be rationalized some of the time which can be very frustrating, and people with this affliction tend to isolate themselves only having a few close friends. \n\n If you choose to live with someone with this disease try to keep an open mind and keep plans flexible so stress is minimal on both of you, also try to talk about how they handle bad days so you know ahead of time what you can do to help or so you don't make it worse. Good luck.
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So, as a rapid-cycling bipolar who was diagnosed as a depressive here is what I have to say, research, research, research.  Your doctor may know a lot, but you better too.  For 10 years I lived in hell, then I found a psychopharmachologist (yes, Virginia there really is a Santa Claus!).  You might also want a good psychologist, because retraining is a part of being bipolar, whether you like it or not.\n\nThere are a lot of things that will interact with medication, but that shouldn't be too surprising.  The foods you eat, drinking alcohol, other medications all interfere, so do your homework, get a good doctor, and don't expect the first medication to be the miracle cure.  Bipolar disorder can be frustrating, after all, look how hard it is to diagnose.\n\nBelow are several links, but I also suggest that you search on the words "Bipolar disorder", you will find more than you would ever want to know.
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First thing first. Consult the doctor. If its psychosomatic, conscious relaxation will help. Keeping one self bussy and cheerful is better start to work towards mental health.
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If you go get medical attention they can tell what is wrong with you. But hopefully you just have a short temper. I  know someone who is bipolar and its not fun they said they wish they just had a short temper so best of luck to you. But go get some medical attention. Let me know what happens i will keep you in my thoughts.
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Go to the doctor and see if you need to be treated for bipolar disorder.