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shutterbug · 10-31-2007, 03:15 PM

Anyone who is bipolar I (if properly diagnosed, which most often is if they've been given this diagnosis) will always be suseptable to a manic episode. That is what bipolar I is.

So the case study at the end of the book...that person was bipolar I, that person was on Lithum (which usually doesn't work well for bipolar IIs) and that person could have gone off the Lithum (i don't remember from when i read it) and if not then probably stress a induced episode.

I am bipolar II. i can't take Lithium and it wouldn't work very well for me anyway. I've never had a full-blown mania and probably never will since i am 31 and have never had one. So chances are VERY slim to none that i ever will.

Same goes for your boyfriend. ALTHOUGH....it iss possible that he HAS experienced a full mania and never realized it. There is a girl in my day-treatment program who is new and in her 50s and even though she is a medical transcriptionist and works in the health field she said she wasn't bipolar even though a recent pdoc said she was. The girl said she's never had a full mania or even hypomania. That was totally false as i already had heard her tell her story and knew that to be false. the truth was just that she had never recognized her actions and thoughts as being "manic".....

As she is learning more....she is starting to see that she is bipolar, but still doesn't understand much or that she is bipolar I.

Now...here's the BIG thing to remember...don't ever generalize anyone because of a lable. Not all bipolar I people become violent or have violent thoughts or hop on a plane at the last second and fly off to the other side of the world without even a bag of clothing. Not all ...not even most or even a majority.

And if a bipolar I stays on meds then a full manic episode is usually not something that will happen. And if memory serves me correctly....the part of the book where Patty Duke talks about her once thinking she could do physical harm to her husband...i'm pretty sure that was before she got leveled out on Lithium...wasn't it?

Anyway....we can't live our lives constantly worrying about things that will most likely NEVER happen. If you love your boyfriend and it's a very healthy relationship and he is committed to keeping on his meds and keeping himself healthy....then count yourself EXTREMELY lucky!!!

Don't let your worries dictate your current and future possiblity for love and happiness in your life.

hugs,
jenna

10-31-2007, 03:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	Anyone who is bipolar I (if properly diagnosed, which most often is if they've been given this diagnosis) will always be suseptable to a manic episode. That is what bipolar I is. So the case study at the end of the book...that person was bipolar I, that person was on Lithum (which usually doesn't work well for bipolar IIs) and that person could have gone off the Lithum (i don't remember from when i read it) and if not then probably stress a induced episode. I am bipolar II. i can't take Lithium and it wouldn't work very well for me anyway. I've never had a full-blown mania and probably never will since i am 31 and have never had one. So chances are VERY slim to none that i ever will. Same goes for your boyfriend. ALTHOUGH....it iss possible that he HAS experienced a full mania and never realized it. There is a girl in my day-treatment program who is new and in her 50s and even though she is a medical transcriptionist and works in the health field she said she wasn't bipolar even though a recent pdoc said she was. The girl said she's never had a full mania or even hypomania. That was totally false as i already had heard her tell her story and knew that to be false. the truth was just that she had never recognized her actions and thoughts as being "manic"..... As she is learning more....she is starting to see that she is bipolar, but still doesn't understand much or that she is bipolar I. Now...here's the BIG thing to remember...don't ever generalize anyone because of a lable. Not all bipolar I people become violent or have violent thoughts or hop on a plane at the last second and fly off to the other side of the world without even a bag of clothing. Not all ...not even most or even a majority. And if a bipolar I stays on meds then a full manic episode is usually not something that will happen. And if memory serves me correctly....the part of the book where Patty Duke talks about her once thinking she could do physical harm to her husband...i'm pretty sure that was before she got leveled out on Lithium...wasn't it? Anyway....we can't live our lives constantly worrying about things that will most likely NEVER happen. If you love your boyfriend and it's a very healthy relationship and he is committed to keeping on his meds and keeping himself healthy....then count yourself EXTREMELY lucky!!! Don't let your worries dictate your current and future possiblity for love and happiness in your life. hugs, jenna __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).