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BabeGirl · 05-22-2003, 05:45 PM

Hi, my name is Jess. I was diagnosed with Bipolar II on my 18th birthday. What a birthday...blood work,meds,ect. I've been on Lithium since then. They have me takin 600mg in the morning and 900mg at night...yes I do take other meds. because I do have other diagnoses. I've been taking the same ones for awhile now and they have been doing me pretty good. Right now my cycles are going nutty because of the stress but I'm praying that when I move out everything will chill out so I can go to college. OVR will pay but I shake too much and my sleeping is way off tune. I'm trying now to get my license...well I have been for a year now. My family is still nutty about me being bipolar. My dad's side won't talk about it.

2stop · 05-22-2003, 06:05 PM

I know it is a real struggle to come to terms with a disease that your family doesn't even want to talk about. I can tell you are very motivated to find the solutions to coping with your disease and I have a lot of respect for that. Maybe some deep breathing and meditations at night (after a hot bath) and I always like to have the scent of lavender or vanilla beside the bed. There are some really good sprays and candles at various stores. Sleep is a big problem for a lot of us here. Well, keep posting, glad you are here!
Many hugs and hope too,
Tammie:shades:

BabeGirl · 05-22-2003, 06:41 PM

Yeah, I'm kind of stuck on the idea of making it on my own. I was going to an out patient program for awhile and they discharged me cause I got bored and wouldn't go or I'd go and get in mouth battles with the other people. The ones my age were spreading rumors and the older ones freaked if you said sex. That and a bunch of the chicks there didn't like me because I was the baby and I became friends with the males. They,the Dr. and counslor said I was on too high of a level to be there. Now I miss it. I get bored and sick of spending everyday with my brother's girlfriend. Some people still call me from there. The one lady modivates me the most. She's in her 40's and she vulonteers 3 1/2 days out of the week and still goes there for Social Rehab and the Dr. takes her with him to his seminars. She wants to work there. She's great.

05-22-2003, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
BabeGirl Paused Join Date: May 2003 Location: York,Pa Posts: 34	diagnosed 2 years ago Hi, my name is Jess. I was diagnosed with Bipolar II on my 18th birthday. What a birthday...blood work,meds,ect. I've been on Lithium since then. They have me takin 600mg in the morning and 900mg at night...yes I do take other meds. because I do have other diagnoses. I've been taking the same ones for awhile now and they have been doing me pretty good. Right now my cycles are going nutty because of the stress but I'm praying that when I move out everything will chill out so I can go to college. OVR will pay but I shake too much and my sleeping is way off tune. I'm trying now to get my license...well I have been for a year now. My family is still nutty about me being bipolar. My dad's side won't talk about it.

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05-22-2003, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
2stop ~Author of My Life~ Join Date: May 2003 Location: Doing what I thought I couldn't.... Posts: 4,794	I know it is a real struggle to come to terms with a disease that your family doesn't even want to talk about. I can tell you are very motivated to find the solutions to coping with your disease and I have a lot of respect for that. Maybe some deep breathing and meditations at night (after a hot bath) and I always like to have the scent of lavender or vanilla beside the bed. There are some really good sprays and candles at various stores. Sleep is a big problem for a lot of us here. Well, keep posting, glad you are here! Many hugs and hope too, Tammie:shades:

05-22-2003, 06:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
BabeGirl Paused Join Date: May 2003 Location: York,Pa Posts: 34	Yeah, I'm kind of stuck on the idea of making it on my own. I was going to an out patient program for awhile and they discharged me cause I got bored and wouldn't go or I'd go and get in mouth battles with the other people. The ones my age were spreading rumors and the older ones freaked if you said sex. That and a bunch of the chicks there didn't like me because I was the baby and I became friends with the males. They,the Dr. and counslor said I was on too high of a level to be there. Now I miss it. I get bored and sick of spending everyday with my brother's girlfriend. Some people still call me from there. The one lady modivates me the most. She's in her 40's and she vulonteers 3 1/2 days out of the week and still goes there for Social Rehab and the Dr. takes her with him to his seminars. She wants to work there. She's great.

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