im bipolar

[mistee]

Being manic /depressive is hard on the person and the family too as well it affects all concerned

when i am manic i am irratied when things arent done the way i want them and i am a single mom i take it out on my oldest daughter then i go thru guilt for it and then i usually go into the roller coaster of emotions and off to depression i go into first major sign for me is i want to sleep even when i am under med management

it is hard i was found disablied a few yrs ago i am on ssi disablity was turned down once and now i go to counseling and have family counseling to so that i can get healthy again i have a hard time leaving my house when i am depressed the best part is i am also a recovering drug addict and alcoholic so i have been working on a better self esteem for a while now since i knew something else was wrong with me i wasnt sure what until i was 2yrs sober and had to seek outside help to find out i was bipolar it was a shock to me at first

thanks for reading my post

mistee,

There is a post on the NA board titled change in progress. Please read through it and feel free to post there too. That post has a lot of good information on how to make life-changes that improve the quality of your life.

Also continue to express your fears and your emotions on the PTSD board too. Sometimes just talking about your fears takes the power away from the fear.

Hugs,

MG