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May I ask if anyone else who has had a manic episode didn’t fully recover from it? I am speaking specifically about a prolonged episode of full mania not hypomania... a while ago I had a manic episode that lasted over 6 months and I was in hospital for ab
G'day People, Firstly all the best for the christmas season. I want to touch on some of the mystery of Bi Polar it is said that you must have a manic phase at least once to be diagnosed with BP. So what is that you may ask, some of us go on unknowing /und
Hi. This is my first time here, so I am sorry if this might come out a little incoherent at times, because I am actually nervous about this. So. I am 43, and I am lonely. I always have been, for as long as I can remember when I was young. I’ve neve
Hello can anyone shed some light on pushing people away it never feels right and yet I find that I do it all the time as a self protection mode. Why does it seem to be a common practice are there times when this is wise? It can't always be wrong. Is
I'm 40, a few years ago I thought I could write a book on depression because I was in such a good place. Medicated but coping and dealing with life. Now I've slipped back. Don't get me wrong, Im happy, or at least I should be. I have an amazing partner, I
Idk but I think I might be one. I'm always googling symptoms related to random symptoms I think j have, thinking the worst, I always think I'm dying, coz the ED could be deadly. I have anxiety and low blood pressure so I always feel sick.But then again I
I'll do my best to keep this as concise as possible. I woke up at 3am this morning. It was pitch black. My first instinct was to refamiliarise myself with my new surroundings. Week four. Dad's place. I opened the door to my bedro
Greetings and thanks for taking the time to read my 1st post. I want to get my story out there not out of spite, revenge or even pity but just because I think that the message about mental health is not getting out there, especially in the wo
Hi everyone I work in a Small shop. I found out tiday thst the locum pharmacist we have had made physical contact with my friend.he is older than us prob in his 60's. He loves to make sexual comments and jokes. I don't like him. I just have
Its confirmed i've turned into the weird human-being. im exhusted.
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