Let`s talk about Bipolar

@Olga breaks my heart to see this 💔

@Shaz51 😘xxx

Hi everyone

@Bunniekins @Shaz51 @Olga @Dimity @Appleblossom @eth @bipolarbunny @Meowmy @Former-Member @Former-Member @Mazarita and everyone else passing this way.

How are you all traveling?

I am in a strange, unhappy headspace.

A while back a pdoc told me that one difference between unipolar and bipolar depression is that with the bipolar experience there is often feelings of guilt/having done something wrong, even though that's not the reality.

Has anyone heard this idea before? Or had that experience?

I think I am taking on responsibility for things I can't control, but to be honest I don't know what's going on.

Just hold on my sister @frog xxx

One step at a time xxx

Keep on keeping on

My Mr shaz thinks he has done something wrong with a customer which he has not

I try to reassure time and you my @frog that everything is ok xoxo

Interesting @frog . I never heard that before. Don't know if I feel guilty, just bloody annoyed. Now i stopped sleeping altogether . Got 1 foot in hospital I think, so elevated! I moved in Oct and havnt been able to get to see a pdoc. . Thats country life for you...hope everyone out there is doing ok

@Olga what is happening my friend xx

Sitting with you my friend xx

@frog I feel guilty easily. Also eadily ferl frightened and helpless. MI is not easy. Take care.

@frog I have never heard of it before and I been looking at that diagnosis since early 1980s as an uncle had it by the old label. He had an MA in psychology so we had insightful discussions about it ...

however recently someone in services mentioned guilt to me ... but she has a chip on her shoulder and I think she is guilt tripping me ... it is hard enough to take responsibility for one's own life, without feeling at fault for things that are outside of one's control ...

Hi @frog TW

I don't know if it's a BD thing but I've experienced being overwhelmed by feelings of shame regret and guilt, or traumatic memories of abuse neglect and bullying. At other times sorrow and grief. My longterm meds have taken the edge off and prevented paranoia and delusions but I think contribute to my mostly feeling numb and flat. Questions of responsibility and control are a bit fraught as I know I've made bad decisions and lost friendships and family relationships, and have little to be proud of in my working life, and accept all of that, while also knowing that I've survived psychosis and suicide attempts and returned to independent living. Distinguishing MI from personality, life's vicissitudes and upbringing when it comes to causal mechanisms is too hard for me to judge.

hello @Quilly , come and meet some wonderful members @frog , @Olga , @Meowmy , @Appleblossom @Dimity