Let`s talk about Bipolar

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@Appleblossom @bipolarbunny

Thank you and hearing you @bipolarbunny

Hi @bipolarbunny I'm sorry if I jumped in and muddied the waters with my own issues. Medication issues aren't easy. Your plan to tackle a regime change as an inpatient seems very sensible. Taking advice re. possible contraindications also. But you certainly need good communication in your support team.

A peaceful night to any and all still reading.

Dimity

Hello @HenryX I hope things are going well for you. I hope you have power back on and the roof repaired.

I did lose my contacts when my phone failed. I can't rebuild them all. I've had a rough couple of days with other failures and breakdowns. Following up on them all will keep me occupied this week, which itself isn't such a bad thing.

Keep well

Dimity

Hey @bipolarbunny sorry to hear about the meds debarcle. Your reasoning re staying with current regime till inpatient facility sounds sensible to me. It's very frustrating. Almost like you are having to manage medicos I also feel my t-doc is the best support I have.

Hi @rivergal @Dimity @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Anastasia @eth @Mazarita @Bunniekins and all passing this way. Wishing you an ok day x

@Dimity Not at all my friend, it's always helpful to hear a fresh perspective. I appreciate your contribution to the conversation very much and value your opinions always! Have a wonderful day xx

BB 🐰💙

@frog Thank you my friend. Yes the more I research it and weigh up my options, I think the clinic is the way to go. It will be my first time being hospitalised for my condition so it's a scary step too, but I think it's the smart one. I have a session with my tdoc on Monday and will discuss the pros and cons of everything with him. He's great like that, he gets me and he is also not shy on challenging me when my decision making is emotionally askew. So it will be good to talk this out with him. hope you are well my friend xx

BB 🐰💙

@Bunniekins How is my little pea doing today? Sending you lots of bunny snuggles xxx

BB 🐰💙

@bipolarbunnyHey BB had ,mental health team come over who really helped. They are coming over on Saturday to keep an eye on me which is good. I hope you are going okish. Well better than okish but you know what I mean. Love you my bunny friend. peaxxx

Hi to all here @bipolarbunny @frog @rivergal @Dimity @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Anastasia @Mazarita @greenpea @HenryX and if I've missed anyone I'm sorry. I haven't been here for several weeks but I do follow along at times and really like seeing all the support and relationships in this thread.

I have bipolar 1, was diagnosed at 46 (now 58 this weekend) and am happy to say I've been relatively stable for the last couple of years. On a cocktail of meds (from psychiatrist I've been seeing for 4 years now), some with side effects, but that's the price I pay for the peace I didn't have for decades. Also have a great relationship with my psychologist who I've also seen for 4 years.

The reason I've not been here recently is I became overcome with NDIS business since March some time. Quite obsessed with preparing for a plan review and completely pre-occupied with 'what if' thinking. I had re-visited every page of a roughly foot high pile of documents that weren't filed systematically. Thank goodness I've been able to put it to rest the last couple of days after making a big decision to request my current plan be extended rather than having to have a planning review meeting. And being approved.

As I also have complex and chronic PTSD and the 2 conditions impact on each other, having support workers and funds for some activities has changed my life. I still am agoraphobic and socially phobic, but I'm able to get out and about with help. So much better than the isolation I experienced for decades before. And with the help of my team I am also now living independently after a few years in a cabin in my brother's back yard, almost totally dependent on him and his partner.

Not sure why I'm rambling here but I guess I wanted to introduce myself properly to those of you who've reached out and those I don't know yet. I've been around the forums since 2014 and was a community guide last year. And I've been around the traps a bit in offline life too, to say the least! I also use a wellness recovery action plan and daily charts about meds, moods, sleep etc which help me self-monitor and easily able to see when things are changing in a problematic way.

If ever I can answer a question or help with anything please don't hesitate to ask me (just tag me). When I'm not having a hectic time offline I'll do my best to answer. And I hope to be here more often now that things are settling down.

For those who do know me - I still don't have a start date for my writing residency and am beyond frustration about it, rather just disappointed and not expecting it to come together. Faint hopes of being pleasantly surprised at some stage. And I should be starting a DBT group day program course some time in June.

I think this thread is really important and am glad to see you all connecting here.

Take care all, Eth