Schizoaffective disorder and Bipolar 'Help'

@Bunniekins you are not alone. I have bipolar 1 and I'm pretty sure there are lots of people in Forum Land who can relate. I have only been on these forums for a couple of weeks and it has helped alleviate the isolation that can come with a serious mental illness. When can you see your psychiatrist? Is there anyone else who you can talk to who understands?

@Bunniekins if you go to the first screen of the lived experience forum you can search. I tried bipolar, and also schizoaffective and got lots of hits. That could be a good place to start.

Hi Frog

Its just so depressing the meds get changed I think 'Wow! things have finally settled down .... and then Wham!' up it raises is ugly and yet enticing head. That it the problem the mania can be so addictive it is hard to fight against it.

How do you find it? Am I alone in being drawn into the madness of it all. The mania is sooooo addictive 😞

Hi Lisajane

Thanks for the reply. I am a bit calmer atm but the signs of 'crazy' are there. I am so glad I have found these forums. Will have a browse later on today.

Just nice to know I am not alone 🙂

Hi @Bunniekins It's really hard. I went along for a while with low level depression, then mixed episodes arose - horrible. And then medication change. When I was first diagnosed, after 30 years of struggle, I thought maybe things would get 'under control.' I've let that idea go since because it just isn't happening. What I hope for is to better ride the waves. I'm sorry you feel so alone. It adds another difficult dimension. I feel it too.

Hi @Bunniekins

You are not alone. I find the smiling mind app helpful when my thoughts are racing. Its free to download and helps you reset your thoughts when they start to spin out of control. Give it a try it might work for you also.

Other than that you might need to have a look at the medication your on with your psychiatrist. It might need tweaking if you are having extreme highs and lows still.