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its ME, its MY BODY, my BRAIN, my THOUGHTS,

Yes, to say that the willfull action of your being is a disease would be condemning your actual life, disrespecting a fellow human. So I won’t do it. On the other hand if you go to a doctor, what they do is give you a diagnosis and a prescription for treatment. So… it may feel uncomfortable to be infected with a diagnosis, but somehow it happened to you (if I read right), and I guess you can treat it like anything else in life, try to relate to it in a way that makes you as happy as possible until you run out of energy and have to sleep for 11 hours repeat, etc.

(um sorry if this aren’t the best sort of words, I’ll just take it all back and say “hi”, hope you get some more intelligent replies :)

If you suspect you have a Bi Polar condition, well it simply is what it is. Many people suffer from this condition. Nothing to be ashamed of. The proper diagnosis can determine the correct treatment that will enable you to live a happy and productive life. My friend was the same way. Suffered unnecessarily for quite awhile. Finally they agreed to see the DR. and was given a medication called* BUSPAR* Their behavior is now like day and night. Very happy and so glad they finally sought treatment. You have to decide this too for yourself. Either continue to suffer and be miserable, or see your DR. and see what can be done to correct this condition. Hope you do the later. All the best to you. You have nothing to loose but your misery :)

look. visit your GP… he/she is a professional, they deal with people with BI-Polar disorder all the time… its a common disorder. your GP is the best suited to give you advice and treatment not the internet.

Who diagnosed you with Bi-Polar? You could have ADHD or ADD. Proper diagnoses is the key to getting the right help.

There are many doctors who will recommend psychologists because they will help you patterned your life so that the bi-polar highs and lows are minimized. It isn’t just medication, there are also life patterns that can be practiced to help you remember and stablized your thought patterns.

I have a girlfriend who loves black and lime green. So painting your room black is not out of the norm. Her bedroom is black with lime green accessories.

Dr Awesome McCool wrote:
look. visit your GP… he/she is a professional, they deal with people with BI-Polar disorder all the time… its a common disorder. your GP is the best suited to give you advice and treatment not the internet.

It’s nice idea, but doc’s are just people who have been put through specific training and often are too constrained to be able to properly help. I spent two days trekking recently with a doctor who had won award all through her training and practice, and she was taking time out because she was concerned about the increasing number of patients that she was trained to treat with 15 mins consults and drugs, but she felt that it wasn’t the best path for them.

“to say that the will full action of your being is a disease would be condemning your actual life” (Michael Leibman) Some docs can take the you out of the equation, and just see it as just chemicals. While this may be true, from the same perspective all of humanity is just collections of pointless chemicals. In my not so humble and well researched opinion, a correct diagnosis is useful in that it can allow certain meds to help you short term, and hook you up with a good councillor or support group longer term, but the best solution is stuff like…

regular food, sleep, exercise, connection - and something you want to do.

Genesis721 wrote:
Who diagnosed you with Bi-Polar? You could have ADHD or ADD. Proper diagnoses is the key to getting the right help.

There are many doctors who will recommend psychologists because they will help you patterned your life so that the bi-polar highs and lows are minimized. It isn’t just medication, there are also life patterns that can be practiced to help you remember and stablized your thought patterns.

I have a girlfriend who loves black and lime green. So painting your room black is not out of the norm. Her bedroom is black with lime green accessories.

you got a link to “life patterns” that are helpful for bi-polar. After my above rant, I think I could do with some myself :-)

chunkymove wrote:
you got a link to “life patterns” that are helpful for bi-polar. After my above rant, I think I could do with some myself :-)

Here you go …. http://www.google.com/search?num=100&…

Michael Leibman wrote:

chunkymove wrote:
you got a link to “life patterns” that are helpful for bi-polar. After my above rant, I think I could do with some myself :-)

Here you go …. http://www.google.com/search?num=100&…

LOL - that’s usually my line. Thanks.