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Q: I May Have Bipolar Disorder ...I Am Not Sure But
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Dann0898
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mania i think i had for a while in my primary school, i used to run around the class, accept dares from my class mates, stuff like can i walk around the class room with my eyes closed and stuff like that. basically anything that would prevent me from having to do my work... except for stuff i liked experiments (but not the writing up of) and writing stories about whatever i wanted. i don't remember if i did have any depressions back then. i put all this down to "bad behavior" and so did my parents and teachers. BUT:
when i went to secondary school i started acting in a stupid way like i did at my previous school but it was really strange behavior as apposed to "naughty" i also remember being quite self concious so i was seen as a bit wierd, then my grandad died and that really dragged me down for ages (obviously) but i do mean AGES like a couple of years i did try and hide this depression from family and friends. then after a couple of years of getting bullied i finally had enough so i just grabbed this one kid that had been annoying me for ages after he did something petty and not worth worrying about, but it angered me and i just couldn't help it. after that i started feeling as though i could take on everything and everyone from that moment (i didn't but it was just good to know i could). got respect from people after that and became less depressed but not really manic either, just normal i suppose. occaisonally i did have a bit of: "AGHH why was i so stupid before" and moments where i did my best to wind up my teachers and friends. i've heard people who have bipolar disorder generally miss a lot of days of school/work, but if i had even tried that my mum would have probably carried me to school and forced me to go in my pajamas!
Then i left school and got a job which i started off being okay at... then i became crap at... then got good again... then bad, i can't really remamber how i felt at the time, i do know that it wasn't just off-days it was off-weeks and sometimes months. occasionally i have gone out and bought about £200 of DVD's CD's books etc... most are unused and sitting in my bedroom i hear this is a classic symptom. I am writing a book that comes very fluently at times (as well as sometimes getting ideas for other books half way through that aren't remotely related) and other times i have to struggle to think at all let alone write a book. occaisonally i do think about death and stuff and it scares me but at the same time i don't care... i have never truly thought about suicide seriously by the way but if this is bipolar disorder i'd rather know so that i can deal with it in case my symptoms get worse and i do considder it... also what scares me the most is the "family connection" i have heard about... my dad can have rapid mood swings, get angry over nothing and spends god knows how much on CDs and DVDs a month...
so please tell me if you think i could be bipolar, or just a hypochondriac
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andrewcorbin20
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andrewcorbin20
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Dann0898
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andrewcorbin20
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Dann0898
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andrewcorbin20
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Don't worry, don't worry..... It causes too much stress in life.
Don't feel ashamed about your feelings, I know that's one of my biggest regrets. Now that I know I have a psychiatric illness, I know that the feelings and thoughts are a little more "normal" for my situation..
And don't worry about anyone being notified of anything. Your diagnosis is private. Although if you're bipolar, you won't be allowed to join the army/navy/etc, and you won't be able to purchase guns (in most situations). Which is only to protect yourselves, and others, because you are at extreme risk sometimes, I won't lie.
Just really stop worrying so much. You need to focus on bettering yourself, and don't worry about what your friends or family think. You have one life, you deserve for it to be the best you can make it become. So DO THAT!
Stay calm, COOL, and COLLECTED. Get excited for Christmas, keep up with your schooling, and just be you. It's all that matters.
Don't feel ashamed about your feelings, I know that's one of my biggest regrets. Now that I know I have a psychiatric illness, I know that the feelings and thoughts are a little more "normal" for my situation..
And don't worry about anyone being notified of anything. Your diagnosis is private. Although if you're bipolar, you won't be allowed to join the army/navy/etc, and you won't be able to purchase guns (in most situations). Which is only to protect yourselves, and others, because you are at extreme risk sometimes, I won't lie.
Just really stop worrying so much. You need to focus on bettering yourself, and don't worry about what your friends or family think. You have one life, you deserve for it to be the best you can make it become. So DO THAT!
Stay calm, COOL, and COLLECTED. Get excited for Christmas, keep up with your schooling, and just be you. It's all that matters.
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SmartyShirt
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Birch
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Birch
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andrewcorbin20
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