embarrassment after a psychotic episode Posted: 01-25-08 09:05am
I would Love some tips on getting over the
embarrassment of having a episode. I had
one where I thought a famous person put
out a album with his band mates because he
was in love with me and couldn't tell me.
I only know this "famous" person because
he is my boyfriends cousin.
It was horrid and I still think about it
10 times a day and my depression is like a
huge black cloud. I use to love music but
my life is now bland.
sugestions???
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bipolar?? psychosis
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Posted: 01-25-08 09:08am
Oh by the way I emailed the "famous"person
heaps and at first wouldn't say and just
said I was having mega problems. The
problems got worse because I did that etc
My boyfriend found out and still 200%
supports me. Geez I'm a lucky b***h!!
Oh yeah I put on over 40kg in 6 months
because of this
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Philo
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Posted: 01-25-08 16:25pm
The only way I would see myself overcoming
it is by humour. It can be liberating if
you're able to laugh about yourself a bit.
Otherwise don't worry, it's not a big
deal, though it may seem to you like it
is.
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Posted: 01-25-08 19:51pm
I agree with Philo. We have a family
friend who makes up stories like this all
the time. Everyone has a good laugh about
it because, importantly, she laughs about
it herself. She just brushes it off by
saying that she gets carried away with her
wishful-thinking and moves on to another
mad story. We all love her dearly and as
far as I know, no one judges her harshly
for it.
40kgs, eh? Now that IS something worth
thinking about! You may well have self
esteem issues and that would explain the
story, the emails etc.
Perhaps you should speak to a professional
about building your self-esteem. I know
only too well how a lack of it can make
life very hard.
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bipolar?? psychosis
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Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 01-26-08 00:05am
I do have VERY low self esteem.
I have older twin sisters who made my life
hell. I never recovered from it. (might
sound silly) But they just made me feel
left out all the time and said things to
ruin my confidence. They say it's all my
problem not theirs. And basically from
what I gather they see it as another
"fault" in me. I'm not close with them and
will probably never forgive them because
it's ruined my life. It's a every day
stuggle to get out of bed, I have 2 kids
to tend to, It's the most heart breaking
thing about it all.
I'm Bipolar II and after my...um... How
do I say it?? I haven't the words and I
mean no harm if it offends, Psychosis,
People treated me different, they were
embarrassed for me and I guess shocked
that I became that person. A person who
would believe what I thought was true.
Also people are condecending now and it's
frustrating and really want someone to
understand but have not so far. I joined a
bipolar group and ended up being told I
need antipsychotics because I believe if
we better ourselves then we will cope alot
better. The person who said that was
saying at one point she puts head phones
on to ignore her child because she can't
cope. I sugested she gets help from a
website like parenting.com etc. Cos it's
not fair on the child and he himself might
become bipolar etc without her meaning.
(because her son will feel hopeless to
help her and feel he is shut out) etc
Hmm I don't know I just want to feel
better and hate that I did what I did!
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Philo
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Posted: 01-26-08 13:32pm
Sounds like you'll have a lot of
rebuilding to do... on your own terms!
