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Q: Me, Bipolar, What Do You Think?
asked by: bd1012 on June 23rd, 2004
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Hello, I was just looking on the internet about bipolar and noticed I have more than a few symptoms and I wanted to know if you guys thought I had it

ok, I am 17 years old, and so far my mom has been diagnosed with it and sometimes I act the way she is. I can be all nice and caring one minute and then health forum the next and sometimes very violent. I wouldn't call them temper tantrums but I tend to be physically abusive and slam doors until I no longer have energy. It's just little things that set me off like if my boyfriend doesn't get out of bed when I tell him to, something stupid like that I turn outright viscious. The thing is that when my mom did things like that, she was usually drunk or something, I am sober when I do it and at the time I know what i'm doing, i'm just so angry I don't care. Sometimes I get so mad that I feel like the only relief I can get is if I shoot myself because it's too much emotion and I don't know what to do with it so I take a bunch of pills to get high because that's the only way I know how to calm down, is if I am in an interesting state of mind. I got so mad once that I took 2 oxycodone right after taking 1 earlier. Yeah 2 is not much but that caca is strong and just a few would be enough to be needing a hospital! (small frame, easily affected by the littlest dose of meds) anyway I used to be self mutilative but I stopped because my bf hated it. I have low self esteem, right now I don't even think I am smart enough to have a job because I might screw up so bad. I am afraid to wash dishes at a restaurant because I don't think I am smart enough to.. It's hard to explain. I just don't have any confidence at all and am always looking for jobs that a 3 year old could do. I just wish I could look for one based on salary and benefits no matter what the job is and just go in there and do it. I am afraid to drive because I backed up into a tree and was so upset by that that I cut myself and ever since I freak out when I get behind the wheel of a car. It doesn't help that my moms side of the family has less than satisfactory driving skills even though I don't think that is something you inherit. Maybe the skills that are required to drive but not actual driving. Anyway I day dream alot and I have delusions about people I know shrinking themselves and orbing to my house to spy on me and that I have a little crew of scientists studying me. It was so bad that I had to get dressed in the dark and take a shower in the dark for 2 years. I don't anymore but once I get out of the shower, I turn the light off to dry off and put my clothes on.

I don't know if this is enough info about me to determine if I have it or not but I was just wondering if it was something I need to get checked out.
Although I doubt I will ever be able to because my bf and his family would be forever in denial about the possibiltiy that I may have a mental problem and they keep saying "you have anger management issues and need therapy." they prob just dont want to pay for the meds but they wouldn't have to, I would pay for them. Maybe that I od on them alot would be a factor but in the long run denying me meds because of a problem like that would only make it worse in the future and then I would have to be institutionalized which would make me alot worse (i hate being bond) so I might as well blow my head off now!
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bd1012
replied on June 24th, 2004
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Is my post too long to read or....
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sandyallen
replied on June 24th, 2004
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Well, I am no Dr. I would suggest staying away from the pills, they don't seem to be helping you, I am sure their is a professional in town that can help you, and don't feel bad about asking for help, heck, we all need a little help sometimes, it is nothing to be ashamed of! I am sure you are a good person that just needs some help!
Sincerely,
sandy
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zilbucks
replied on July 1st, 2004
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Hey, bd. I have bipolar disorder. I didn't even read your whole post, but I definetly know where your coming from, from the beginning part that I did read. People who do suffer from bipolar, often times do have extreme fits of rage that seem to come out of nowhere..It's pretty crazy, especially if you don;t understand why you feel this way. If your mom already has been diganosed with bipolar, then the chances of her having past that bipolar gene onto you is extremely likely, you seem to be a smart girl, and I think you already know that this is something you *do* need to get checked out. Ask your Dr. For a referral to see a psychiatrist/psychologist so you can talk to them about this and get a proper diagnonsis, you could even write everything down, like you have done here, ahead of time..What you are feeling, experiencing and also that your mother has been diagnosed, more than likely they will give you a diagnosis that very day, and start you on something...Good luck!!!
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