I Know About Bipolar Disorder Stories of Experiences

Trapped in thought
backward through
time
smile no more
You snarl like a dog
words sting
Caught in a pit
of darkness
sheer hate
crushed
broken
forgotten

I am a Professional Counselor with a Bipolar Brother

Like so many recent high school graduates, who are thrust into the ocean of life, I wanted to return to my former fishbowl–life. There were so many questions, which suddenly so...

My son has been diagnosed with this disorder. We have had a couple of rocky years in the past but things are looking better. Now that he is getting treatment we look back and have some explanations for his behavior. He was not...

I know about Bipolar Disorder because my husband of 12 years has it. I believe there are different levels of it though. Some people may have mild to severe cases of it. I think my husband is probably somewhere in the middle which is...

Mostly those who don't understand are not ok with my bipolar depression. I live a different life. They find that scary. I find it scary that they find it scary and I get anxiety. When I live my life for me....times I just don't...

I have known three people who have been diagnosed as bipolar. The first person I knew killed himself because he knew how hard it was on his parents to have him for a son, he never harmed anyone but himself. The second person I met was a...

I have bipolar and have not known as long as I wish I had known. Would of been nice to know that what I have has a name and there are options for getting help out there if we want it. I have really bad days when I have these low swings...

I am not bipolar, but when I was in college (four decades ago) I loved a girl who was bipolar. She was two grades behind me in high school. I started dating her the summer after I graduated, and she became my girlfriend (with lots of...

I don't hear voices, except for that one time....
Just a question i'm asked a lot, while being psychoanalyzed.
I'm a supreme example of duality in man -
I represent all scales of emotion ( well, i do what i can.)

It's not a mistake, it...

I know what it is to love someone with bi polar. It's pain and confusion and anger and love and need and fulfillment. It's never knowing which way the shoe is going to drop but knowing somewhere in there is the person you deeply love.it...

Must've had yet another bout of mania.....sitting here hoping my meds kick in because i feel like i'm on the last hours of a good trip - as you start to come down and you can feel the gritty energy that you were so high on. My mind is...

I know all about phucking up....about finding faith
I'm number one at making mistakes
I believe in karma
Because she's hit me right in the face.
I certainly can't say I've never committed a sin
I have seen the wrath of God, He can be...

A lot of so called 'normal' people don't have any clue what it's like to be bipolar. I'm often told to raise my dosage. My dosage is fine. I happen to have a chemical disruption of the brain, and it's not something you can see, but it...

I'm 37, been diagnosed bipolar for about 10 years now...was treated unsuccessfully for depression for years before correct diagnosis..what do you mean most people don't feel like they are literally floating when they are happy?? When...

I am 42 yrs old and have been married to my loving husband since I was 19 yrs old. Living with a person you love, that has Bipolar is more depressing than the person who has been diagnosed. See, I don't have a reason for my crappy out...

I know all about bipolar disorder . I know all about the ups and the downs, the wanting the sex all the time, and the not wanting to be touched at all. I know all about the mood swings, and the restlessness. I know all about this...

When i was twelve, my school sent Child Protective Services to my house. I wasn't diagnosed, and i was exhibiting signs of problems, which my guidance counselor assumed was due to sexual abuse, so following a summer visit to see my...

My aunt is very mentally I'll. Her psychiatrist says she has signs of both scitzophrenia and bipolar disorder, and given her child hood I am not surprised. She is functional in the sense that she works, drives, and has an apartment but...

Although i wouldn't be able to manage my disorder today without the helpful guidance i received in groups and therapy......i find that the one thing i tell myself most is this : "You didn't know you were bipolar until you were twenty...

You can’t see the world through anyone’s eyes but your own.
But, I can imagine the world through yours,
and my heart aches for you in a way I can’t possibly describe.
Yet it’s all in your hands.
Your life is in YOUR hands.
I...