anybody ever been in therapy or meds?

[I AM]

Isn't extreme ups and downs considered bi-polar? I know I'm not an expert but that sounds familiar to me.....

Stealth....good idea about the journal too...

 

[askG]

yeah ive kept poems, i havent written any in like 2 yrs back when it was really bad, i dont think im weak minded, at least not to the point where im bringing this on myself, theres family history here, i notice something similar in my dad, other cousins and aunts, dont ask me how i know, i just know, i can tell the symptoms in other ppl by interacting w them for a bit...never bothered to ask anything though because it would bring up the discussion on me personally...

and yeah ive checked myself a few times and i got more than a few symptoms, it could be manic depressive, bi polar or i could take my pick, which tells me i should see a specialist.

also i meant pshyciatrist when i started this thread but couldnt get the right word out.

 

[L Mac-a-docious]

Therapy can come in many different forms, a close friend, your poems, even the net. Just remember to stay open and check your pride/ego, because staying closed and prideful will deprive you of the support that is naturally around you.

 

[Stealth]

Isn't extreme ups and downs considered bi-polar? I know I'm not an expert but that sounds familiar to me.....

Extreme periods of highs and lows/ups and downs is called bi-polar or manic-depression. The most commonly prescribed drug for manic-depression is lithium, which is shown to be clinically effective, however nobody knows why.

If anybody wants to know more about psychological illnesses, their cause, course, or treatment, hit me up. I got about $5,000 worth of textbooks with information on all of that shit.

If anybody wants to learn more about illnesses themselves, check out the DSM IV-TR. Its the manual that psychologist/psychiatrists use to diagnose a disorder based on symptoms.

Bipolar Disorder Criteria Sheet