I can't figure out what is going on in my mind...?!
Question: I can't figure out what is going on in my mind!.!.!.!?
I'm bipolar, unmedicated, I control it pretty well by myself!. But in January, 2008 I got really sick (Strep throat and Virual Meningitis!.) and could not get out of bed for two weeks!. While stuck in bed I heard things, saw things, had vivid weird dreams, I thought it was because of the mix of medication but now a few months later, I still have the problem!. I guess a good way to describe it would be my imagination going overboard and I can't control it!. I have always had trust issues with people but since then it's gotten worse and I tend to get violent because of the stuff that goes through my head and I know it's not true but my mind is pretty much trying to over-run what I know that I know!. If that makes any sense!. I won't go to 'shrink' because they terrify me, anything I can do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I know this probably seems silly and you've probably never heard of it!. But on your free day I want you to do me a favor!. On your day off!. Head down to Barnes and Noble and sit down with the book: The Stranger in the Mirror by Marlene Steinberg!. Pull out a pen and make on a pice of paper your answers on the few questionnaires in the book!. It discusses DID!. It's a dissociative Identify Disorder that usually branches from Bipolar and Anxiety disorder!. It seems to mimic schizophrenia with the auditory hallucinations and such!. You just might have it!. so There's a thought you might want to check out!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My father was severely bi-polar so I'm pretty much a pro when it comes to this!.
My father also had trust issues, and often had an INCREDIBLY hard time with seeing things and whatnot!. Such severe chemical imbalances can cause visual and auditory misfiring in the brain!., especially after a severe psychical illness!.
As far as refusing to go to a shrink, that is up to you, but you must consider the people around you!. My father's mood swings used to terrify me as a child, and as a result he gave me ptsd, and I no longer talk to him!. If he had gotten help, everything in my life would be so different!. You need to think of the people you affect!. I know you have trust issues, I know because my father did too!. But you need to understand that these people aren't here to hurt you!. You just need to get a psychiatrist that really knows what they are doing!. I go to one, and I can honestly say that it helped me significantly!. Please consider going to one!.
Research your ailments so that you can better understand yourself, my love!. That way you will have a good idea about what it is you need before you seek help, if you consider it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My father also had trust issues, and often had an INCREDIBLY hard time with seeing things and whatnot!. Such severe chemical imbalances can cause visual and auditory misfiring in the brain!., especially after a severe psychical illness!.
As far as refusing to go to a shrink, that is up to you, but you must consider the people around you!. My father's mood swings used to terrify me as a child, and as a result he gave me ptsd, and I no longer talk to him!. If he had gotten help, everything in my life would be so different!. You need to think of the people you affect!. I know you have trust issues, I know because my father did too!. But you need to understand that these people aren't here to hurt you!. You just need to get a psychiatrist that really knows what they are doing!. I go to one, and I can honestly say that it helped me significantly!. Please consider going to one!.
Research your ailments so that you can better understand yourself, my love!. That way you will have a good idea about what it is you need before you seek help, if you consider it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
First of all before you go around calling your self bi-polar, Hear this!. People who are bi-polar have Huge!! Mood swings infact a real case of bi-polar outside a mental institution is rare!. secondly, Tell me about these dreams (Send me an instant message)!. Please come talk to me a little more!.
EDIT = To the guy below me!. Telling her she may have schizophrenia is helping her!? Nice book idea and all, But im thinking some sort of past event!. I want to know more about her before i start throwing out solutions!. Unless you have some sort of internet psychic power you have no grounds to say she has anything like that wrong with her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
EDIT = To the guy below me!. Telling her she may have schizophrenia is helping her!? Nice book idea and all, But im thinking some sort of past event!. I want to know more about her before i start throwing out solutions!. Unless you have some sort of internet psychic power you have no grounds to say she has anything like that wrong with her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have to agree with the previous message, if you WONT go to shrink, and you are SELF diagnosing yourself you do not know what you are!.!.!.!.!.!.bi-polar is a very serious problem and if you were truly bi-polar you have manic / depressive episodes!.!.!.!.it is not just imaginations!.!.!.!.!.!.you go from serious highs (where you cannot control your energy) to being so very depressed you cannot even wipe your own tail!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. and if you are bi-polar, I would hope you would go to a shrink!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.
I would hope if YOU are bipolar would do everything in your power to get well!. It is very serious business!.!.!.!.You need someone to talk to !.!.!.!.You can e-mail me if you need someone!.!.!.!.!.e-mail me through my profile and talk to me!.!.!.!.!.
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I would hope if YOU are bipolar would do everything in your power to get well!. It is very serious business!.!.!.!.You need someone to talk to !.!.!.!.You can e-mail me if you need someone!.!.!.!.!.e-mail me through my profile and talk to me!.!.!.!.!.
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See bipolar disorder, at ezy build, below, in section 10, and take the quiz, if unsure, and if the results are positive, ensure you get an expert diagnosis from a mental health professional, not doctors, who are much better dealing with physical ailments, and don't diagnose complex disorders like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder often enough to develop any real expertise!.
Bipolar disorder usually involves major mood swings, which occur without apparent cause, and often over many months, or a matter of years, rather than days, as with most people (unless rapid cycling)!. I'd take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements in the winter months, (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste)!. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve!.
If you decide to use allopathy, (modern Western medicine) I recommend trying Lithium Carbonate, or Lithium Citrate!. (regular tests are necessary, for these) before trying the other mood stabilisers, but if you aren't good at taking medications regularly, drinking adequate water, and keeping up your salt intake, something else, such as Lamictal, may suit you better!. Check out "lithium" at http://www!.drugs!.com/, and http://crazymeds!.us/ and always research medications first, (read, and keep the labels/information sheets) so you will be aware of the risks, and on the lookout for side effects!. (Personally, if I wasn't bipolar type 1, and didn't experience hallucinations, or serious delusional states, I know I'd first try the orthomolecular, and Omega 3 fish oil supplements, vitamins, minerals; a herbal remedy, such as St!. John's wort, and a mostly raw food diet, for several months!. I'd aso eat in accordance with my "nutritional type"!. Enter that term in the searchbar at http://www!.mercola!.com/
If not considerably improved, after several months, consult your primary mental health care provider: you may be one of those who need medications to prevent this progressive illness from getting even worse!. If bipolar type 1, an antipsychotic medication may also be needed!. Everyone should take the Omega 3 supplements, or preferably "krill oil" for its other health benefits: use the searchbar at http://www!.mercola!.com/ !. Some people refuse medication, using supplements, and a selective, mostly raw food diet (I do not recommended trying this, if bipolar 1, unless you aren't troubled by hallucinations, or delusional states)!.
Maintain the treatments for the depressive phase, in section 2, at: http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shaneris Some topics in section 10 include: treating bipolar disorder with supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies!. As with all medications, there are risks, and the possibility of side effects, which is why I inform people of the alternatives, to see if they can cope sufficiently well, without resorting to medications!. Don't use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime!. It is not unknown for those discontinuing medication, and trying the alternative treatments, (which are not quick to work) to lose their jobs, because of unacceptable behavio(u)r, so I'd start 1 week before vacation, and closely monitor the situation, and use medical advice!. ~~~ I assume that you have bipolar type 1: if the alternative treatments prove insufficient, after a maximum of 6 months, you will need medication: the sooner you start, the better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Bipolar disorder usually involves major mood swings, which occur without apparent cause, and often over many months, or a matter of years, rather than days, as with most people (unless rapid cycling)!. I'd take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements daily, replacing 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements in the winter months, (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure its use; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste)!. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult, to achieve!.
If you decide to use allopathy, (modern Western medicine) I recommend trying Lithium Carbonate, or Lithium Citrate!. (regular tests are necessary, for these) before trying the other mood stabilisers, but if you aren't good at taking medications regularly, drinking adequate water, and keeping up your salt intake, something else, such as Lamictal, may suit you better!. Check out "lithium" at http://www!.drugs!.com/, and http://crazymeds!.us/ and always research medications first, (read, and keep the labels/information sheets) so you will be aware of the risks, and on the lookout for side effects!. (Personally, if I wasn't bipolar type 1, and didn't experience hallucinations, or serious delusional states, I know I'd first try the orthomolecular, and Omega 3 fish oil supplements, vitamins, minerals; a herbal remedy, such as St!. John's wort, and a mostly raw food diet, for several months!. I'd aso eat in accordance with my "nutritional type"!. Enter that term in the searchbar at http://www!.mercola!.com/
If not considerably improved, after several months, consult your primary mental health care provider: you may be one of those who need medications to prevent this progressive illness from getting even worse!. If bipolar type 1, an antipsychotic medication may also be needed!. Everyone should take the Omega 3 supplements, or preferably "krill oil" for its other health benefits: use the searchbar at http://www!.mercola!.com/ !. Some people refuse medication, using supplements, and a selective, mostly raw food diet (I do not recommended trying this, if bipolar 1, unless you aren't troubled by hallucinations, or delusional states)!.
Maintain the treatments for the depressive phase, in section 2, at: http://www!.ezy-build!.net!.nz/~shaneris Some topics in section 10 include: treating bipolar disorder with supplements, vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies!. As with all medications, there are risks, and the possibility of side effects, which is why I inform people of the alternatives, to see if they can cope sufficiently well, without resorting to medications!. Don't use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime!. It is not unknown for those discontinuing medication, and trying the alternative treatments, (which are not quick to work) to lose their jobs, because of unacceptable behavio(u)r, so I'd start 1 week before vacation, and closely monitor the situation, and use medical advice!. ~~~ I assume that you have bipolar type 1: if the alternative treatments prove insufficient, after a maximum of 6 months, you will need medication: the sooner you start, the better!.Www@Answer-Health@Com