[deschatsrouge]

I am bipolar and have been so since the age of eight. My parents are inept and ignorant so instead of getting me treatment they beat me. The disease has wreaked havoc on my academics, has inhibited my ability to have good relationships and has alienated me from my family. I only got better when I decided I wanted to.(you can't decide you are not menatlly ill, but you can decide to seek treatment) I have found that having a good relationship with a clinician is important, a doctor is your link to health and productivity. I have good communication with my doctor, and because of that she has been able to find the right medication for me (seroquel). My advice, no one can get better for you, stay on your meds, keep your doctor appointments and don't give up hope.

[Lesbajew]

I hate it when people look at me like I'm about to attack them . This is often combined with a "you seem perfectly fine". I'm not crazy!

As said before, I've been to the hospital a couple of times, and people have the wrong idea when I tell them. For the last time, I was there for my safety, not because I tried to kill someone.

I get quite a bit of shit from other people with bi-polar when I try and talk with them because I happen to be highly functioning. "You don't understand." I've been through quite a bit of shit because of this disorder, yet because I have been fine for the past few months, they don't seem to believe me. I can see a lot of myself and what I used to be like in them. Rejecting therapists, loved ones, and meds. I've been thinking of going into therapy simply because I'm surprised how much I do understand.

I think that having this disorder has made me who I am today. The roller coaster of emotions, trips to the hospital, and trips to the therapist served to make me a better person, and I'm grateful for it. I would still be a sheltered and spoiled high schooler if I hadn't gone through that.

So, I have a question: Would you give up the time you spent wrestling with bi-polar disorder? Despite all the pain it cause me, I don't think I would. I learned a lot about life from having it.

[oceangirl]

So, I have a question: Would you give up the time you spent wrestling with bi-polar disorder? Despite all the pain it cause me, I don't think I would. I learned a lot about life from having it.

Yes yes I would give it up in a second.