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Hey everyone - New here.. I’m 29 and was just diagnosed bipolar about a year and a half ago. It was a lonnnng, confusing 27 years.
My current situation(s) that lead me to finding all of you.....
Wtf?!
Clearly my doctor never went into much detail about being bipolar or how to manage it. I’ve just been getting by with google..
Which thankfully brings me here!!
#I’mLost
Send help
My current situation(s) that lead me to finding all of you.....
- My brain is everywhere (yours probably are too). Off my meds (trying to get in with a psychiatrist - my doctor permanently closed) was taking divalproex.. not sure I liked it anyway, I would sleep all day and if I wasn’t sleeping I was eating. I’ve been on adderall for 2yrs, I also take Xanax for anxiety and occasional panic attacks.
- My bipolar has definitely confused my kids - my daughter is now 5 and I think it’s time to explain things to her more in depth... Thoughts on that?
- Does anyone LIKE being manic? Fun sex, get shit done, conquer the world! I like being manic
I just can’t deal with the manic depression, and I feel it coming. - I’ve always had issues keeping jobs because of the depression, so I recently applied for disability. How does that work if I get it? Can I work at all? How much do you usually get?
Is it hard to get? Are there other options for financial assistance?

Clearly my doctor never went into much detail about being bipolar or how to manage it. I’ve just been getting by with google..
Which thankfully brings me here!!
#I’mLost
Send help