AxGoddess’s Profile

Close Bipolar Disorder

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in March of 2007 during/after a manic episode. The same thing happened this spring only under much different circumstances. Apparently I cycle in the spring and summer. These are very hard seasons for me and I want to understand why. I am most stable in the fall and winter when the weather is cold and miserable. Why is this? I need to know.

Treatments

Writing Working / Worked

Ive always known I had some sort of mental problem. Ive been keeping journals and diaries since I was 12. It is great therapy for me to write and do art. My mind has been in other places lately so I havent done much of this recently but it keeps me calm and collected

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Somewhat Helpful

You can only take so much from the way other people tell you to think. In the end only you can see how youre thinking and how to change it. Cognitive therepy is helpful in that it shows you different perspectives ways of looking at situations and thoughts.

Positive Thinking Working / Worked

When in doubt a positive mental attitude is the way to go. That is what my dad always tells me and he knows much more about life than I do.

Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked

Since I unwillingly started down the bipolar road Ive always had a strong support system that didnt necesarily understand what I was going through but they genuinely try. It was these people that got me through some of my most difficult times and I would do anything for them in return.

Geodon Not Working

I got off this drug as soon as I possibly could. If I wasnt sleeping on Geodon I was crying and hating my life. I was unmotivated and didnt want to do anything. I HATE Geodon!

Depakote Considering

Ive been on a very low dose of this for over a week so it is pretty early to tell. If it were totally up to me I wouldnt even be on medication because when I am I just dont feel like myself. Hopefully I can handle Depakote