Why Am I Having Constant Flashbacks
From a woman in the U.S.: This has happened one other time and I’m not sure if it is part of dissociation or something else, and I have not been able to find information anywhere. I am having constant flashbacks
Category: Bipolar
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Is My Boyfriend Having a Manic Episode or Is He a Jerk?
From a woman in the U.S.: My boyfriend recently moved from my state to another to take care of his dying grandmother. He has bipolar although he has never shared with me if it was I or II. the first
How Do You Help Someone Who Will Not Help Themself?
From the U.S.: My older sister is 65 years old and has suffered from mental illness virtually her whole life. She has received various diagnoses: bi-polar, major depressive disorder, and borderline personality disorder.. Despite this, she got a master’s degree,
Everything
For the past few weeks everything seems to go down the spiral. I’ve written to you before but unfortunately I haven’t got an response. I’m writing again with some hope that you will find time to help somehow. I’ve been
What Is My Husband’s Diagnosis?
From a woman in the U.S: My spouse definitely has major mental health problems that are affecting our family and that he is not dealing with, but I can’t figure it out and he won’t acknowledge it. It’s becoming impossible
Social Anxiety Tied to Prior Manic Phase Activities
My wife has been diagnosed as Bipolar since her induced menopause from 7-8 years ago. Her behavior has changes sporadically during that time, culminating in a serious manic phase earlier in the year where her Xanax use and alcohol abuse
Am I Having Racing Thoughts?
From a teen in India: It usually happens when I wake up and I can’t stop thinking it’s not that i have anything to think about or worry For but i just think about anything not necessarily negative just anything
My Boyfriend with Bipolar Broke Up with Me During His Episode
My boyfriend of one year, who I have been looking at apartments with, broke up with me out of the blue. He has been feeling suicidal, which he dropped on me as we were walking into my parents house. I
Why Am I Dysfunctional?
I have been trying to figure out what’s the matter with me for the last 3 years. I was first diagnosed with depression and tried a bunch of SSRIs that had no good or bad effect on me. I then
What’s Wrong with Me?
From the U.K.: I don’t really know how to describe how I feel, and when I try it doesn’t really make sense but here it goes. I go through stages where I feel like I could rule the world, and
I miss my depression
I am diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and I am currently taking celexa (Citalopram) as prescribed. I have been having issues with med compliance lately. About a month ago I started to feel a low mood coming on and I stopped
Why Does My Mom Go through Cycles Where she is Abusive?
From a young man in the U.S.: It seems like every summer my parents start arguing. At first, we thought it was just normal married problems but when we got older we realized that every summer my mom’s attitude flips