How do you deal with intense ambivalent feelings in a relationship, especially when they may be colored by a mood disorder?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 1, 2013 -
8 answers
My father in law is bipolar and self-medicating with alcohol. He is the sole carer for my house-bound mother in law. They live 5 hours’ drive away and they resist efforts to help them. How do I best cope with him? How do I practically help them both? Long and painful story below the cut.
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posted by little-egglplant
on Jul 16, 2012 -
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I had what I believe to be a hypomanic episode a couple of months ago. Should I bring it up with my doctor at my next consultation? (lengthy special snowflakeness behind the cut)
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posted by terretu
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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I'm going to an intake (evaluation/show-and-tell) session at a psychiatric partial hospitalization program, due to severe social anxiety, ADHD and most importantly my current acute bipolar depressive episode. What kinds of questions should I be asking? How should I prepare?
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posted by Fee Phi Faux Phumb I Smell t'Socks o' a Puppetman!
on Aug 28, 2011 -
13 answers
I am wanting to ask my psychiatrist for an as-needed anti-anxiety medication. I'm being treated for bipolar II with Seroquel and am mostly very happy with it. I'd like to be as well-informed as possible when I see the doctor next.
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posted by MuChao
on Jan 29, 2011 -
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I've been diagnosed as ADD/ADHD by 3 separate professionals through my life and on medication to treat it for nearly a year. The meds don't work, and I've been on a lot of them (i.e. Ritalin, Vyvanse, Strattera and now Adderall.) How can I give myself a swift kick in the butt to become a productive, organized individual?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 20, 2010 -
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i feel like there are two of me and i am constantly fighting myself
it is exhausting (big ol' long crazy post inside)
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posted by inmyhead
on Aug 6, 2010 -
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What more can I do to help a very dear friend who suffers from bipolar disorder and is currently having a very difficult time, both as a result of his illness and due to outside factors? I am also bipolar, so I kind of know what he's going through. Lengthy but informative explanation of his circumstances and history follows.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 22, 2010 -
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RelationshipFilter: How can I convince this girl that her issues don't scare me and I really do want to be with her? Rambling details and soul-baring inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 1, 2009 -
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Bipolar filter: is it normal to feel like everything's about to go wrong, and either way, how to move past it, sort yourself out, live in the present and get on with your life?
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posted by mippy
on Aug 31, 2008 -
8 answers
