just an anxiety-prone unipolar.

I'm perfectly happy.




Now get the fuck out of my face.

I'm not, but my best friend is.

I have what wens has.

My little precious.

i'm slightly manic-depressive and totally neurotic, but i don't think bipolar--sorry hon : >

pure anxiety here, but at the moment CBT keeps it in check.

I think mine is finally getting treated correctly. I'm on a Lithium/Lamictal combo and it's totally working.

i'm slightly manic-depressive and totally neurotic, but i don't think bipolar--sorry hon : >

You do know that manic-depression is the same thing as bipolar, right?

Diagnosed as borderline (for bipolar and some other stuff) about six years ago. Was suggested to continue therapy.

I just drink, these days.

nope, i didn't.

This thread is great! I love this!

But why do we need a bipolar thread... what kind of world is this... Christ, I'm so depressed. Hell, I'm goin ta bed.

Bed ! Goddam, I love sleep !

So you'd be rapid-cycling then, shane.

Nope, just your garden variety depression.

I get depressed about once a year/2 years. What's weird is that I know when its coming on and I can control it to a degree. If I'm doing something else I can even put it off. However, the longer I put it off, the worse it finally is. I've learnt to find a time when its not going to fuck things up completely and let it have its way with me.

I'm scared that it'll push me into suicide as when I'm in the pit of things, the only thing keeping me out of the oven (apart from the fact I have an electric oven) is a desire not to hurt the ones I love. Of course, they're idiots for ever falling for my manipulations so there are times when I want to do it so I can punish them for their stupidity.

A depression will usually last 2 weeks. Or, it takes two weeks before I feel comfortable around people again. The first couple of days of that are mind-numbingly awful. I'll basically try to alienate everyone I know, and finish it off on day 3 with a super-long sobbing session where I repeatedly tell a friend how worthless & manipulative I am. After that it's a slow quiet trudge towards sanity.

Like I said though... I've learnt to succumb earlier now, so things aren't as close to the brink as they once were.

the only thing keeping me out of the oven (apart from the fact I have an electric oven)

Am I a bad bunny for finding that line hilarious?

Oh, sorry.

Seanyboy, do your depressions happen certain times of the year or just whenever they please? My stuff is always worse around the time change (daylight savings time. Pooh.)

It's not a time thing, and as I said I can put them off (Once for years, but that was a really bad comedown.) The last one was the middle of summer last year, so I don't think it's seasonal. I wouldn't even classify it as proper depression because a good cry and a shoulder sorts me out.

Dunno why it is. My brain has some minor imbalance that strains against logic. Good for creativity; slightly inconvenient at other times. Meh.