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Recent content by EddiesEpics

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    gotta move, move, move

    Abilify was working for me, too, but I had to come off of it because even with another med to try to overcome the side-effect, I COULD NEVER SIT STILL. Seriously, I'd just pace around the house. Very annoying, since it worked, but unless you're running the Boston Marathon you've got to be able...
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    When Being Bipolar is a Blessing

    Not three hours after I posted this I was walking down the hall trying to ward off a panic attack and the unwarranted paranoia that I'm about to be fired at work. :sorry: Now, though, as the panic passes, I still say that if this is what it takes to see my need for grace, then it's worth it...
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    When Being Bipolar is a Blessing

    Ok, so this has been a rough year for me in the bipolar department. I've experienced anxiety attacks for the first time in a long time for no reason in particular, I've fallen for the trap of signing up for too much when I was manic that I could not finish when the mania ended, which meant that...
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    it's complicated

    My wife and I married before we were believers and before I was diagnosed. She was 19 and I was 20 and we've been married for 27 years (talk about a miracle). She keeps an eye on me and warns me if she sees that I'm "going hot" or if I might be going depressed. One thing I do (and I hope you all...
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    How do you deal?

    Jesilyn, While on the one hand we as believers should be very humble, I don't think in the case of our disorder that we should be incredibly open. My good friends know, but I don't let the information out easily because, as I'm sure you've noticed, it's not an easy idea for many believers to...
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    AHH, very frustrated with things :(

    Irene, Why don't you stay on meds all the time? There's NEVER a time that I'm not on my medication.
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    AHH, very frustrated with things :(

    I understand wanting to be normal and not a pill. The problem is that "no matter where we go, there we are". Wishing we weren't bipolar does not make us normal. The reality is that we have to take our meds just like heart patients do, or diabetics do. The brain and the mind are not the same...
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    AHH, very frustrated with things :(

    Hey! I'm bipolar, too, and while I'd love to "go, go, go" when I'm "running hot", I have to step outside myself during those times and let God do the talking. It's frustrating, because when I take my meds and do what I know is right (instead of what I want to do), I don't feel like "me". The...