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bipolar disorder

  1. H

    My experience with bipolar disorder

    Hello all. I came here first to see if anyone was suffering here, so that I could contribute something. I have had bipolar disorder since 2011. Originally, it was diagnosed as a psychotic disorder because that's how I presented at my first psychiatric hospitalization. I had suffocating guilt and...
  2. P

    Feeling Lost

    Dear New Friends, I just wanted to reach out and introduce myself. I want to start by saying that the past three years have been amazing. I have experienced a very close walk with God. After an intense study of the Bible some years ago, I began to study with Jehovah’s Witnesses. I am...
  3. T

    Recovery and Rebirth

    Hey all, I’m Tania, 27 years old. I have struggled with anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember. I had started antidepressants at age 13 and have been on some kind of medication since. I have been hospitalized twice for my mental health, both of which, in hindsight, I have...
  4. Sabertooth

    The Church & Mental Illness...

    These USA churches are good at dealing with mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.), Vineyard, Assembly of God, Foursquare Church (Links above are locators.) They are present in other countries, as well. (Do not discontinue taking your medicine without...
  5. Bipolar

    My Convictions

    Just a few thoughts this morning! We have been blessed to have people referred to us. The first thing I ask them is "Has anyone told you there is hope without medication?" The answer is always no! We prayed for a young lady a few weeks ago who was in tears because she was told she needed...
  6. Bipolar

    Mental Illness

    If you haven’t figured out yet I have a bipolar diagnosis and have lived with the crazy ups and downs for 33 years without medication! So here I am at 66 years old and I haven’t figured out what I want to do to do when I grow up! Maybe I could write a book! But no that would be a crazy idea...
  7. Forgiven_Ent

    I am Bipolar Type 1.

    This is the hardest thing I have ever had to endure in my own life. Medication was torture until I finally found the right the combination of the right stuff. I am faithful to take my meds every day. There is so much, so deep, and so dark content that it's hard for me to write it down. But to...
  8. theoneinsidethezero

    BiPolar Disorder, The Mind and the Tree of Life

    "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds: and when he finds he will become troubled, and when he is troubled he will be astonished and he will reign over the all!" (Gospel of Thomas) In 1999, I both found and experienced something deeply troubling when I set my focus to understanding...
  9. AdamGill1999

    My girlfriend is in danger...I don't know what to do...

    My girlfriend has been to her family doctor and he has diagnosed her with depression via a chemical imbalance in her brain (I know that's not a full diagnosis but it helps) and she's on antidepressants and has even doubled her dosage since it wasn't effective before. Since then, it's only gotten...
  10. Celestial Warrior

    Trying to cope with mental illness and demonic attacks! Need Help!

    I was recently diagnosed with bipolar I Disorder and my husband had to have me Mentally hygiened on February 9 2016 after I had a complete mental breakdown and suffered from psychosis and delusions. I believe that this was a demonic attack that utilized my mental illness to its benefit. They...