Hello everyone, I am new to the board. And I really need help. I have had Bi-Polar disorder for about 6 years now. I am only 24 years old and it just doesn't seem to get any better. I have been on medication but haven't been on it for almost 3 years now. I just became so anti, bc It didn't work for me before and I literally tried like 5 different kinds. Zoloft, lithium. mini tranquilizers, and one that starts with an A. I forot what it was. I felt like a crazy person on all of them. It was horrible and I have carried that with me for the past three years. My life has been a whirlwind. It's wierd because I am in a good place bc I can acknowledge I need help but at the same time it's horrible. I love God so much, but it is affecting my relationship with Him TREMENDOUSLY. You see, because my mind chnages all the time so does my God. And that's why I can't stick with anything in my life. My brain won't let me concieve the Truth. That God is the same always! I have ruined every relationship I have ever had. Pushed away the first amazing man that I have ever met in my life. Lost jobs, any security that I have ever had. And the worst part of it all is my own family thinks I am crazy. Believe me, I am not one to blame people, that won't get you anywhere. But it is so hard trying to fight this when your own family won't even come to your side. My parents and family have seen me. Through my lowest lows and it just seems like they have given up on me. It's like I am the last thing on their mind. What am I supposed to do? I want to get away and get help, but I don't have the finances and I don't have anyone to help me. I am at a loss. I live in Arlington Heights IL. Does anyone have a contact for me? Thanks guys.
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Hey there,
I know exactly how you feel, I was diagnosed about six years ago myself. I've been on a whole shopping list of medications: Lexapro, Zoloft, Abilify, Celexa, Prozac, and Wellbutrin, I believe. Honestly, none of them ever did anything for me. The best thing I found is to talk to people that understand. Honestly, they've been better than any drugs I've taken. I'm in counseling now through my school, but before I was able to get to counseling, I've just had really good friends. They understood what I was going through, or they tried to anyways. But things will change, they always do. But you can always find people that will be there for you. As for your parents, it sounds like they're in denial about how you're feeling. I can't offer any help there, mine are the same way. Hope I was some help.
I know exactly how you feel, I was diagnosed about six years ago myself. I've been on a whole shopping list of medications: Lexapro, Zoloft, Abilify, Celexa, Prozac, and Wellbutrin, I believe. Honestly, none of them ever did anything for me. The best thing I found is to talk to people that understand. Honestly, they've been better than any drugs I've taken. I'm in counseling now through my school, but before I was able to get to counseling, I've just had really good friends. They understood what I was going through, or they tried to anyways. But things will change, they always do. But you can always find people that will be there for you. As for your parents, it sounds like they're in denial about how you're feeling. I can't offer any help there, mine are the same way. Hope I was some help.
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JC and balesom, Yeah we can all relate to the med merry go round. Bottomline is a baseline mood stabilizer, antidepressants can actually do very little for you without a mood stabilizer adn also can trigger manias at times. Yes, we can thru the symptoms of our illness cause disaster in our personallife, family reltionshios and work environment, but we can get help both with med and therapy and work beyond those things. Absolutley as this illness effects our emotions it can impact our Faith. I finanlly got to the place I just had to accept that my feelings could lie to me, but God's truth was truth. So God's truth became my filter for every thought feeling etc in my life---hmmm, kind of sounds like the way we should liveout our life of faith anyway. So I just started quoting God's truth back to my false thougth and feelings and gradually over time TRUTH won out. Do I still have my illness, yes, do I still take my meds, yes, do I still have times when Io feel far from God, yes. . .but I KNOW the truth and it helps me cope with the ups and downs and everything in between.
Saying a prayer for you. Mau God broing you into the contact with the resources you need to find the help you need.
Saying a prayer for you. Mau God broing you into the contact with the resources you need to find the help you need.
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