How long did it take you to get into a ADN program? If you were waitlisted can you tell me how you went about it and your stats when applying? For those who went private how is it going? & for new grads how are you hanging with the current job market?
For those who lift heavy or often. Do you think your meds cancel some of your gains at the gym?
I’ve been in denial of my diagnosis for years and wanted to continue living my life the way I always have, which included a lot of drinking. There’s no way to sugar coat it I love booze I love the way it tastes, the way it shuts my mind down, the way it takes my anxiety away in the moment. However every episode I’ve had has been triggered through heavy drinking and drugs. My body and mind weren’t handling it well at all this last episode. Booze was destroying my life. After just 1 week I have noticed a huge shift in my mood, energy, and optimism in life.
So my question to you is have you stopped and has you life improved? & if you haven’t, what is the reason for you not to?
I had a manic episode in January with psychotic features. I have not been able to get out of depression since February. I feel like it might last the rest of the year or more. I lost meaning in life and don’t see the point. I sleep in late till about 2pm most days. I feel like my quality of life has dropped severely. I no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel. This disorder has ruined my life.
How do you manage working in healthcare? I want to go back to school to be a respiratory therapist, but I get nervous about the shift work. I wonder if there’s anyone out there successful at it that could give me any advice?
I’ve been experimenting with meds and haven’t found much success with them. It’s really disheartening. I was wondering how long it took some of you and what meds you have tried with side effects you’ve experienced.
Does having a routine with sleep help more when you’re taking your meds? My work schedule tends to be all over the place.
It feels like my options are now so limited. I can’t join the military, or any peace officer position. I can’t do shift work jobs because we’re sensitive with sleep. So little options it feels like
I feel like this is perhaps one of the most underrated topics, but losing your identity through a manic episode seems like the hardest thing for me to cope with every time I’ve been through one. I have all this love for life and interest in hobbies and after I’m lost and depleted and think to myself what do I even enjoy in life. The depression hits you so hard you don’t enjoy things you used to be so passionate about. Man this disorder is really kicking my ass…
Earlier this year I had my third and worst manic episode. It’s difficult to start over again especially because after every episode I feel like I lose my identity. On top of losing my identity I lose friends, finances, and career opportunities that sometimes are in no way fixable. The depression hasn’t been crippling and it mostly comes down to. I have nowhere to go professionally or at least I feel that way. I want a career I want to dream I want to achieve things, but when I look into the problems of this disorder, it feels like there’s a manic episode able to enter my life and ruin everything that am able to work for. I have a hard time with medication, especially knowing that I’m not psychotic or manic at the moment. I’m just struggling mostly with depression the last 3 to 4 months. Reading online about the long-term effects of these mind altering pharmaceuticals treating something that’s not physically seen but almost spiritually felt is complicated to accept. I’m 31 years old I’ve worked in the hospitality most of my life I enjoy it for the most part, but I want something more concrete and stable and it’s just complicated to figure out that part when my identity has been crushed with this last episode. I felt like I lost who I was and I feel like I’ve let myself down so much that it’s hard to gain hope and motivation.
This post is a little bit of a vent, but mostly I want to hear your story. I want to hear about your first manic episode or your third or the many that you’ve had. I want to hear about how you’ve overcame your life with bipolar disorder or just a general struggles that you’ve dealt with. Looking for hope, and understanding through this communities experiences.