u/Dismal-Maximum4992

Bipolar can be a difficult illness I’ve lost all my childhood to it I got misdiagnosed with psychosis at 13 and was on medication that made me have non stop manic and depressive episodes till I turned 19 and got diagnosed with bipolar and now that I’m on lithium I have to say that I feel like I’m living for the first time in my life. Has anyone had a similar experience?

My life is finally okay but I have noticed that I struggle with consistency and to be stable for me is building that consistency. I have a lot of work to do on myself to get where I want to be. I wonder if anyone had an experience of building their life to stability and what did you do to get there?

Preselila sem se iz Slovenije na Škotsko. Danes sem bila na avtobusu in skupina najstnikov se je glasno drla ter preklinjala samo ne v angleščini, ampak v srbščini. Pomislila sem si, da še v tujini ne znajo spoštovati javnega prostora. Kar težko si predstavljam, kaj vse ljudje doživljajo v Ljubljani.

I’m 22F and I’ve been having this fear since my first job at 19. I stayed in a place for nearly a year I even passed the probation period, was even picking up shifts a lot but that fear was still there. So today forward I’ve been in a new place for a few months and I’ve been having this fear again. It’s been going for 3 years ever since I started working and I’m scared it will never go away. I have no reason to have this fear I work hard and try my best. I’ve worked customer facing roles. I also know there’s so many jobs in this field and that the worst that can happen is finding another job which could possibly even pay better. There shouldn’t be a big fear for me, but there is and I need help to overcome it. It’s gotten bad enough for me to make this post. Any help would be kindly appreciated. Has anyone else experienced this fear too?

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I have been on and off meds for 4 years because I was convinced that I didn’t need them. I know better now and realise that when I was consistent with medications I had a way better quality of life. Nowadays my memory is really bad I would forget things as doing them. My mind isn’t there I’m always thinking and it’s exhausting. I’m going back on medication in a few days permanently and am wondering if I can get back to functioning normal. Memory wise and focus wise for the reference I’m 21. I’d like to hear your experience, if you’ve been in a similar position and if things improved once started treatment consistently.