News of Mood Disorders

I'm no psychologist, but I have done my fair share of reading on the topic, and encountered something pretty strange. I have a really close female friend with some strange (to say the least) problems. After countless hours of conversation with her, often acting as a therapist figure, I think I might have had some sort of breakthrough in the psychology field.

Let me start with a brief history of the subject, who I will ...

Hi. My name is Graziela and I am 19 years old. About three years ago, I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and being bipolar. I understood what the post traumatic stuff was, but not exactly what bipolar is. I was watching Oprah the other day and one of the actors was talking about someof the symptoms she experienced from being bipolar. I could relate to alot of what she was saying, it's just that ...

A psychologist I mentioned this to said "what are you trying to avoid"?

But I get great comfort burying myself under the covers. I feel safe and as though I am going to be left alone!

Hello,

My 20-year-old daughter was dx'ed with BP three years ago. She has been stable on her meds since her dx.

Recently, she has had a relapse (if that is even the correct word) that we believe to be due to her having been on Avelox, a quinolone antibiotic, for 14 days.

I found many online citations implicating the quinolones in CNS stimulation, but I was wondering if anyone else with BP specifically has experienced ...

Well, as I said, I'm new here, at least I think I am, right now I really don't know where I have been

I'll start off with a bit of an introduction about myself.

I was diagnosed as Bipolar with Schizoaffective Disorder so needless to say, my life has been a bit crazy (hopefully that dosen't offend anyone) maybe I should say interesting at times.

I was diagnosed around 10 years ago and at first ...

hi, I think my friends mum has mutiple episodes of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder. And refuses to get any help as 'nothing' is wrong and manages to put an act on in front of some people that everything is fine, when in private things isnt.

shes been taken for help before but they all decided to get her out due to missing her, and now have nobody to turn to, to get help as she keeps ...

http://www.moodswingscontrol.com/bipolar.aspx

My name is Jill. I am 25, diagnosed bipolar, not sure 1 or 2. I am in a funk right now. Beyond the bipolar I am a cutter, I have acute OCD, and severe depression. I am a total mess right now and don't know why. I have been crying for about 5 hour straight. It started because of a fight, no discussion my hubby and I had over his drinking. I think he drinks ...

hi everyone im 16 years old and have recently spent some time in a mental hospital for persistent suicidal and homicidal thoughs as i was labeled mental ill and a threat to myself and people around. After i had gotten out of the hospital I was diagnosed with depression and immediatly put on medication(Lexapro). I have been out of the hospital for about a month now and i have been displaying some other symptoms that ...

I posted this before in my thread "suicide", but I decided to post it again in a separate thread.

First of all. I'd really appreciate any responses to this post. I want to know what you guys think about this.

I really thought I was possibly losing my sanity yesterday. First of all. I was having a good day, but then my mom told me about a million things that I need to do in ...