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5/18/2007 6:23:52 PM

it's just that I've been diagnosed add, and I don't see it. I asked my aunt (a doctor, works with cancer patients so not the same feild, but still a doctor) and she said that it's only diagnosed in the US, in other countries they just need more discipline. and there's the southpark episode

5/18/2007 6:49:18 PM

yeah, my mother still doesn't believe it's a problem either, but what can you do...

btw, the who does identify it as a disorder in the icd, so it's not just an americanism--
http://www.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10online/?gf90.htm+f90

5/18/2007 7:20:20 PM

Quote :

"I'm curious, do you get aggressive (i.e. hit) towards your boyfriend? I have a friend who hits her 'butch' girlfriend, my friend is bipolar."

No.


Neither bipolar nor any other mental disorder excuses a lack of respect and basic decency. Sometimes in the midst of things, people do grossly misbehave, but many, many people have consistent patterns of unacceptable behavior and try to blame it on whatever disorder they have, regardless of whether it's a valid cause or not. That's kinda what goes on with many folks with ADD/ADHD


It really pisses me off when folks refuse to accept responsibility for their actions

5/18/2007 10:21:25 PM

most people dont really understand mental disorders. They think you are batshit crazy or sit around sad and crying all day. It reminds me of an everclear lyric that says:

"you are neurotic and depressed it doesnt mean that you're sad."

5/19/2007 12:02:33 AM

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"do you think add or adhd are real or just excuses for those parents that don't beat their kids when they deserve it?"

yes yes yes it is real.
I was diagnosed and was on ritalin for at least 8 years or so when i was in school. they say some kids grow out of it when they get to puberty but i think thats just a cop out for kids that dont really have it. I have gone off medicine and I figured out how to manage it better but it still happens a LOT where someone will be taking to me and only me directly to my face and i will have to ask them to repeat what they just said because i was not paying attention i did not "listen to" a single word they said. i hear it but it does not register because i am not paying attention and i dont know what they said. sometimes it is just me and another person alone and i still need them to repeat it. It drives my GF NUTS!!!!

I feel embarrassed by it at work because im supposed to be a professional engineer and i cant listen to what people tell me or are saying. I hate asking people to repeat it but i have to a lot of the time. most of the time i just assume they said something and repeat it back to them like "so this and that is messed up in this way" and they will usually respond to whether it is correct or not. sometimes i wonder if that dosent make me look even more stupid than asking them to just repeat it.


[Edited on May 19, 2007 at 12:23 AM. Reason : ]

5/19/2007 12:21:11 AM

sure
why not

5/29/2007 9:52:32 PM

^^ i do that all the time

im worried about taking a new job because of it

5/29/2007 9:57:51 PM

Wait, whats the Southpark episode about, and which one is it?

5/29/2007 9:58:58 PM

9/20/2007 5:20:59 PM

user request

1/18/2008 12:08:07 PM

discipline is all you need.

giving your undisciplined behaviors a name, is just a mental block to what truly is holding you back.




you dont need meds, you're not different ( biologically ) than anyone else.


im sure this bi polar behavior stems from insecurities that you try to shun. dont let these things define you, you must define yourself in order to overcome these things.

you've been brainwashed you think you are different, that you are somehow less appealing, somehow not as good as others. Define yourself, discipline yourself, give yourself some purpose and you'll see that bipolar is just another name made up to keep you on your knees.


Get up and walk. walk .

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 12:41 PM. Reason : x]

1/18/2008 12:34:16 PM

if lamictal makes me sleepy, and wellbutrin really doesn't seem like it's working, what should i try?

and what else can i do to help myself?

1/18/2008 2:04:57 PM

you're bipolar?

man
people are messed up these days

1/18/2008 2:13:51 PM

lamictal fucked me up for life.

^^honestly, i've found exercise to be one of the best things for me. i stopped taking depressant meds years ago, and now i only take a super-low-dose generic for chronic headaches.

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:15 PM. Reason : not my thread, but fuck it ]

1/18/2008 2:14:22 PM

lol


she made this thread like she's the only bipolar chick here

1/18/2008 2:14:26 PM

all of you are slaves of the machine


except for pwrk.

1/18/2008 2:16:18 PM

i need to go back to the doctor but i don't want to. i hate being medicated. i took lexapro last year and i didn't like it...has anyone else been on lexapro? its supposed to be like the shit. but i thought it was awful. does anyone take any natural remedies for anxiety/depression/ocd? what about paxil...heard mixed reviews. is it really as bad for you as they say? i just don't like the idea of being on medication AT ALL. i don't even like taking tylenol unless i absolutely have to. but sigh...when i have super mood swings and panic attacks i always really really really wish that i was taking medicine.

1/18/2008 2:16:51 PM

^ my penis does wonders.

1/18/2008 2:19:11 PM

Quote :

"im sure this bi polar behavior stems from insecurities that you try to shun. dont let these things define you, you must define yourself in order to overcome these things. "

bipolar disorder doesn't stem from insecurities

thankfully your opinion on psychology and psychiatry is fucking meaningless

1/18/2008 2:19:11 PM

I took lexapro because my ex gf forced me to after I got in a crazy fight at playmakers with some kid singing karaoke lol


took it for 2 weeks, made my pecker quit working, so I put them away

the problem wasn't me it was her

I still have the pills if anyone needs them

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:20 PM. Reason : !]

1/18/2008 2:19:32 PM

insecurities, not knowing who you are, no discipline.




fucking pansies.

1/18/2008 2:20:05 PM

dumbshit

couldn't those things be correlative, or even stemming from, the disorder?

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:22 PM. Reason : -]

1/18/2008 2:21:49 PM

Quote :

"i need to go back to the doctor but i don't want to. i hate being medicated. i took lexapro last year and i didn't like it...has anyone else been on lexapro? its supposed to be like the shit. but i thought it was awful. does anyone take any natural remedies for anxiety/depression/ocd? what about paxil...heard mixed reviews. is it really as bad for you as they say? i just don't like the idea of being on medication AT ALL. i don't even like taking tylenol unless i absolutely have to. but sigh...when i have super mood swings and panic attacks i always really really really wish that i was taking medicine."

You could probably go see a shrink and get benzos for as-needed basis.

1/18/2008 2:22:55 PM

fuck man, the name is the disorder.


Define who you are, and you define what means what.


get your shit together. and stop giving your faults a name to blame.

1/18/2008 2:24:19 PM

benzos aren't necessarily the best choice
especially not long-term

high chance of abuse coupled with the possibility of memory disorders from long-term use

try something else first

^ how about you read my posts from earlier in this thread before you tell me how to define myself?

bipolar disorder isn't an excuse

[Edited on January 18, 2008 at 2:26 PM. Reason : -]

1/18/2008 2:24:48 PM

like what?

1/18/2008 2:25:17 PM

If you don't think people have bipolar exist, you've just never experienced it firsthand. that's all I have to say...

1/18/2008 2:25:17 PM

I think they exist

I've dated plenty of them

1/18/2008 2:25:47 PM

its not me, its you.

1/18/2008 2:26:28 PM

Klonopin works wonders for panic attacks. That's probably the one to get over anything else like xanax or ativan.

1/18/2008 2:26:42 PM

i KNOW they exist.

I've dated a couple crazy ass men to know thats not just "who they are".

1/18/2008 2:27:13 PM

Quote :

"Some studies have suggested a significant correlation between creativity and bipolar disorder. However, the relationship between the disorder and creativity is still very unclear.[3][4][5] One study indicated increased striving for, and sometimes attaining, goals and achievements.[6] While the disorder affects people differently, individuals with bipolar disorder tend to be much more outgoing and daring than individuals without bipolar disorder. The disorder is also found in a large number of people involved in the arts. It is an ongoing study as to why many creative geniuses had bipolar disorder."

NC86 doesn't need to worry about 'catching' bipolar disorder

1/18/2008 2:29:04 PM

Quote :

"If you don't think people have bipolar exist, you've just never experienced it firsthand. that's all I have to say... "

1/18/2008 2:30:10 PM

the worst part about bipolar disorder is battling ignorance

I hate how people stare
and how I can only drink from bipolar water fountains and sit in the bipolar part of the bus

1/18/2008 2:34:40 PM

if you don't wanna take meds for anxiety and so forth the best you can do is go to behavioral therapy. the worst you can do is ignore it, because it will get worse and worse as your life progresses.

1/18/2008 2:35:27 PM

i know. i just hate being medicated. just hard to accept i guess.

1/18/2008 2:39:23 PM

like i said, you can try klonopin. if you've never taken any of those drugs it's a lot different than an SSRI like lexapro.

1/18/2008 2:40:29 PM

therapy is good

if you have a specific anxiety source you can learn to mitigate it

also consider biofeedback therapy to control your physical response to stress

1/18/2008 2:43:17 PM

anyone else made the connection between

Quote :

"bipolar is just another name made up to keep you on your knees. "

and



??

1/18/2008 2:50:56 PM

Nobody cares about either one of those people.

1/18/2008 2:53:26 PM

I like Tom Cruise...hell of an actor

I couldn't care less what he's like in real life

1/18/2008 2:57:18 PM

1/18/2008 2:58:34 PM

Sybil isn't about bipolar disorder you dumbshit

1/18/2008 3:13:17 PM

^ You have a firm grasp of the obvious, dumbshit. STFU.

Quote :

"Chit Chat hang out, socialize, and just generally screw around! May be NSFW (without warning)."

1/18/2008 3:15:48 PM

calm down you psycho

1/18/2008 3:16:03 PM

dude I'm not the one crying about nutrition

pussy

1/18/2008 3:24:37 PM

^ I'm not. Nancy Pelosi is, pussy.

1/18/2008 3:26:04 PM

why do you have such a stick up your vagina about what Nancy Pelosi does?

who fucking cares?

1/18/2008 3:26:55 PM

happy/sad? or sad/happy?

1/18/2008 3:47:30 PM