Is there anyone who suffers from bipolar disorder & have episodes that make you feel so shameful after?

I've been off my meds for a few months and have been having some really crazy outbursts. I've started up drama with so many people & I don't think I can come back from it. I was doing sooo good for years and relapsed back into drinking & non compliance with my meds. Now that I've come down from my mania, I feel terrible. How do I pick up the pieces and move forward? I've caused so much chaos and I hate myself for it
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Might check out Sharon a life on Instagram- she has some tips

Stay medicated. Get in the gym. Find a therapy style that fits you. I know the medications can be numbing but the other option is no fun. One of my sisters is like you. I’ve watched her destroy her life and rebuild so many times.

I work in a facility that is primarily comprised of people with bipolar and schizophrenia. So I hear these kinds of things all the time and also the great advice that the counselors and case managers offer. Make amends. If they can’t accept that you are trying. That’s a them issue. Not a you issue. Hugs.

@SquishyMommy1 The thing is, some of these people are enemies I've had for years. The beef had died down and they were finally leaving me alone then I had to go start drama with them and reignited the flame smh...

Just block and move on. It’s ok to make mistakes.

I did more in my teen years. I would have a full-blown episode, but only at home. I saw a lot of doctors and other people i was on meds for a while, and did lots and lots of exercise. This was in the 90s early 2000s, so around here I don't think a lot was known about it. After I had my son, i had really bad depression I was put on meds again, which helped me to make me into a zombie, and then after that, my migraines got worse, so I was put on another preventative that also is a antidepressant type thing i was on that for like 4 or 5 years also made me a zombie but helped for a while. At the moment, I'm not on anything as I've been feeling great, though I'm going through perimenopause is i know this sounds strange, but I feel that's helping me somehow. I hope you can talk to your doctor or therapist and work out a plan, and if needs be, maybe stay away from those people or a while.

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