Posted by emily99 on October 4, 2007, at 16:54:48
In reply to Re: New and my story, posted by B2chica on October 4, 2007, at 14:34:26
Hi B2c,
Thank you for your response. I meant that I was dx with bipolar disorder. My pdoc hasn't said if it's I or II, but I think I (one). It has taken me over a year to get over my last manic episode. Funny as it may sound, I decided to get chickens and build a chicken house myself. I did a great job, but ran myself right into the ground. I couldn't pick up a board toward the end, and am still very weak. I also lost 62 lbs, which I only needed to lose part of. I'm back at a normal weight now, thankfully.
Toward the end of my chicken house-building, we had company, who I discovered had been using my toothbrush and razor. Being totally wiped out, I went to the dr and was afraid I had contacted HIV. It was a ligitimate concern, but it made me go pretty psycho. I didn't contract HIV thank god, but during that time I was sent to a pdoc by dr.
I just bought a book about managing bipolar, and it's opened the floodgates of memory and understanding of what's been happening with me for so long. I've been having hallucinations for so long, that I thought everyone had them. I have yet to talk about this to my pdoc. I see him on Monday.
Anway, I'm probably talking too much, so I'll go for now. Thanks for listening.
emily99
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