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Posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 20:27:35
In reply to Re: bipolar or not (long) » bark2323, posted by B2chica on March 8, 2004, at 14:20:31
> hey matt, my head is spinning a little from your post but the scary thing is i understood completely. i used to have a friend like that, we too ended up parting ways but for other reasons.
> -and actually there was a point were i was analyizing what you were saying and wondered is he just saying this but then i stopped and said to myself to quit looking for something that's not there! So you weren't entirely off.
>
> My appt. at 9:30 wed. morning.
>
> did you mention that you're in school? how's that going. I'm working full time and taking two classes. some days i can't even read a sentence and otherdays i can write several papers.
> i am feeling better today, i'm glad cuz i have two papers to write tonight. It's weird really. Sat night and Sunday were absolutely horrible, all i could think (obsess) about were different ways to knock myself off and now i feel just fine. I almost feel like i was lying about how i felt cuz it changed so quickly and feel perfectly normal now...guess i'm still getting used to this thing.
> I'm seriously considering getting a small tattoo on my wrist cuz...well you can guess. What do you think? is girls and tattoo bad combo?
> BTW i live in the midwest.
> Heads up, my guess is this post will get redirected to social anytime now.
> B2c.
Posted by bark2323 on March 11, 2004, at 19:07:30
In reply to Re: bipolar or not (long) « B2chica, posted by Dr. Bob on March 8, 2004, at 20:27:35
Hey,
Well first to respond to you;
Yes, I am in school studying neuroscience, ironically. But I think most people in any related field have had personal experiences. I dont have a job right now. And I am glad you are feeling better, and I hope that is still the case as I right this today. And as far as the lying thing (hehe sounds like lion king) goes I know what you mean. Whenever I read something Id written in a different 'state' thats how I feel.Well I saw my doc yesterday. Told him how I felt about the BP diagnosis, and he said he really wants to see me with as few meds as possible so he can feel more comfidant in diagnosing me. I came to him by way of another psychiatrist. My old psychiatrist, actually psychoanalyst, had HIV and developed a pretty severe depression and had to quit. (of course I only learned this from the new one who is in the same practice (seems a little unethical for him to tell me that, but Im glad he did; of course Im not glad about what he said)). And that follows from a long train of other psych__s who have all had similar things to say and probably use the previous ones statements in their own diagnosing process, which is intelligent, but obviously not sufficient. So anyways now I am going down to just klonopin and seroquel. He basically told me that although I fill the dsm sanctioned criteria for bipolar, he feels I might actually be schizotypal along with recurrent depression. On the one hand I see how that fits me, but on the other I feel like he is changing his story everytime I see him. And I dont think thats because hes incompetent; I think he just doesnt know what to make of things. In fairness to him he really doesnt like official diagnoses, but he always keeps me fully informed on what he is thinking. Unfortunately I dont know what to think. I am just really scared.
I hope your appointment went ok and you got answers to your questions. Tell me when you get a chance if you want to.
matt
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