There was not a specific moment when I realised things were not exactly right when I kept crying everywhere – at work, while driving- without any reason. I think I was too manic to realise or to remember other symptoms, apart from the uncontrollable crying. I mentioned this to a friend on medical leave, recently…
I had a long-standing diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder, alongside depression and anxiety, which has recently been re-diagnosed as CPTSD (which makes so much more sense to me). I also have anorexia. Masking is something I spend a huge amount of time and energy doing. I’ve struggled with massive fluctuations in mood since my teens –…
My diagnoses are Bipolar Type 1 with psychotic features and Borderline Personality Disorder, so I have drawn-out periods of mania and depression, and when those end I still have problems with identity, emotional stability, anger, and suicidality. I first noticed something was wrong when I was in high school and would switch between phases of…
I have Bipolar Disorder Type 1, which means that I get both full blown depression and mania. My depression started when I was about 15 years old, but I didn’t see a therapist until I was 19 years old. I was suicidal and my friend encouraged me to see a therapist at that point. After…
My story with Bipolar 1 begins in October 2021. I was attending college at the time. It was almost impossible to concentrate and stay on top of all my work. I had never struggled in school before this, and I didn’t understand why I was having such a hard time. I was starting to experience…
My first OCD symptoms started from the time I was a small child. I would have to call my mom at the same time every day once it got dark because I had an intense fear that if I didn’t, she would wreck her car or die. As I got older, relationships were impossible for…
I’ve lived with bipolar disorder for a long time now, but even before I was diagnosed I have suffered with one symptom in particular. People might think that sex addiction isn’t real, but believe me, living with hypersexuality is far from a joke. I first started to develop traits of bipolar in my early teens,…