In terms of me being aware of the diagnosis, no one told me about bi polar disorder.  I did some reverse engineering with the questions.  My psychiatrist asked some questions that were new.  In our sessions I was used to a very specific set of questions.  In December he asked me a new set of questions. 

·       Do I have a new sense of confidence….like can take on more tasks?

·       Have I done anything that you would consider out of character for yourself?

·       How are your sleeping habits?

Those 3 questions I had to look online and found out they are the questions to ask while investigating if someone was bi polar.  That’s how I found out.  In my next session I asked my psychiatrist why he asked those questions.  he said I was responding to the medication too quickly.  This can be an indication me being bi polar, and to continue with medication, and my daily mood/feeling journal. 

 

This is how I realized my possible diagnosis.  It seems to have been confirmed with my introduction of a mood stabilizer: Lamictal.  I am just about at my normal middle.  I just have been napping a lot more lately.  1 hr/day, but my mood is stable.

Much of my new posts were…..lack of a better phrase, edited/censored.  So your perception of my honesty is correct.  Ly initial posting were brutally honest.  When I discovered the possibility of my wife finding these posts, I was trying to not mention about the OW.  I made  a choice to stay on this forum, so talking about the OW could not be avoided.

I wonder if I should restore the older thread.  At this point, I don’t think it will make a difference.

What do any of you think?

 

-WW