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Feb 17 13 11:01 AM
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
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