glitterspitter Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hello! I'm so glad to have found this forum! Thank you, Velvet Elvis! I looked and looked for a support site; I had given up. Nothing seemed right for me. All too 'iVillage'-y for my taste, you know? But then I just kinda stumbled onto this site. It's diverse, irreverent, and totally relevant to my lifestyle. Everyone seems so great, so open... and as self-aware as we can be. (Hahahah!) I'm so happy to be a part of this community now! To introduce myself, I am 26, from the Deep South of the US, and i've been diagnosed with Mixed-Affective Bipolar Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, Panic Disorder, PTSD, Attention Deficit Disorder, and Dyscalculia. I have a wonderful, well-connected web of mental healthcare providers whom I love dearly. I see my Psychologist every week (without fail), I have a quiet time every day, and I journal a lot. I keep track of my eating, sleep, and mood swings by logging them daily. All this was a long-time coming for me, and it is a system i've worked VERY hard to implement. I went without mental healthcare for ten years, starting when I was twelve. Then when I did seek care, I was misdiagnosed as having Major Recurrent Depression, which lead to me taking meds that only made things worse. I was self-medicating with alcohol so much that I and my loved ones thought I had become an alcoholic. All my erratic behavior and my comorbid depression was so confusing and my behavior made life hell. I was always sleeping, crying, or doing really crazy shit for kicks. Or I was cleaning up after my manic swings. Now, thank god, life is livable again. And now I have a support community, too! Hoo-rah to ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Emperor Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hey there! Welcome to the boards. It really is a great place you'll like it here. Glad you found it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Morpho Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hello Glitter - Welcome! I admire your ability to do all that consistent logging of sleep and such. I start one of those logs and three days later it begins collecting dust. I teh crazyboards, hope you do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Let me add my welcome! I hope you like it here and find some good information. It sounds like you are working very hard to stay on an even keel. Feel free to PM any of the mods if you have a concern. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayteana Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hiya glitter, Welcome to CB! Hope to see you around lots! ~ May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaRufina Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi, hope you find it comfortable here and stick around. I was diagnosed with depression at first as well and was probably self-medicating with alcohol. [Whatever I was doing, I was drinking a lot of it] And other substances. And "acting crazy". Im a little more on tracknow. It sounds like you put a lot of hard work into maintaining your mental health and that sounds really great. Hope to "see you" around the boards. Luna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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