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Hi, I am kitties.  I am a newbie here, but not to illness.  I have chronic pain 24/7 in my back and neck.

Mentally....here are my diagnoses (got a second and third opinion....all objective and a consensus of the exact same diagnoses.)

Bipolar 1 with psychosis, extreme, treatment resistant, rapid cycling.   Mixed features predominant.  Never had a remission to date...just a couple of weeks with my bipolar disorder.  “Normal” for a few weeks a couple of times per year.  No anxiety remission.

OCD, GAD, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety disorder, PTSD...I think that is everything.   Oh, I am significantly affected by a very strong dose of agoraphobia stemming from my PTSD and Panic Disorder.

I have a great psychiatrist and I e been in treatment with him a since 2006.  I had a great therapist that had a co-transference issue and I ultimately ended my therapy with him. I have tried four therapists since firing the aforementioned therapist - but I unfortunately have lost faith in the process.

I am a night owl by nature and it has really ramped up since being declared disabled in 2009/SSDI/cannot work.  I struggle with having a “routine,” although I have read that one with bipolar disorder tends to be more stable with a routine.  I’m easily overstimulated so I like the quiet and darkness..

I know I have an eating disorder (anorexia, restricting type), but I politely yet firmly said I have had “eating issues” but I have no desire to “go there.”  My psychiatrist respects that although I am subject to a monthly weigh-in and I self-manage it.  

I am currently relapsing right now, unfortunately. But, I have had it for so many years that I know at what weight my body and mind take a turn for the worst.  And I have to rein it back in and stop losing (meaning eat more).  I’ll never seek treatment as the recovery model, IMO, is ridiculous.  Kudos to those that have been able to “recover.”

I take a bunch of meds, mainly psych meds  

I like to read, Enjoy spending time with my boyfriend.  Internet.  I like learning things, I am currently and reading up on world history (pre-USA).  I keep up with psychology and sociology.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far.

 

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Fluent In Silence

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A lot of people who suffer from depression and other mental health issues also seem to have health issues like chronic pain. I don't, and the depression and anxiety on it's own is bad enough so adding physical suffering to the mental suffering doesn't sound like fun.

16 hours ago, kitties said:

I like to read, Enjoy spending time with my boyfriend.  Internet.  I like learning things, I am currently and reading up on world history (pre-USA).  I keep up with psychology and sociology.

I like reading, learning things and spending time with your boyfriend too. Sorry. Just joking. I do like reading and learning about psychology and sociology and related subjects though. So welcome to the forums kitties. I always manage to say something weird when welcoming new members. Don't worry, they're not all like me, and it's a good place to find support and understanding.

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On 11/23/2019 at 5:22 PM, Fluent In Silence said:

A lot of people who suffer from depression and other mental health issues also seem to have health issues like chronic pain. I don't, and the depression and anxiety on it's own is bad enough so adding physical suffering to the mental suffering doesn't sound like fun.

Read this today and found it fascinating.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/health/pain-anxiety-jo-cameron.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

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