http://answers.psychcentral.com Questions and advice about relationships, sex, couples, mental health, depression, anxiety, and other issues. Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:55:30 CST en http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/sexual-addiction-destroying-my-life-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/sexual-addiction-destroying-my-life-1/ Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:55:30 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/sexual-addiction-destroying-my-life-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-worried-about-my-bipolar-son---1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-worried-about-my-bipolar-son---1/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:56:03 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-worried-about-my-bipolar-son---1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/adult-male-verbally-abusive-and-unpredicatble-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/adult-male-verbally-abusive-and-unpredicatble-1/ Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:38:13 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/adult-male-verbally-abusive-and-unpredicatble-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-not-sure-where-to-turn-or-what-to-do---1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-not-sure-where-to-turn-or-what-to-do---1/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:01:13 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-not-sure-where-to-turn-or-what-to-do---1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/how-do-you-know-when-your-depressive-thoughts-are-becoming-psychotic-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/how-do-you-know-when-your-depressive-thoughts-are-becoming-psychotic-1/ Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:46:16 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/how-do-you-know-when-your-depressive-thoughts-are-becoming-psychotic-1/
Right now I've been depressed for the last 2 years or so.
I'm wondering if anyone can tell the difference, and figure out what might be actual psychotic depression, rather than the general paranoid depression?

Personally my depression is generally pretty sane and thus very dull.
However it gets more 'exciting' in the agitating way, when it gets more symptoms.

Right now I feel as though my phone and room are bugged and my house mate is spying on me for some reason. Not enough to not be in the room but enough for me to feel like e

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/manic-episodes-how-long-do-yours-last-help-a-girl-out-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/manic-episodes-how-long-do-yours-last-help-a-girl-out-1/ Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:01:36 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/manic-episodes-how-long-do-yours-last-help-a-girl-out-1/
I'm a recovering alcoholic that was diagnosed bipolar 2 years ago and am now in a manic phase. Never would have bothered me before getting sober because I was too numb to feel it. But now, sober, I feel everything and everything is very overwhelming. I haven't gotten more than 3 hours of sleep in 38 days, to date, I hardly eat and I'm terribly distracted to the point that it's wholly interfering with my

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/what-should-i-do-67/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/what-should-i-do-67/ Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:53:32 CST http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/what-should-i-do-67/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/do-you-think-i-could-have-either-bipolar-disorder-or-cyclothymic-disorder-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/do-you-think-i-could-have-either-bipolar-disorder-or-cyclothymic-disorder-1/ Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:03:01 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/do-you-think-i-could-have-either-bipolar-disorder-or-cyclothymic-disorder-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/borderline-personality-6/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/borderline-personality-6/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:01:31 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/borderline-personality-6/
3 years ago i cut up my arm real bad because i felt like it. I had no reason and no excuse. My mom and dad found out and talked it through. made me promise to tell them next time.

through those 3 years i relized nothing got better but only worse. I constantly feel liek a weight is in my heart and a knife is in my back. The feeling of dying is always there
..
my friend(s) came to me. Told me i need to 'get over myself'...

2 nights ago i cut myself again witth scissors. it hurt but almsot felt good. and i e

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/ect-side-effects-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/ect-side-effects-1/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:08:34 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/ect-side-effects-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-a-confused-12-year-old-help-me-please-just-help--1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-a-confused-12-year-old-help-me-please-just-help--1/ Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:00:15 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/im-a-confused-12-year-old-help-me-please-just-help--1/ See im in 7th grade I have always been made fun of called dirty mean names. I cry during school and all the kids say is, your so pathetic grow up And call me bad words. Im more mature than everyone else and i already know that. But, im not good enough for anyone wich brings me to when i get home... No guys like me yah know. I personally have a nice body,face,and personallity. But ive become kinda mean and aggresive because of what people do to me a

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/friend-needs-help-2/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/friend-needs-help-2/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:29:48 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/friend-needs-help-2/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-me-out-i-dont-know-whats-wrong-with-me-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-me-out-i-dont-know-whats-wrong-with-me-1/ Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:03:08 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-me-out-i-dont-know-whats-wrong-with-me-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-or-is-it-from-tbi-1/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-or-is-it-from-tbi-1/ Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:26:18 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-or-is-it-from-tbi-1/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-2-will-i-ever-be-better/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-2-will-i-ever-be-better/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:14:24 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bi-polar-2-will-i-ever-be-better/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bipolar-medications/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bipolar-medications/ Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:18:00 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/bipolar-medications/ Thanks,
PBEE

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-with-my-bipolar-husband/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-with-my-bipolar-husband/ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 02:45:21 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/help-with-my-bipolar-husband/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/is-she-bipolar/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/is-she-bipolar/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:18:46 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/is-she-bipolar/
1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/rapid-cycling-bipolar-licensed-marijuana-smoker-w-ibs-entering-hypomania-after-stopping-envega/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/rapid-cycling-bipolar-licensed-marijuana-smoker-w-ibs-entering-hypomania-after-stopping-envega/ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:24:26 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/rapid-cycling-bipolar-licensed-marijuana-smoker-w-ibs-entering-hypomania-after-stopping-envega/
I'm an early 30's rapid-cycling bpd guy who's looking to your wonderful community for some insight on my current mood and medication regime and wondering if I could get some help as I'm currently in a hypomanic phase.

First things first, always diagnosed as ADD or what-have-you through-out school, where I was the class-clown and acted out until high-school, where I faded into the background and just kind of existed.

In my late 20's I found through some family information that my grandfather on my mom's side was bipolar, and so I got tested first as it was something we never re

1 Vote(s) ]]> http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/my-adult-daughter-may-be-bipolar--where-do-i-begin-for-help/ http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/my-adult-daughter-may-be-bipolar--where-do-i-begin-for-help/ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:53:51 CDT http://answers.psychcentral.com/Bipolar/my-adult-daughter-may-be-bipolar--where-do-i-begin-for-help/ I think my adult daughter who lives at home may be bipolar. I have looked up info on this and discovered many traits of hers are there. She is 21, works full time and recently graduated from a university w/her BA. WE (mom,Dad,Brother-19yr.) All thought she was just stressed. But now symptoms are becoming more noticable and her her attitude toward me & her brother is getting extreme with verbal abuse including anger tantrums with me....I believe I may be her "trigger"...she now thinks me annoying, fustrating and includes me to be ignorant. No physical abuse. Could get there poss

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