Comments on: Celine http://www.finkshrink.com/blog Information and support Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:07:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ginger http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/celine/comment-page-1#comment-2523 ginger Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:14:45 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=324#comment-2523 you should get evaluated by a professional and get the medicine you need. i am bipolar and if i dont take medicine i get into all kinds of trouble. they had to try me on 5 different medications before we found the right ones that work for me. good luck and GOD bless you. you should get evaluated by a professional and get the medicine you need. i am bipolar and if i dont take medicine i get into all kinds of trouble. they had to try me on 5 different medications before we found the right ones that work for me. good luck and GOD bless you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/celine/comment-page-1#comment-2413 Anonymous Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:33:06 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=324#comment-2413 hi cassie, good day.. the good thing about you is that u know when u are depressed or supper up... u have what we called assessment.. but seeking help is never a bad thing and having medications is a better way to handle it. i was diagnosed with bipolar few months a go and right now im having medications and check up with my psychiatrist.. maybe ur dad was just hesistant about it because its not easy to accept it in the family.. however my family has been very supporting with me esp. my dad and he knows too well Bipolar because my mom had it before but she already passed away when i was young.. but above all this please do seek help esp. with a doctor. hi cassie,
good day.. the good thing about you is that u know when u are depressed or supper up… u have what we called assessment.. but seeking help is never a bad thing and having medications is a better way to handle it. i was diagnosed with bipolar few months a go and right now im having medications and check up with my psychiatrist.. maybe ur dad was just hesistant about it because its not easy to accept it in the family.. however my family has been very supporting with me esp. my dad and he knows too well Bipolar because my mom had it before but she already passed away when i was young.. but above all this please do seek help esp. with a doctor.

]]> By: AJ http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/celine/comment-page-1#comment-2251 AJ Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:00:48 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=324#comment-2251 There are many mental illnesses - as evident by the size of the DSM IV. A number of them even share a few of the same traits. Also a person can suffer from more than one mental illness. This is why I urge you to go to a Dr. so that you can get an official diagnosis and medication/therapy to provide you with the help you need. Also, if your mother hasn't been diagnosed I would not take it as a certainty that she is bipolar. I do not say this to upset you or discount what you are going through. But to get the proper care for your body and mind, a proper consultation is warranted. In addition, unfortunately it can take months or years (as was my case) for Drs to figure out exactly what illness a patient has and then figure out how to treat it. There are many mental illnesses – as evident by the size of the DSM IV. A number of them even share a few of the same traits. Also a person can suffer from more than one mental illness. This is why I urge you to go to a Dr. so that you can get an official diagnosis and medication/therapy to provide you with the help you need. Also, if your mother hasn’t been diagnosed I would not take it as a certainty that she is bipolar.

I do not say this to upset you or discount what you are going through. But to get the proper care for your body and mind, a proper consultation is warranted. In addition, unfortunately it can take months or years (as was my case) for Drs to figure out exactly what illness a patient has and then figure out how to treat it.

]]> By: Joe http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/celine/comment-page-1#comment-1671 Joe Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:33:07 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=324#comment-1671 Hi, Celine-- The reasons you give for not seeking help for yourself are probably some of the same reasons your father has for not seeking help for your mother. If you don't seek help, you will probably end up repeating the same pattern that your parents have fallen into. If you seek help, you have some hope of breaking the cycle and feeling much better. In addition, you may set a good example for your parents... showing them that there is something they can do to improve their lives. As for your reluctance in coming across as a freak if you disclose your illness, you may be able to obtain help without disclosing your illness to others. Consider speaking with a counselor at your school. You may benefit from knowing about celebrities who have mental illness. Consider visiting <a href="http://www.nkm2.org/" rel="nofollow">No Kidding, Me Too!</a>, Joe Pantoliano's Web site dedicated to battling the stigma of mental illness. Keep in mind that mental illness IS a physical illness. The brain is a part of the body, and it sometimes needs medication, too. Hi, Celine–

The reasons you give for not seeking help for yourself are probably some of the same reasons your father has for not seeking help for your mother. If you don’t seek help, you will probably end up repeating the same pattern that your parents have fallen into. If you seek help, you have some hope of breaking the cycle and feeling much better. In addition, you may set a good example for your parents… showing them that there is something they can do to improve their lives.

As for your reluctance in coming across as a freak if you disclose your illness, you may be able to obtain help without disclosing your illness to others. Consider speaking with a counselor at your school. You may benefit from knowing about celebrities who have mental illness. Consider visiting No Kidding, Me Too!, Joe Pantoliano’s Web site dedicated to battling the stigma of mental illness.

Keep in mind that mental illness IS a physical illness. The brain is a part of the body, and it sometimes needs medication, too.

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