http://www.finkshrink.com/blog Information and support Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/debbie-addiction-or-bipolar-i/comment-page-1#comment-1924 Dana Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:51:23 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=281#comment-1924 I'm Dana and I'm bipolar and an addict, there are a lot of us out there. Abusing a substance only exacerbated my illness. You've got to get both under control and stop self medicating all together. Recovery is possible for both diseases of the brain. I have been living in he'll throughout my twenties and didn't get the propped diagnosis because I was using and drinking. I wanted to die all the time , life is still hellish; but I still have hope that I will fully recover and experience true joy in this life I’m Dana and I’m bipolar and an addict, there are a lot of us out there. Abusing a substance only exacerbated my illness. You’ve got to get both under control and stop self medicating all together. Recovery is possible for both diseases of the brain. I have been living in he’ll throughout my twenties and didn’t get the propped diagnosis because I was using and drinking. I wanted to die all the time , life is still hellish; but I still have hope that I will fully recover and experience true joy in this life

]]> http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/bipolar-stories-and-insights/debbie-addiction-or-bipolar-i/comment-page-1#comment-1804 Robin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:41:21 +0000 http://www.finkshrink.com/blog/?page_id=281#comment-1804 Debbie, I don't know enough about blogs to tell how old our blog is, but I hope you have gotten help soon enough to help you. I have been diagnosed since about 1987 but have gone to therapy since 1985. When I first started going,I was told it was Clinical Depression. I was having a great deal of situations just like you. I was actively drinking. Self-medicating. As I look back, after years of therapy, I understand(and have been advised) that what I was doing is ABSOLUTELY normal. Impulse control is unmanageable during a Bipolar episode. It wasn't until I received medication directly used for the Disorder that I received help.If you want to email me on a one-to-one basis, I would be glad to discuss it further with you. Robin Debbie,
I don’t know enough about blogs to tell how old our blog is, but I hope you have gotten help soon enough to help you. I have been diagnosed since about 1987 but have gone to therapy since 1985. When I first started going,I was told it was Clinical Depression. I was having a great deal of situations just like you. I was actively drinking. Self-medicating. As I look back, after years of therapy, I understand(and have been advised) that what I was doing is ABSOLUTELY normal. Impulse control is unmanageable during a Bipolar episode. It wasn’t until I received medication directly used for the Disorder that I received help.If you want to email me on a one-to-one basis, I would be glad to discuss it further with you.
Robin

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