Manic Depression - my thoughts and feelings

My Friend ZROSEMARIE;

Your case can be categorized into two categories;
1. intangible, &
2. tangible.

Intangible solution need your mind-set and nobody can help you unless you yourself. Mind-Set is your mind focusing that need your fullest level of concentration on fundamental. The concentration on of or serving as a foundation or core, of central importance. If you want to do something, your mind must focus on the steps towards finishing while doing it. So that there will be no transformation of energy to other applications, intangibly.

Tangible is an effect that support the intangible to be a reality. Includes all these criteria. You have to do some thing in specific, measurable, achievable, time frame, exciting and rewarding. I know it is not easy to do it, but this the only way to avoid your feeling "floating" and does help the intangible element "mind focusing" to stay at the right spot.

Normally when intangible and tangible matched, your desire will become a reality. Just like love and romance, money and vision,....., etc.. Those are the example of pairs in element of "tangible and intangible".

My conclusion is, the application is imperative as a base fir you to practice and just a matter-of-fact, practice makes perfect. Sadness and happiness is a plylfe. Just on different side to another and can be flipping within in a split second.

That is all from me, I'm fine and thank you.

Oh if life could be so easy as inventing a screwdriver, I think maybe the time is coming that doctors will be able to solve a lot problems, they seemed to be leaping ahead in the medical side of things. I know most of us suffer depression at some time especially as you get a little older, maybe not as much if you have Bi-Pola but we just have to try and get through the day and know we are not alone...

you know if the ducktors invented a screwdriver for you to control your own life then they wouldn't be able to keep you coming back for med evaluaitons, chekcs, and adjustments.

you assesment of manic depression/bi-polar is very accurate, and imagine how it would feel if the medications that are supposed to help you are the things that put you on that huge see saw?

Everyone has good and bad days, it just htat people with manic depression have them worse and to the extreme.

I know what you are going through.

Mooch

I also am bipolar. I read on cnn.com two days ago that they have discovered that sea sickness patches are on their way to be the second thing prescribed specifically for bipolar, lithium being the first. It is supposed to be able to clear the fog that lithium sometimes gives us, with less side effects. More research is needed to get this approved by the FDA, but it gives me hope.

First off, I've given up on doctors being able to fix everything--- most of what has improved my life has come from ME!! When I realized that, I beat my depression and built my confidence.
Our son is bi-polar. He recently changed medications and is finding that his moodswings are much more controllable now. I don't know the name of the medication, but I will find out.
His symptoms began showing in his junior year of high school. We didn't know what we were seeing, and just wrote it off to teenage angst. After he married and had a child, he was confident enough to tell us some of the things he had done during that period of time... had we known, we would have been hysterical!
We try to stay out of his daily life, especially regarding his treatment, but now that we know what he faces, we have made sure that he knows we are always available to him, and always ready to help. I think knowing this has put him on a more even keel, and with the medication, he is getting his life together the way he wants.
Having people to talk to, and who understand and don't pass judgement, are vital to his well-being. If you need to talk, I am your friend.

i know all about it
my ex boyfriend is one
very hard to be with.
so good luck to you
it is not an easy one to have

Do I ever know what your talking about. I have been diagnosed with manic depression. I went many years undiagnosed and those years were tough. It is still tough even with medication and I have to be very careful with my emotions. Your right, it is one extreme to the other and no in between. Extreme highs/extreme lows. It's hard for other people to fathom it. I understand and my heart goes out to you sister!

That would be amazing. There are so many that could use a simple little tool to readjust their lives. I personally have know several with the disease you have been dealing with. I hope someday there is a cure....

Hi zrosemarie!
I am bi-polar as well and I think I found the screwdriver. It's not medication that's for sure! When I was on meds they made me worse and my lows worse, and they'd last a LOT longer. Since getting married last March, and having my daughter in June of last year though I have noticed that I don't have as many low lows anymore, and if I do they don't last nearly as long as they used to! Maybe my husband and daughter are my screwdriver that is slowly fixing the see saw of manic depression. Love & Hugzz to you!