Chris Bergstrom

@chrissbergstrom (10767)

Banks, Oregon • Age 38

Joined myLot 10 years ago

My name is Chris, I like to write about my experiences as a Gay Man, about Family history, and about my Photo Restoration, my favorite TV Shows, Films, & Books.

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I wanted to die today

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 21 Jul 23

I feel so bad for it but today when I was overwhelmed with stress I wrote "I just want to die" as my Facebook status.... I knew instantly I shouldn't have, I should have stayed off social media the place where it's so easy to...

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I Just Want to be Happy

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 17 Jul 23

It feels like no matter what I do no matter how hard I try I will never be truly happy... I keep feeling like bad things are gonna happen, I worry so much that I'm going crazy... What if schizophrenia is hereditary, my brother...

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I'm Having a Panic Attack

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 16 Jul 23

I'm sitting here in uncontrollable tears barely able to breathe, as much as I vent about helping with the care of my family, the minute I'm without them I feel like my life is falling apart. My Niece took my Nephew with her to...

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Brother has extreme anxiety today

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 12 Jul 23

Both his counseling session and his peer group meeting were cancelled. I understand things come up but these meetings are so important for these people suffering you would think they would never both cancel on the same day. One...

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Update on My Brother

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 12 Jul 23

Many of you remember my brother Tim from his posts here years ago, I know that several things happened on the site and they may have been early signs of his schizophrenia. He was officially diagnosed with Schizophrenia January...

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Life of a Caregiver is not easy

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 10 Jul 23

I was full time caregiver for my Grandmother for many years and she passed in November of last year. I am one of two whom help my brother whom we applied for disability so he could get more help and were denied, his schizophrenia...

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I am so tired

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 10 Jul 23

What do you do when you feel like you are the only one who cares. what do you do when everyone takes advantage of your kindness, what do you do when you are so beyond tired you are in physical pain from stress and worry.... You...

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Happy 40th Birthday to my brother Tim!

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 27 Feb 22

As hard as it had been for my brother to have good days since he became schizophrenic I hope that today on his 40th Birthday he will have a good day. I love my brother so much and seeing him suffering has been like a knife to the...

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Some setbacks and some progress

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 21 Feb 22

Yesterday was a really rough day for my brother I could tell something was off with this bed medication. They had removed Olanzapine and instructed us to continue with a stronger dose of Apiprazole. He was agitated most of the day...

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Peer Support for my Brother & Updated Meds

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 17 Feb 22

So today was a good day, we met with the zoom Doctor first whom has decided to prescribe him 15mg Apiprazole because we all feel it's been helping him more then Olanzapine.... They did say it it makes him to tired in morning to...

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Update on my Brother

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 15 Feb 22

Hey everyone, Sorry I have not written an update on my brother in a few days. We finally have his medical card, and I feel like the new medication Apiprazole is helping him more then the Olanzapine was, he was very calm today he...

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My Brother said he Doesn't want to live anymore

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 10 Feb 22

A very awful day today... We went to the doctor today they prescribed him a new medication to start in the morning it's called aripiprazole he's going to be taking it every morning, and continue taking Olanzapine at night. They...

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Finally got my brother on Medical!!!!

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 7 Feb 22

After 11 days since I filled out the application online, and two hours on hold we finally spoke to representative and got my brother Tim back on medical. He also is back on food stamps, and he will likely apply for disability do...

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Talked to the Mental Health Clinic for my brother

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 7 Feb 22

Well things are a bit more hopeful today after talking with the Counselor at the Mental Health Clinic my brother has been going to. He seems to think once we talk to OHP directly they should be able to get him on medical right...

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Olanzapine

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 7 Feb 22

Olanzapine is the medication by brother is currently on it treats forms of schizophrenia. He was taking a 7.5 MG dose once a day since January 27th, on Friday he began taking a 10 MG dose. Here is one of the descriptions of...

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Everyday is just so hard!!!

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 6 Feb 22

I feel like my patience is really starting to go, i am trying so hard to remain calm but i feel like the medication is not helping fast enough, and we still do not know a official diagnosis nor our we equipped to handle what to do...

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Got Free Books today

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 3 Feb 22

Was a nice surprise today, when we were in town for my brother's counseling we stopped in to get his medication at Fred Meyer which wasn't ready when we went to leave we saw the Library had a van set up so I went to investigate...

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Went to Mental Health Clinic for my brother

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 3 Feb 22

Went to the Mental Health Clinic again today with my brother, we ran into my sister whom has been suffering from addiction she's doing better which is very encouraging, I talked to her about the clinic and she's hopefully going to...

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Trying to stay calm....

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 1 Feb 22

I don't know how many of you have ever been caregivers in your life but I believe one of the most important things regardless of it being a child, elderly person, or in my brothers case someone with a mental disability it is so...

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Day 2 on Medication for my Brother

Chris Bergstrom @chrissbergstrom (10767) • Banks, Oregon 29 Jan 22

So far the medication seems to do great for him getting to sleep, and in the morning he is fine. But later in the day the voices start again and he is increasingly agitated. We see the doctor on the 3rd for a follow-up so I'm...

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