bipolar and anxiety ????

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Does anyone have a mental health issue and not afraid to talk about ????? Drop your story it could save a life

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Hello I am diagnosed with bipolar and severe anxiety.. Its a story I am willing to share if it will help someone in any way.. I was diagnosed 17 years ago when I was 18.. Although at that time I didnt take the doctor seriously and didnt take the medicine prescribed, instead I self medicated with hard drugs.. I would go to do this for almost 10 years at which time I reached a very very dangerous LOW! I ended in the Psych ward in the hospital for over a month and saw a new doctor (psychiatrist sorry about spelling) who was able to see me every day while i was in the hospital(6 weeks). He got me on some meds and we then spent the next three years tweaking with them and changing some meds to meet my needs. It is a process some times to get on the right meds. Some people take to the first med they try everyone is different. I still have days where I suffer anxiety attacks some times even severe but I have learned this too shall pass... And I try deep breathing during the panic attack closing my eyes and trying to take myself to a calm place in my head.. Sometimes I need anxiety attack meds and other times i can make it through the attack by breathing and walking myself through the attack.. I can do this as i was diagnosed and been sober and on the right meds for almost 7 years now.. Something that comes with time and understanding of your body.. I hope this will reach someone and if you need someone to chat with please just reply and we can figue out a way to chat privately :)

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I was diagnosed with clinical depression and a mood disorder the day before i started high school. I had childhood depression and the neighborhood boys would always beat me and their parents and my mother would say they're mean bc they like me. After sending a therapist to see me in school for a about a year i doing ok. Junior year was a mess tho as i was experimenting with my sexuality and ended up being with two very bad men. One just ignored me and did drugs, the other one raped me and emotionally abused me to the point i didn't register the rape as what it was until i left him. I'm doing fine now mostly, however i get panic attacks, certain things trigger flashbacks and bad feelings, and have severe sensory overload issues that make going out very hard to do. I have a support system of very nice friends to help me, and I think that's whats been doing the most good for me.

bipolar and anxiety ????

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