TK- you made me laugh at this...can't say I've ever posted on the mismatched libido board. It was actually the child bipolar board. Dh got a kick out of this though and told me to check that board out LOL!
I stand corrected, but I didn't think it was off the child bp board, but I will admit to having an extremely faulty memory lately. Even mechanical terms that I have used since my teenage yrs I keep forgetting.
Having a touch of spring mania and don't feel like going to bed at night, but still have to get up at 5:30 in the morning, so maybe feeding into it. The mania is pretty well under control with the Lamictal, but still get the insomnia and the ancy at night (wanting to do SOMETHING different other than the same old routine).
I'm Traci and I live in northern Virginia with my mother and my 3 great kids! I am currently working, going to college, and transporting my 13 year old to and from her softball practices/games. In my spare time I sleep;) LOL!
I'm sorry I haven't been around the board much lately. I've been pretty busy lately, but am trying to get back into the swing of things. I was officially diagnosed Bipolar II about 2 years ago and am on lamictal, folic acid, klonopin, depakote, cymbalta and topomax and ativan as needed. I feel like a walking pharmacy. Right now, I'm also taking naprosyn for a torn meniscus in my left knee. If it's not one thing it's another with me. I should get the results of my mri tomorrow I hope. We are having a snow "storm" which kept my doctor's staff all home today so I have to wait for my results.
Anyway, I will try to get to your posts as soon as I can. Welcome to all the newcomers:)
-A bit about yourself & your family- I am 31yrs old, married for almost 3yrs. I have a 7yr old Stepdaughter who lives with my husband and I. We have a puppy-son, S., who is 4yrs old. We have three cat-daughters who are L. 12, J. 12, and N. 4. I am very close to my maternal grandparents though they live in a different state. I also had a miscarriage Feb 14th, 2006. I want to TTC but have this stupid BP/anxiety issue that I have to do this "get stable" crap first.
I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2000, worked as a Social Worker 2000-2006 with a couple of job changes and a few months inbetween of not working. I have been unemployeed since March 2006. I went to grad school and was only two semesters away from getting a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy/Counseling. I was unable to finish due to medical issues (hospital with miscarriage, had to have D&C), but my grades were great.
Now I am trying to go to a tech school for a certificate in Medical Transcription. I am HOPING that I can get a job working from home so that I can have an income. I neeeeeed to have an income to help financially support our family (and myself). We're doing okay with my husband supporting us, but it is really tight and we often go over budget and have to wiggle what gets paid when. So, my big things are 1. I NEED a way to make $ to support myself and 2. I wanna have a baby :( -I have this thing that I don't want to TTC after I'm 34, cause I don't want to have a baby after I'm 35. Great for some people, not for me. Same as having one at 18 or 20, great for some but wasn't for me.
-If you've been officially dx'd BP, how long ago- I was diagnosed Feb. 28, 2007 (last week) with BP II, General Anxiety Disorder with Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety. weeeee. I also have a horrible fear of Fish, but that didn't come up. (I cover my eyes when ever theres a fish on tv even if its a commercial and totally avoid any fish or fish-environment..I even get yucky-feeling typing that word ick ick ick ick )
Anyways, I think I've been BP since I was a teenager. I think my mother is BP or worse. She goes back and forth from loving and nice to "DEMONB*TCH EVIL MONSTER CRUEL ABUSER FROM HE77" and you never know what you're going to get when you call her... so I DON'T have any contact with her since her last out of the blue verbal attack. I have two dads. One bio-dad and one adopted dad (stepfather legally adopted me). They both dumped me. My biodad was rarely around then signed away his parental rights and never came back. My adopted-dad was semiaround when I was 10+ but only when he was home from work and never interacted with me, then they divorced and he took off too, except for Christmas. He never calls. SO, I feel abandoned by two dads and definitely unwanted by a mother (she said so.. she said so many times). yay me. SO, I think mothers and fathers SUCK and Grandparents are the REAL parents. Because of this, I have been the VERY BEST stepmother (maternal figure full time 'mom' ) that I can be! My DSD will NEVER feel unwanted, abandoned, or in the way! She is well adjusted, well respected, and appreciated! I make sure to tell her that I want her, love her, appreciate her, and respect her. Kids deserve to have respect too, otherwise how do they know how to give respect? We DON'T yell or scream we discuss. I am VERY happy to have a calm and healthy home life.
Where I live: Utah. I came out here in August 1999 to go to Brigham Young University and am still here. I was raised in a small town in Massachusetts, about an hour north of Boston and fifteen minutes away from New Hampshire and the Atlantic Ocean.
A bit about yourself & your family: My husband is my family now. In April we will have been married for six years. We don't have any children or pets. I do love animals and would like to have a pet, but our lease won't allow it.
My family of origin is still back east, thank heavens. They are textbook dysfuntional. And the parts of the definition that they don't cover are made up by my husband's family of origin. I breath a lot easier with 2,000 miles between us. Too bad the same can't be said for my in-laws. Fortunately my husband's extended family is okay. Most of my extended family is great too. My paternal grandparents lived a mile away from me when I was a kid. I spent a lot of time with them and they definitely contributed to me being a lot more 'normal' and healthier than my immediate family.
If you've been officially dx'd BP, how long ago: While I was studying at University, I had access to a psychologist and psychiatrist, both of whom I saw on a regular basis, until I flunked out in 2005. They each diagnosed me as bipolar but never specified which category. I'm leaning towards calling it Bipolar II.
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TK- you made me laugh at this...can't say I've ever posted on the mismatched libido board. It was actually the child bipolar board. Dh got a kick out of this though and told me to check that board out LOL!
Peg
I stand corrected, but I didn't think it was off the child bp board, but I will admit to having an extremely faulty memory lately. Even mechanical terms that I have used since my teenage yrs I keep forgetting.
tk
TK,
I'm with you there--my memory has taken a nose dive of late!
Having a touch of spring mania and don't feel like going to bed at night, but still have to get up at 5:30 in the morning, so maybe feeding into it. The mania is pretty well under control with the Lamictal, but still get the insomnia and the ancy at night (wanting to do SOMETHING different other than the same old routine).
tk
I'm Traci and I live in northern Virginia with my mother and my 3 great kids! I am currently working, going to college, and transporting my 13 year old to and from her softball practices/games. In my spare time I sleep;) LOL!
I'm sorry I haven't been around the board much lately. I've been pretty busy lately, but am trying to get back into the swing of things. I was officially diagnosed Bipolar II about 2 years ago and am on lamictal, folic acid, klonopin, depakote, cymbalta and topomax and ativan as needed. I feel like a walking pharmacy. Right now, I'm also taking naprosyn for a torn meniscus in my left knee. If it's not one thing it's another with me. I should get the results of my mri tomorrow I hope. We are having a snow "storm" which kept my doctor's staff all home today so I have to wait for my results.
Anyway, I will try to get to your posts as soon as I can. Welcome to all the newcomers:)
Hugs,
Traci
Your name-
Anna
-Where you live -
Tennessee
-A bit about yourself & your family-
I am 31yrs old, married for almost 3yrs. I have a 7yr old Stepdaughter who lives with my husband and I. We have a puppy-son, S., who is 4yrs old. We have three cat-daughters who are L. 12, J. 12, and N. 4. I am very close to my maternal grandparents though they live in a different state. I also had a miscarriage Feb 14th, 2006. I want to TTC but have this stupid BP/anxiety issue that I have to do this "get stable" crap first.
I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2000, worked as a Social Worker 2000-2006 with a couple of job changes and a few months inbetween of not working. I have been unemployeed since March 2006. I went to grad school and was only two semesters away from getting a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy/Counseling. I was unable to finish due to medical issues (hospital with miscarriage, had to have D&C), but my grades were great.
Now I am trying to go to a tech school for a certificate in Medical Transcription. I am HOPING that I can get a job working from home so that I can have an income. I neeeeeed to have an income to help financially support our family (and myself). We're doing okay with my husband supporting us, but it is really tight and we often go over budget and have to wiggle what gets paid when. So, my big things are 1. I NEED a way to make $ to support myself and 2. I wanna have a baby :( -I have this thing that I don't want to TTC after I'm 34, cause I don't want to have a baby after I'm 35. Great for some people, not for me. Same as having one at 18 or 20, great for some but wasn't for me.
-If you've been officially dx'd BP, how long ago-
I was diagnosed Feb. 28, 2007 (last week) with BP II, General Anxiety Disorder with Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, and Social Anxiety. weeeee. I also have a horrible fear of Fish, but that didn't come up. (I cover my eyes when ever theres a fish on tv even if its a commercial and totally avoid any fish or fish-environment..I even get yucky-feeling typing that word ick ick ick ick )
Anyways, I think I've been BP since I was a teenager. I think my mother is BP or worse. She goes back and forth from loving and nice to "DEMONB*TCH EVIL MONSTER CRUEL ABUSER FROM HE77" and you never know what you're going to get when you call her... so I DON'T have any contact with her since her last out of the blue verbal attack. I have two dads. One bio-dad and one adopted dad (stepfather legally adopted me). They both dumped me. My biodad was rarely around then signed away his parental rights and never came back. My adopted-dad was semiaround when I was 10+ but only when he was home from work and never interacted with me, then they divorced and he took off too, except for Christmas. He never calls. SO, I feel abandoned by two dads and definitely unwanted by a mother (she said so.. she said so many times). yay me. SO, I think mothers and fathers SUCK and Grandparents are the REAL parents. Because of this, I have been the VERY BEST stepmother (maternal figure full time 'mom' ) that I can be! My DSD will NEVER feel unwanted, abandoned, or in the way! She is well adjusted, well respected, and appreciated! I make sure to tell her that I want her, love her, appreciate her, and respect her. Kids deserve to have respect too, otherwise how do they know how to give respect? We DON'T yell or scream we discuss. I am VERY happy to have a calm and healthy home life.
Name: Beth
Where I live: Utah. I came out here in August 1999 to go to Brigham Young University and am still here. I was raised in a small town in Massachusetts, about an hour north of Boston and fifteen minutes away from New Hampshire and the Atlantic Ocean.
A bit about yourself & your family: My husband is my family now. In April we will have been married for six years. We don't have any children or pets. I do love animals and would like to have a pet, but our lease won't allow it.
My family of origin is still back east, thank heavens. They are textbook dysfuntional. And the parts of the definition that they don't cover are made up by my husband's family of origin. I breath a lot easier with 2,000 miles between us. Too bad the same can't be said for my in-laws. Fortunately my husband's extended family is okay. Most of my extended family is great too. My paternal grandparents lived a mile away from me when I was a kid. I spent a lot of time with them and they definitely contributed to me being a lot more 'normal' and healthier than my immediate family.
If you've been officially dx'd BP, how long ago: While I was studying at University, I had access to a psychologist and psychiatrist, both of whom I saw on a regular basis, until I flunked out in 2005. They each diagnosed me as bipolar but never specified which category. I'm leaning towards calling it Bipolar II.
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