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Registered: 03-15-2007
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Sun, 06-24-2007 - 1:10am

hello my name is tracy and ihave bipolar disorder. i was diagnosed when i was young...maybe 8 or 9. i would have night terrors until i was about 10. at the age of 17 i wanted to reevaluated and at that time it was clear and diagnosed that i was bipolar. that was 10 years ago. i now am married with 2 children. things are okay right now, actually good..but i don't like to say it because that's when things go downhill. i just got over a huge breakdown, i was severly depressed and have post traumatic stress disorder.


my husband who now is completely supportive and trying his hardest to be more understanding...wasn't always that way. abuse and infadelity WAS a large part of our lives. in the past 3 years he has made drastic changes and now is faithful and nonabusive.


my parents divorced 4 years ago, and it was a nasty divorce, due to my mother stepping outside of her marriage a few times and SHE left my father. it was devastating for me. considering that my mom is my birth mother and at the age of 12 i found out that who i thought was my real dad wasn't and that i was actually adopted. i have a younger brother who is my best friend and love him to pieces, but there is some favortisim towards him from alot of people. i think alot has to do with the fact that he is my dad's biological son.


when my mom left my dad it was to be with her horse trainer( she owns race horses) and then my dad starting going with his sisters ex wife......yes i said that correctly....


we'll i don't want to get into it any more for now...mostly because i took my klonopin and ambien and starting to feel the side affects and think i should go lye down.


but that's half of me and i'm glad i found a board like this and look forward to speaking with you much more


tracy

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Registered: 09-01-2004
In reply to: soxchick33
Mon, 06-25-2007 - 10:54am

Tracy,


Welcome to the board, I'm glad you found us and hope you will find this a great place of support.


Wow, you were fortunate to be dx'd at such a young age, especially when you consider how long ago it was done as most of the psych community has only been acknowledging childhood BP for the last couple of years.

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Registered: 04-27-2006
In reply to: soxchick33
Mon, 06-25-2007 - 11:46pm

Hi Tracy,


Welcome to the board.


It sounds like you have had a lot of struggles going on in your life.


I am glad to hear you and your husband are working things out and are on a more positive road in your marrage.


I look forward to getting to know you.


Tina




     ~ Tina ~

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Registered: 03-15-2007
In reply to: soxchick33
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 10:18am
thanks..it feels good to be recognized...i look forward to chatting with you ladies!
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