I'm having a nervous breakdown..I think I might be bi polar?!
Question: I'm having a nervous breakdown..I think I might be bi polar.?
i don't even know where to start with this, but I have always known there is something different about me, my actions impulsive, non thinking, feelings, random 1000 thoughts at once, and it goes deeper, sometimes I get these urges to get creative and come up with wild ideas like creating my own tshirt line, trying to become a voiceover for radio, please don't make fun of me, i'm serious, it seems that random events in my life have been adding up to a conclusion that there is something going on that I am unaware of until now. Like right now I can't even concentrate to ask this question, but my fear is how my family will deal with it, I feel like a burden on my aunt because im 24, and still ljve at home, failure to launch so to speak, but maybe there is a reason, and im so afraid to seek help or confront it because I don't want her to give up on me, if I found I was, I would rather die than have her know, that's how afraid I am to tell her my concerns. She constantly says she doesn't get me , and I need to speak to a psychologist, but i have yet to do so. I think in her mind she's hoping they say it's just mild depression and move on with some meds, but nothing extreme, she's got enough to handle I don't want to be another stressor, but I want to just be able to live whatever condition or state I''m in. I feel like I have been living in a nightmare these past few years, and maybe it's not a nightmare, maybe it's this. I need some kind of advice, as I'm writing this, I'm so confused, I never pictured me with a mental illness, but I have always known that I am not like everyone else, my mother is mildly retarded, and my dad I don't know anything about him, I feel like my life is one big mystery, and i just want some kind of solution. Please help me what should I do.? I have no insurance, so I can't see a therapistHealth Question & Answer
Answers:
You definetely need to get an evaluation from a professional Dr. My husband is schizo-affective -although he was originally diagnosed as Bipolar- and has all the symptoms that you mentioned.
I suggest you start by going here:
http://www.nami.org/
Look for your state and it should give you some local organizations that will help you, sometimes even for free.
My husband get free medical care and medications.
If you want to talk to real people with mental disorders go here;
http://dailystrength.org/
And sign up! These are support forums and there are wonderful people who will gladly answer any question you migh have.
Good Luck!Health Question & Answer
I suggest you start by going here:
http://www.nami.org/
Look for your state and it should give you some local organizations that will help you, sometimes even for free.
My husband get free medical care and medications.
If you want to talk to real people with mental disorders go here;
http://dailystrength.org/
And sign up! These are support forums and there are wonderful people who will gladly answer any question you migh have.
Good Luck!Health Question & Answer
There's nothing wrong with being different or "not like everyone else". There is also nothing wrong with wanting to start a t-shirt line (I'm actually in the process of doing that right now) or be a voice actor.
I also get the 1000 random thoughts at once thing all the time. They never stop. These days, it actually helps me get to sleep at night. I just lay in bed and let my mind go, and next thing I know, I'm waking up. I thought I was a bit crazy myself until I saw The Weatherman with Nicholas Cage. There's a scene where he's going to pick up some food from a restaurant and while he's walking there, you hear what are supposed to be his thoughts. It's just a series of rapid-fire random thoughts. (I tried to look it up on YouTube so I could give you a link, but couldn't find it). Anyway, it just showed me that it's completely normal and that I'm not the only one. I mean, someone had to write that part for the movie, so apparently we're not the only ones that think like that, right.?
Honestly, I think you just have a very active and creative mind, but you just haven't figured out a way to sort everything out quite yet.Health Question & Answer
I also get the 1000 random thoughts at once thing all the time. They never stop. These days, it actually helps me get to sleep at night. I just lay in bed and let my mind go, and next thing I know, I'm waking up. I thought I was a bit crazy myself until I saw The Weatherman with Nicholas Cage. There's a scene where he's going to pick up some food from a restaurant and while he's walking there, you hear what are supposed to be his thoughts. It's just a series of rapid-fire random thoughts. (I tried to look it up on YouTube so I could give you a link, but couldn't find it). Anyway, it just showed me that it's completely normal and that I'm not the only one. I mean, someone had to write that part for the movie, so apparently we're not the only ones that think like that, right.?
Honestly, I think you just have a very active and creative mind, but you just haven't figured out a way to sort everything out quite yet.Health Question & Answer