When I was in high school I had my first major bout with it. For about two years I wasn't totally sure that I was alive, even though I "knew" that was absurd, and everything about the passage of time brought me great distress as I contemplated it, etc... It was miserable. Since then I've had smaller bouts of it, sometimes only lasting for a few seconds, others for a few hours.
For the past few months I've been seeing a psychologist for depression, disordered eating, and anxiety issues, and agreed to talk with a psychiatrist to see if medication might help. She promptly diagnosed me as Bipolar II (though research implies that it is a misdiagnosis--but good luck trying to get either doctor to listen now) and prescribed Geodon (starting with 80 mg doses) and Lamictal. I had a very bad reaction and have had depersonalization trouble since, though it's better than it was (I could hardly drive). How can I cope with this? My shrink simply attributes it to my personality (Enneagram 9)
2007-03-24
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