2006-08-23 09:42:17 · 7 answers · asked by Dreamer 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
You are never cured from any Bipolar disorder. Sunshine gave good advice about the books. The author's name is Kay Redfield Jamison. She's a psychiatrist who is also Bipolar I. You can find her books in the psychology section of your local bookstore. Ask for help if you don't see them.
Two other good books to read about being Bipolar and learning to cope with it: The Bipolar Handbook by Dr. Wes Burgess (he's an MD as well as a Ph.D.) and The Everything Health Guide to Adult Bipolar Disorder by Jon P. Bloch. He's a Ph.D. but an MD did the technical review. Both books are easy to read and answer just about every question you may have. There are several good resources (organizations and books) listed. The second book even provides a symptoms checklist.
The main thing you need to do is educate yourself about the disorder and how everything around you can affect you--stress, nutrition, etc. You need to see a therapist for medication to keep you stable--you may not need much since you have the less severe form. It's great to have someone to talk to on a regular basis about what you're feeling and any problems you've had to face or ones that are coming up. You might also want to check out support groups in your area. Some of them are facilitated by mental health care professionals and others are group led by other bipolars. Some groups are for bipolars only, others for bipolars and their families, and still others for families. It's important that your family understand your disorder and can help you.
Good luck.
2006-08-25 17:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by goldie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know too much about bipolar 2 but I work in the nutrtitional field and i've learned that to many different health challenges and even mental health, nutrtion plays a large roll even if it is simply in the quality life for a lot of people.
A while back i was going through a lot of depression and started taking a supplement in place of my normal muli-vitamin so i didn't expect it to help me with my depression. I found that although the supplement was geared for overall health it was helping me out in a number of different ways including my mental health.
Since i've looking into this a bit more, i've found that there have been many people who have had success with this helping with depression and anxiety. I know a lady who, due to certain events in her life, was "looking for a way out" -(her words) and has felt like she's gotten her life back after having taken this supplment regularly. In some cases it can be better than taking a ton of pills and can maybe help make "coping" a bit easier.
I thought you might at least want to check out some of the information. Here are the sites that I found it at:
www.healthforwellness.net or www.switchtosuccess.com/meghan
Good Luck!
2006-08-23 17:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by healthnett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to tell you that there is no recovery from Bi-Polar, just like the other answer, there is coping or just plain living with it!! I t sucks big time let me tell you,I'm sick of being on med for it and depression and anxiety!! I'm 40 yrs.old and did not get diagnosed until 1999. I've always felt like something was wrong with me ever since I was about 12 yrs. old, I had so much anger and rage in me!! I have gone down from 16 pills a day to 6 and a half, I thrilled about that part, but there is only living with it and getting your loved ones to live with it with you my friend. Good Luck to you!!!
2006-08-23 16:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by socratesmanx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't recover. You accept & learn how to take care of yourself. I work a full time job, take care of a disabled Mother, & try to have time for a social life. 1.Learn what your stress triggers are, try to stay away from them or how to deal with them.
2.Stay on your meds no matter how good you feel.
3.Keep your doctor appointments.(My company's insurance changed & I can't get approval for a theripist. She was the most help of all.)
4.Make time for you. Tell the world to go to ....., you need a break.
History is full of successful Bipolar people, check out a wedsite.
My prayers are with you. Good Luck.
2006-08-23 17:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by ladytc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recovered is not the word. Coped is more like it. My mother coped and lived an almost normal life. But there is no such thing as recovery from Bipolar 2.
2006-08-23 16:45:21 · answer #5 · answered by mkready84 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just worked out and there is a chance you can get rid o Bipolar
2006-08-23 17:11:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read Redfield... i think that is her name.. she is a prof at johns hopkins and wrote a few books on the subject one of them is called touched by fire ... the other is her auto bio..great book
2006-08-23 23:41:44 · answer #7 · answered by sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋