I need emotional help, please leave suggestions.?

Question

I live with bipolar and have mostly depressive episodes, just recently I expieremented with cocaine and absolutly loved it!! I think i am becoming addicted and I need to do something about it. It's so hard for me to say no to something that fills my depressive void. PLease don't critize, just tell me some things i can do. I've just been really stressed and depressed lately, and the mood swings come for no apparent reason, just alot of bottled up feelings. I began talk therapy again, and im on Depakote(mood stabilizer) and Zoloft. The zoloft i have taken for 2 years now, and i believe im not getting the same help from it. Any suggestions? I just fall down alot and it kills me to see it kill my parents so im not around them to much, but its like an aggragate family/. No emotional support just finacial. I want to be out on my own living the dream. Im 19 and the only place i want to be is in bed, dreaming. my mind never quits worrying, or thinking, i dont have a clue as what to do.

Answer 1

Ask your therapist about whether DBT therapy may be appropriate for you.

Answer 2

From hard learned personal experience when you combine a mental disorder and narcotics, the result is catastrophic. The drugs may provide you some relief temporarily (maybe a month or so) but then your body will begin to adjust to the chemicals and require more to get the same relief. After a couple of months, no matter how hard you chase the high, you will not be able to achieve it. At this point, the effects of the drugs will start increasing your mental disorder, multiplying the devastating effects you already suffer from. You will see very few highs and the lows will get REALLY low. At some point, you will literally lose your sanity as well as your physical comforts, jobs, health, family relationships and friendships as your addiction will take priority over everything else. Your original "problems" will look so minor compared to where you will find yourself then. And the really crappy part about that is that you are permanently affecting your brain and the mental disorder so that if you are able to quit, you will never be the same. The struggle back to sanity will take years AFTER you get sober/clean.

I suggest you look for alternate methods to improve your situation such as support groups, counseling, good friend support, self-help books or organizations such as AA or NA. There are ways to turn your life around and drugs is not one of them. I will pray for you because the road you still have yet to travel is not easy, but know in your heart that it can be done.

Answer 3

If you've been on the zoloft for and extended period of time then they may need to give you a stronger dose, our body builds up an immunity to drugs so we need more, they may alsto be able to change you to a diffrent medication... The same problem is going to happen with the cocaine. This is a very bad idea, because it could also back fire, and rather than making you feel good, it could push you into a deeper depression, one you may not be able to recover from...
As far as your family, nobodys family is perfect, but if you seek the appropriate medical attention, you'll have a better chance f a normal family life.

Answer 4

So sorry to hear what you are going thru. You are crying out for help and that is a good thing.
It sounded like that you have been given financial support but not emotional one. That is a lot better than not having both. So take advantage of the financial support to get you through. But, YOU must take action and be responsible for your behavior. Taking drug, whether legit or prescribed, is an escape that will not get you out of the rut. That behavior actually just pepetuates chemical dependency.
Besides finding a good psychologist (behavioral one and not just talk therapist), start exercising daily. Being passive and going to bed only nurtures depressive state. At 19, you have a lot to live for and look ahead. Take action and find a good psychologist, start exercising daily and find a support group that is with your religious belief. Good luck

Answer 5

I've known a few people who are bipolar. First of all STOP doing drugs because that only contributes to your condition. Look for support, maybe AA. Tell your doctor the medicine's effect has diminished and they can try different proportions. Look for something to keep you occupied, find a hobby. Go out and take walks. Try to stay positive. Take the right steps now and you'll be in a better position in the near future. Mess up now and ten years from now you'll be in the same place. I know what I'm talking about. Good Luck

Answer 6

If you parents give you financial support, then have pay for a good counselor. Counselors have the education and experience to help you and can change your life, or give you the willpower and strength to change it yourself. They can also suggest support or therapy groups where you can relate to others with the same problem and have them help you during weak moments. It's a GREAT sign already that you want to help yourself, so the next thing to do is take the steps in the right direction. I don't know if you are religious, but spending some time on your knees may help. God knows you and loves you, but doesn't want to barge in unless you ask Him for help - so ask!

Also, try to get closer to a parent or even a grandparent or aunt or uncle - someone in the family who you can talk to and can help you, without blabbing to everyone what you're going through.

Good luck, and hang in there! Better days are ahead!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Bi-polar, tough one. Not only is this difficult for you but living with a person with bi-polar can really tear a family apart. Take your medication. TAKE IT DARN IT. It does help. It may think you don't need it anymore you are starting to feel normal, but that is only because the medication is doing it's job. You are very young, the same age when my sister started having bi-polar episodes. It got worse. Over the years it only got worse because she absolutely refused to take her medication. She got into alcohol, drugs, hallucination, then prostitution, then later one, had all her five children taken away by the courts because she refused to take her medication. She was very smart, creative in writing. So again, stay on your meds. You have your whole life ahead of you.

Answer 9

You should never, ever mix drugs or alcohol with medication, especially bipolar medication! Seek counseling immediately. Don't despair - there are people out there that can help. Look on the bright side of things.

Answer 10

NOW is the time, if u let go, you will die, you need to leave bed and get help right this moment, call a freind and ask for help, and yes, the most important thing, DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR SELF, u CAN go throw this, stop using coc even if it feels good, if you do not help your self, no one will be able to help you, do that or whine till you die.

Answer 11

well first thing is first stop taking drugs that does not help your condition it just makes it worse when the high wears off. and get some thing stronger than Zoloft tell you doc. that it just isnt working there are sooo many different ones they can put you on.