Posted by ROO on November 7, 2002, at 8:50:39
In reply to Re: I need help w/ diagnosis Mr Cushing, posted by Krysti on November 6, 2002, at 23:18:31
Krysti--I just have to tell you that you are GREAT at
writing exactly what it's like to have cyclothymia (although
I have to say from your descriptions it sounds like you have
more like full blown bipolar than cyclothymia!)...and thank you
for writing such detailed descriptions...yes it DOES help to know there
are others out there that share these experiences. It really does bring
out more stress when you date someone because you never know who you're gonna
be and how you're gonna feel! My cyclothymia developed while I was engaged and
needless to say, I broke the engagement off...I just got too damn confused! One minute
I was totally in love, the next he was completely wrong for me and I would be in a panic
about it..back and forth, back and forth! I'm still scared to be in relationships because I
don't trust my feelings to stay stable for someone, and I don't want to hurt anyone with my
tendency to continually pull them close and then push them away because of my ever cycling moods.
Have you found the mood stabilizer to help your current relationship?Brandymac...because of your confusion and panic..which is what I experienced when I started
developing cyclothymia...I think it may be what you have...but I'm no psychiatrist, so of course
I can't give you a diagnoses...I can just say it sounds very similar to what I went through and that
being on a mood stabilizer helped me a lot with that panicky anxiety confused don't know who the hell
I am feeling. You might want to ask your doctor if you can try one. Is there ANY way you can get referred
to a psychiatrist? Sounds to me like you might need to be on a mood stabilizer and a low dose ssri for the OCD.
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