should I even bother?
Quite a few WLSers suffer from severe imbalances.
When I don't take my birth control or thyroid meds... I've got severe emotional issues.
What I would do... I'd take your meds...do your psych evals.. and anything subscribed to fixing your bipolar issue...
also remember that sometimes with mental illness, we tend to distort and blow up things outside of us to suit how our brain understands it...
so you need to sit down... make a list of what you need to be doing to treat your bipolar disorder... including meds, psychological visits...
I also know that sometimes out of loneliness or victim-living.. we tend to "overshare"... so if at any time you've felt suicidal or self injured as a result of the bipolar disorder... then I'd pick a new surgeon and new psychologist.. and make NO mention of any self harming...
Also when talking about your issues with the docs and nurses and psychologist... be STRONG... do not let any victimizing or psychosis come thru...
You'll have to stop, breathe, maybe even write down what you envision yourself to be one day...and for yourself to portray a mentally healthy person...
because sometimes there are imbalances in our brain.. and we don't understand or know the type of person we are.. but garnering a self awareness of that.. and an attempt to control it.. might help you.
Also pick new surgeon, new psych people.. all that.
When I don't take my birth control or thyroid meds... I've got severe emotional issues.
What I would do... I'd take your meds...do your psych evals.. and anything subscribed to fixing your bipolar issue...
also remember that sometimes with mental illness, we tend to distort and blow up things outside of us to suit how our brain understands it...
so you need to sit down... make a list of what you need to be doing to treat your bipolar disorder... including meds, psychological visits...
I also know that sometimes out of loneliness or victim-living.. we tend to "overshare"... so if at any time you've felt suicidal or self injured as a result of the bipolar disorder... then I'd pick a new surgeon and new psychologist.. and make NO mention of any self harming...
Also when talking about your issues with the docs and nurses and psychologist... be STRONG... do not let any victimizing or psychosis come thru...
You'll have to stop, breathe, maybe even write down what you envision yourself to be one day...and for yourself to portray a mentally healthy person...
because sometimes there are imbalances in our brain.. and we don't understand or know the type of person we are.. but garnering a self awareness of that.. and an attempt to control it.. might help you.
Also pick new surgeon, new psych people.. all that.
Thanks for the feedback.
Luckily I have a clear head and know exactly what I am doing. I am never suicidal because I do actually have had a very close relationship with death and I'm not interested! So, I believe that my only error was being honest and admitting that I was bipolar (and it's bipolar II at that) out of ignorance. The brutal part is that this information was in the initial paperwork that I filled out before my first meeting with the surgeon...it should have been caught at that point (which the office manager admitted) rather than 7 months later I'm not really a litigious person, but I do wonder if I have any legal grounds here?
It seems that my best bet is to find another surgeon and start over, but I was hoping to salvage the time and money that I have already put into this one (now Medicare has stopped paying for the visits to the nutritionist too!).
pfenix
Luckily I have a clear head and know exactly what I am doing. I am never suicidal because I do actually have had a very close relationship with death and I'm not interested! So, I believe that my only error was being honest and admitting that I was bipolar (and it's bipolar II at that) out of ignorance. The brutal part is that this information was in the initial paperwork that I filled out before my first meeting with the surgeon...it should have been caught at that point (which the office manager admitted) rather than 7 months later I'm not really a litigious person, but I do wonder if I have any legal grounds here?
It seems that my best bet is to find another surgeon and start over, but I was hoping to salvage the time and money that I have already put into this one (now Medicare has stopped paying for the visits to the nutritionist too!).
pfenix
"It is for education of today's world to realize that complete education, or absolute education, is not a process of knowing anything else. It is in fact returning from anything else to knowing oneself."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of Maharishi Vedic and Ayur-Veda Universities
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of Maharishi Vedic and Ayur-Veda Universities
Thanks Spritey!
I'm trying to get in to see another psych dr for an evaluation, which was recommended to me by Dr Wilson's nurse and my primary care physician. I am also going into counseling to help me deal with all of these stressors that bring me down. I don't know if I am truly bipolar; however, I do know that I'm way too sensitive!
Looking forward to getting together!
pfenix
I'm trying to get in to see another psych dr for an evaluation, which was recommended to me by Dr Wilson's nurse and my primary care physician. I am also going into counseling to help me deal with all of these stressors that bring me down. I don't know if I am truly bipolar; however, I do know that I'm way too sensitive!
Looking forward to getting together!
pfenix
"It is for education of today's world to realize that complete education, or absolute education, is not a process of knowing anything else. It is in fact returning from anything else to knowing oneself."
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of Maharishi Vedic and Ayur-Veda Universities
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Founder of Maharishi Vedic and Ayur-Veda Universities
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