I am 41 years old getting a divorce. I have been diagnosed with an yet to be defined mood disorder, if my psychiatrist had to label it it would be bi-polar.
Currently taking Lithium, Wellbutrin, Lamictal and ambian. Been in this combo for a while . Seems to have helped with a lot if the impulses to over eat, look at porn and gamble. The one vice I cant stop is boys will be boys type of binge drinking.
Currently fighting my way out of a bout with suicidal ideatoon. Still feel paralyzed about everything in life. Money, housing, relationships, transportation.
I lost 110 lbs in about 14 mos but has done almost nothing for my self-worth.
I need help. I need therapy but insurance is a joke. Maybe this forum can be my therapy.
Hello from Wi
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Stina
- Posts: 97
- Joined: June 25th, 2012, 6:44 pm
- Gender: Female
- Issues: Avoidant PD, Generalized Anxiety, Persistent Depression, Social Anxiety
- preferred pronoun: She
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
Re: Hello from Wi
Hi Tony -
Welcome from a fellow forum newbie.
Where do you live? There are usually low-/no-cost counseling centers in your area. The one I found near me definitely helped until I got insurance. (My counselor was in a PhD program.)
Welcome from a fellow forum newbie.
Where do you live? There are usually low-/no-cost counseling centers in your area. The one I found near me definitely helped until I got insurance. (My counselor was in a PhD program.)
~~~ Kristina ~~~
weird and broken
weird and broken
Re: Hello from Wi
Hey tony,
Glad you joined!
This forum can be a great help, but it definitely isn't a substitute for actual, face-to-face therapy. (And psychiatrists aren't great therapists, imo) Look at no or low-cost options, as Stina suggested.
Obviously you are craving something, but it isn't money, sex or food. It's emotional.
That's about all I can tell you at this point. (I'm an emotional eater as well...it's complicated)
Good luck, buddy!
Glad you joined!
This forum can be a great help, but it definitely isn't a substitute for actual, face-to-face therapy. (And psychiatrists aren't great therapists, imo) Look at no or low-cost options, as Stina suggested.
Obviously you are craving something, but it isn't money, sex or food. It's emotional.
That's about all I can tell you at this point. (I'm an emotional eater as well...it's complicated)
Good luck, buddy!
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." ~Anais Nin
Re: Hello from Wi
Thanks guys. Should have posted sooner but Internet access is limited to free wifi and spotty sprint 3G.
No doubt about craving something. I think I found it but can't keep my emotions, moods and headspace from fucking it up.
Its so hard when it should be so easy. I can't trust and I do everything in my power to sabotage the situation.
No doubt about craving something. I think I found it but can't keep my emotions, moods and headspace from fucking it up.
Its so hard when it should be so easy. I can't trust and I do everything in my power to sabotage the situation.