Unfortunately, mental illness is still stigmatized by so many who think it is a character flaw or something you can just will yourself out of. I still feel uncomfortable admitting that I have bipolar and am selective on who knows. It makes me uncomfortable to even write the word bipolar, but I think it is safe here and people won't judge me as crazy. It took many years of chaos in my mind before medication. My life is not perfect and I still have ups and downs, but it is infinitely better. As others have said exercise is a big help and try to make yourself do something you enjoy when you are in a depression funk. Do not feel like you are alone in your struggles and don't be afraid to seek medical help. People do care and there is "Better living through chemistry" if you need it.
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I totally agree.
I had a total and catastrophic breakdown in 2000, largely as a result of overwork (100hrs per week) and it was only through the support of my angel Yvonne that I fully recovered.
The strange thing that hangs around as a kind of residue is that certain people still, 16 years later, are carefully watching me with the expectation that it has to happen again which is a shame.
DIAGNOSED: 13/4/16: T2, no meds, HbA1c 53, FBG 12.6, Trigs 3.6, HDL .75, LDL 4.0, BP 169/95, BPM 85, 13st 8lbs, waist 34" (2012 - 17st 7lbs, w 42").
UPDATE: 16/6/16: FBG AV 4.6, Trigs 1.5, HDL 2.0, LDL 3.0, BP 112/68, BPM 6O, 11st 5lbs, waist 30", PWV 7.0. Lifelong migraines and hay fever gone.
Regime: 25g LCHF, run 1 mile daily, weekly fasting, occasionally longer fasts.