Comments on: Reader comment on suicidal thoughts…. http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/ by Julie A. Fast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Admin Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:20 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3719 Hi Maria, First, I always remind myself that my suicidal thoughts are about bipolar and not my life. I don't want to kill myself- I just don't want to be in so much pain. If you look to the right, there is a category list. The suicide category has many ideas on how to deal with sucidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts are just so normal with bipolar disorder. You are not alone if you're having them. Julie Hi Maria,

First, I always remind myself that my suicidal thoughts are about bipolar and not my life. I don’t want to kill myself- I just don’t want to be in so much pain. If you look to the right, there is a category list. The suicide category has many ideas on how to deal with sucidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts are just so normal with bipolar disorder. You are not alone if you’re having them. Julie

]]> By: Maria http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3718 Maria Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:42:51 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3718 If Your Bipolar Andd Your Thinkking Of Suicide. Whats The Best Thing To Do? If Your Bipolar Andd Your Thinkking
Of Suicide.
Whats The Best Thing To Do?

]]> By: Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3425 Admin Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:54:12 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3425 HI Mick, I would have ECT if I needed it. I was close a few years ago and then found out my Lamictal wasn't at the right dose. My friend Gayathri Ramprasad is a big mental health activist in the Indian community- she is from Bangalore, India. She became severely depressed when she moved to this country- she had always been depressed, but when it got so bad she tried to kill herself, she had ECT. It saved her life. She says she had memory loss- but it's better than being so ill. Here is her webpage. www.myasha.org Thanks for writing and I am SO glad you chose ECT and it helped you. Julie HI Mick,

I would have ECT if I needed it. I was close a few years ago and then found out my Lamictal wasn’t at the right dose. My friend Gayathri Ramprasad is a big mental health activist in the Indian community- she is from Bangalore, India. She became severely depressed when she moved to this country- she had always been depressed, but when it got so bad she tried to kill herself, she had ECT. It saved her life. She says she had memory loss- but it’s better than being so ill. Here is her webpage. http://www.myasha.org

Thanks for writing and I am SO glad you chose ECT and it helped you. Julie

]]> By: Mick http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3424 Mick Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:34:00 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3424 Thank you for having positive information regarding ECT. I had 22 treatments in 2008 and it saved my life. There is so much negative about it on the internet and most people think it is like what has been shown in movies. I've even been criticised in support groups by others saying that it causes brain damage. There is some memory loss, but most of it comes back and it's worth what you lose. Thank you for having positive information regarding ECT. I had 22 treatments in 2008 and it saved my life. There is so much negative about it on the internet and most people think it is like what has been shown in movies. I’ve even been criticised in support groups by others saying that it causes brain damage. There is some memory loss, but most of it comes back and it’s worth what you lose.

]]> By: Becky http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Becky Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:31:00 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3336 My husband suffers from bipolar disorder and also has a difficult time during the Holiday's. This year I found a book to cheer him up... <a href="http://www.bipolarman.org/AbouttheBook.html" rel="nofollow"> "Blessed with Bipolar: </a> 36 God-Given Gifts of Manic-Depression" by Richard Jarzynka. The book really brings out a great point about bipolar disorder that I have found to be so true... "If you have bipolar, you have a gift to offer the world. The disorder and its extreme emotions have given you a unique perspective on life and the ability to deeply empathize with others in their most dire circumstances and pain. You can comfort others with the comfort you have known. You have a more intense experience of reality than 95 % of the world will ever have. You know the reality of human emotions in an amazing and unique way that can be used by God to literally change lives." My husband suffers from bipolar disorder and also has a difficult time during the Holiday’s. This year I found a book to cheer him up… “Blessed with Bipolar: 36 God-Given Gifts of Manic-Depression” by Richard Jarzynka. The book really brings out a great point about bipolar disorder that I have found to be so true… “If you have bipolar, you have a gift to offer the world. The disorder and its extreme emotions have given you a unique perspective on life and the ability to deeply empathize with others in their most dire circumstances and pain. You can comfort others with the comfort you have known. You have a more intense experience of reality than 95 % of the world will ever have. You know the reality of human emotions in an amazing and unique way that can be used by God to literally change lives.”

]]> By: Nichol Lee Widga http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-on-suicidal-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3326 Nichol Lee Widga Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:10:22 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=991#comment-3326 Thank you sooooo much Julie and Karen! You both sure had a Purpose in my life in writing this!!! I am so sad. I am so depressed. I hurt. I was hospitalized on Oct. 28th for one week after my meds that had helped me wonderfully for 4 years just stopped working (last hospitalization 4 years ago). ALL was dark and I mean ALL. It was sheer horror-perfect for Halloween to be ironic I guess (haha). I started a new med and I am getting better-slowly. But surely. I do have my days and momements. Tomorrow I start my new mood stabilizer. We'll see. I have hope. But I am sad (notice the repetition?? Yep. Depression) But I swear I will NOT give up. Why can't I just be happy? Why can't I just think happy thoughts and feel happy things? (there is A LOT of happiness in this world!!!!) Why? Because I have no life. Oh hello again depression, nice to meet you again. You're such a bullshi**#%. Anyhow, I know I need the treatment cards badly, its about time. I have over 500 pages complete on a series of books on recovery-I write very well actually, when I am well. I just feel like I won't feel better till I am published and successful. Funny how before the depression hit I was trusting and not rushing that process, hmmm. I also dealt with someone else's suicide when--while-I was working as a counselor this summer. I know that had something to do with this. It had to. I shortly thereafter quit my job as residential counselor due to stress, discrimination, drama; the perfect storm. Hello depression. Anyhow bless you ladies, bless everyone this hoilday season. I'm gonna get through this one paddle at a time (the image of rowing comes to mind). Nichol Widga Thank you sooooo much Julie and Karen! You both sure had a Purpose in my life in writing this!!! I am so sad. I am so depressed. I hurt. I was hospitalized on Oct. 28th for one week after my meds that had helped me wonderfully for 4 years just stopped working (last hospitalization 4 years ago). ALL was dark and I mean ALL. It was sheer horror-perfect for Halloween to be ironic I guess (haha). I started a new med and I am getting better-slowly. But surely. I do have my days and momements. Tomorrow I start my new mood stabilizer. We’ll see. I have hope. But I am sad (notice the repetition?? Yep. Depression) But I swear I will NOT give up. Why can’t I just be happy? Why can’t I just think happy thoughts and feel happy things? (there is A LOT of happiness in this world!!!!) Why? Because I have no life. Oh hello again depression, nice to meet you again. You’re such a bullshi**#%. Anyhow, I know I need the treatment cards badly, its about time. I have over 500 pages complete on a series of books on recovery-I write very well actually, when I am well. I just feel like I won’t feel better till I am published and successful. Funny how before the depression hit I was trusting and not rushing that process, hmmm. I also dealt with someone else’s suicide when–while-I was working as a counselor this summer. I know that had something to do with this. It had to. I shortly thereafter quit my job as residential counselor due to stress, discrimination, drama; the perfect storm. Hello depression. Anyhow bless you ladies, bless everyone this hoilday season. I’m gonna get through this one paddle at a time (the image of rowing comes to mind).
Nichol Widga

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