Hey, Julie. I was just listening to your radio show on iTunes. I am a little behind. I thought, it was funny, they did not give you any information when you were first diagnosed. In 1999, I (at 23 years old) was very manic and I was told I was Bipolar.
They gave me some pills and the doctor told me and my family to look it up on the Internet. Which just fueled my manic state because I was like you- I needed more help.
I do not have the support of my whole family. I have three brothers and three sisters. So some of them act like I am the only one with a problem. But I have the support of my best friend and her mother who understand me, and they understand what being Bipolar is like for me. I love your show and I love the information you send me. ‘
Oh a little advice, if I am manic, I try to do things that are good (like writing a letter, or cleaning, one time I know I was having a major episode, so I did three weeks worth of work for my college classes so when I came down I had the work done so I could focus on me!) I know it will not last, so I try to have as much fun as I can. I did have spending problems to the point that I had to file bankruptcy. So when I am manic, I try not to go shopping. I try to be with people who know I am Bipolar so they can tell me if I go overboard.
Congrats on the show.
L.
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I had a mental health radio show in 2008. It was pretty amazing. If you go to iTunes and look up Julie Fast, you can listen to the show!
Hi Julie,
I just read your article in bpHope about suicide. It was really amazing to hear your point of view and to hear what a typical reaction to the person in the crisis would be because it sounds like something I would say. My daughter has BP, but does not have any suicial episodes. It was really an enlightening article. I have a some friends who are going through this and I am passing along the article.
Thank you.
Sandy