LunaFing
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Haven't posted in a while...again!
by LunaFing inhey everyone!
i'm resposting a thread i started in the begining of the month.
i didn't get a chance to check on it and reply to the few people that responded to it.
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LunaFing
Hey everyone! I'm resposting a thread I started in the begining of the month. I didn't get a chance to check on it and reply to the few people that responded to it. I thank everyone who did. Here is the post:
Hello guys! I have been MIA for a while, but now I'd like to share my new situation and get some feedback: Last year, I was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder. My husband (who is not a JW) and my very JW family didn't take it seriously. I went without meds for a few months before I ended up in a mental hospital. After that, both my husband and my family got involved with my treatment. It's been a year sincie my hospitalization and my situation hasn't imporved. My husband and I are separated because he can't deal with my illness and my mother keeps hounding me about coming back to the "truth". She tells me that the only way I'm going to get better is to embrace Jehovah. This is a very long story, which I will explain in lenght in a later thread. I'm very manic and can't concentrate right now. Does anyone know what kind of info the WT gives to JW's on how to deal with bipolar? I've read a few articles and they are right on the money. What I don't understand is why my mother won't stop hounding me about coming back. Any suggestions on what I can say to her? Help!
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Haven't posted in a while...
by LunaFing inhello guys!
i have been mia for a while, but now i'd like to share my new situation and get some feedback: last year, i was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder.
my husband (who is not a jw) and my very jw family didn't take it seriously.
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LunaFing
Hello guys! I have been MIA for a while, but now I'd like to share my new situation and get some feedback: Last year, I was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder. My husband (who is not a JW) and my very JW family didn't take it seriously. I went without meds for a few months before I ended up in a mental hospital. After that, both my husband and my family got involved with my treatment. It's been a year sincie my hospitalization and my situation hasn't imporved. My husband and I are separated because he can't deal with my illness and my mother keeps hounding me about coming back to the "truth". She tells me that the only way I'm going to get better is to embrace Jehovah. This is a very long story, which I will explain in lenght in a later thread. I'm very manic and can't concentrate right now. Does anyone know what kind of info the WT gives to JW's on how to deal with bipolar? I've read a few articles and they are right on the money. What I don't understand is why my mother won't stop hounding me about coming back. Any suggestions on what I can say to her? Help!
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Bipolar disorder
by LunaFing init's been a long time since i've been to this site.
i just want to vent a little.
i was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder early this year.
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LunaFing
Thank you all for your advice. I've been taking Lexapro 20mg for two and a half years. I was on AmbienCR for a year and a half. When I was in the hospital they put me on Lamectal 150mg. It didn't do much for me, and I developed an allergic reaction to it 2 weeks after starting it. I am now taking Seroquel 150mg and it seems to be working. I'm cycling much slower and my manic episodes aren't as severe. I am also taking Vistril 50mg and Ativan .5mg for my anxiety. I am doing everything I can to lead a normal life. I see a therapist once a week. I have a great support group. So, to summerize I'm taking: Lexapro 20mg, Seroquel 150mg, Vistaril 50mg, and Ativan .5mg.
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The phrase "The Truth"
by lepermessiah inso, i am curious..... how many of you have a hard time getting that phrase out of your vocabulary?.
i have been conscienciously trying not to use it at all, so now when i am in a conversation with a jw, its amazing how often they use that phrase.
i look back and wonder "god, did i say that that often?
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LunaFing
I always do the air quotation marks when I'm explaining that stupid phrase to people. I hate it! I'm still in contact with a few witnesses my family included, and they are always telling me that I should come back to "the truth" and that I know it's "the truth" ........ You get my meaning. They've been brainwashed into saying and believing that, that they don't think twice about using it. They are sheep!
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Bipolar disorder
by LunaFing init's been a long time since i've been to this site.
i just want to vent a little.
i was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder early this year.
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LunaFing
Hello everyone. It's been a long time since I've been to this site. I just want to vent a little. I was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder early this year. My mother who is a DEVOTED JW is having a hard time accepting that I have a problem that "Jehovah" cant fix. I spent months slowly losing my mind. When I would ask her for help, or talked to her about it she would say: "You just need vitamins and Jehovah" . I know the Watchtower has been publishing a lot of things lately on mental illness. Anyway, I finally broke and I attmited myself to a psychiatric hospital. I was there for 8 days. My mother finally started taking me seriously and came down to be with me and help with the kids. The whole time she was here all she would talk about how I need to come back to the truth. It drove me nuts! Now, she calls me everyday to make sure I'm ok. I dont answer the phone because she bombards me with questions and harasses me about coming back to the "truth". Does anyone have a similar problem or have advice on how to deal with her?
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Did you ever feel as if you were socially handicapped as a Witness?
by Hiddenwindow insome of my friends claim that growing up as witnesses was a normal experience, in the sense that they did not miss celebrating hollidays or associating with wordly people.
these friends are witnesses in good standing, therefore, i doubt their sincerity and feel that they just do not want to go agaist the party line.
in my case, since i always had the desire to participate in extracurricular activities in school (and did when i could), always felt actracted to politics and art, it was very hard.
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LunaFing
Yes!
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An Average Apostate Day
by Farkel ini cannot understand why dubs are so terrified of apostates.
we all live mostly modest and normal lives, but dubs don't believe that.
so for all you lurking dubbies out there, i am going to tell what i think and do on .
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LunaFing
This just made my day! Maybe I should send this to my JW family!
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Do you complicate life/things more than need be?
by LouBelle ini just know some people that tend to complicate issues a hellofa lot more than they really are.
they tend to make mountains out of mole hills, blow things out of proportion, worry far more than is necessary.. i don't understand why they 'thrive' on this type of lifestyle as it isn't healthy, definately not relaxing and they look like they are on edge and just can't be quiet.. are you one of those that complicates things more than they have to be?
or do you keep it simple.. lou - of the uncomplicated class..
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LunaFing
I suffer from severe depression, so you can say I complicate things more than I should. I don't "thrive" on it though. I don't choose to be this way, I just can't help it. It's not as simple as how you state it. Some of us can't help the way we are. Believe me, I wish I was less complicated. I'm trying to change, but it's easier said than done.