Bipolar Disorder

general hospital bipolar

I'm considering checking into hospital..?

I've been in a general ward once and once in a hard to geet into specialist psych ward in my capital city..

Well hopefully your meds have started to kick in, do remember that psychotropic drugs affect your hormones so it may take a few days for them to truely start doing what theyneed too. If you feel you really need to be monitored by someone other than yourself for that first week or so, then yes, go to a ward.

As for later on, once the meds are effective, remember the dosage will increase throughout your life because our bodies build a tolerance to the drugs. I think it is EXTREMELY important that you find yourself an intense outpatient care program in some sort of cognitive behavioral therapy. It will help you learn when your moods are starting to change and maybe how to counteract them.

I have never been hospitalized but I do understand "cutting" (I've used carving for years as a control mechanism). I've done some intense outpatient therapy in the past to help me cope with control issues and past history. It did change a lot for me. ALSO if you are into reading I reccomend a book by author Steven Levenkron called "Cutting" it helped me start my road to recovery from a 14 year long addiction. Hope you feel better soon.

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