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Erin Higgs's picture

Bipolar stuff

Okay, I am not a medical expert on this whole thing, but I am bipolar. I have found little help with my disease as I am uninsured. The state that I live in offers absolutely no help for those like me, and we need it! However, although I did not follow a lot of the medical jargon used above this is what I got out of this: In order to better control my disease I need to focus on changing the way I look and my disease and "my story". Now I hope I got that right. Since I just recently found a doctor who would see me and find a way to get me my medications, I am still a little unstable, and I know it very well. I accept that I am bipolar and can deal with it sometimes. I control my diet by eating foods that will make my body more alkaline and less acidic. I have found that this has helped with both my bipolar symptoms as well as my digestive problems. I also control everything around me, I make sure that there is no way for one of my "triggers" to pop up, especially since I can get rather violent. I keep my drapes open and force myself to get dressed every morning, although I rarely go out, social anxiety? Maybe. But I also get strait A's in my college courses, online. And I write. I write about everything I feel. I am actually writing an autobiography, just trying to figure out where all these feelings and thoughts come from. It helps.

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