BPD - Oh the mood swings are killing me

Imadeyouup

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#1
Hey all

My mood has swong around again to a depressive state mixed with anxiey - i'm feeling withdrawn and really glad its just me and the dog in the flat ( i live myself) because i'm a very hard person to live with because of the BPD - it actually fills me with sadness and makes me more depressed to know that.

Others with BPD here - is there hope of recovery?


Hope your all okay today.
Mal
 

Imadeyouup

Well-Known Member
#3
I sincerely hope so because this shit is exhausting.

What kind of support do you have (other than your dog!) and are you receiving any therapy/meds to help?
Yes it is terribly exhausting isnt it!

Yes im on a mood stablizer and antidepressant combo - it really does work off of them im really bad although i still suffer mood swings and i do feel them on me its heavy thats for sure.

I'm currently waiting on NHS talk therapy but its only been a couple days since the letter was sent away and to be honest i can't wait to get in there and TALK, just talk to someone whom can show me better ways of coping and someone who i can just let myself relax with and just obsorb everything there saying. ya know?
 

Sunspots

To Wish Impossible Things
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#4
Yeah, I'm also on a mood stabilizer (lamotrigine) and antidepressant. But switching the lamotrigine to lithium next month so hoping that helps.

I've been paying for a weekly counsellor myself for the last year as the waiting list on the NHS was so long. But I'm just about to start an 18 month group therapy program - not sure what it entails yet as I've had very little information about it but at least it's something.
 

Imadeyouup

Well-Known Member
#5
Yeah, I'm also on a mood stabilizer (lamotrigine) and antidepressant. But switching the lamotrigine to lithium next month so hoping that helps.

I've been paying for a weekly counsellor myself for the last year as the waiting list on the NHS was so long. But I'm just about to start an 18 month group therapy program - not sure what it entails yet as I've had very little information about it but at least it's something.
I hope it helps you out some - I've been on over 50 different meds for my mental health over a course of ten years and only 2 years ago did we find the one that helps.
Me and my Doctor have worked really hard to get me where i am today but im still not where i would like to be but i im starting to doubt i'll ever be there.

You know that I did pay for therapy as well privately because of the waiting on the NHS I went for three years i had to sotp becuase i couldnt afford it anymore.
Yes it IS something and maybe you never know it may well just be of some usefullness to you, you just never know.
 

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