Overcoming Bipolar Disorder
...T NECESSARILY CURABLE, IS BOTH TREATABLE AND MANAGEABLE. I COULD NOW TRY TO REGAIN SOME SENSE OF NORMALCY IN MY LIFE. II. SEEKING TREATMENT AFTER MY INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, I SOUGHT BOTH MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP FROM SEVERAL DOCTORS. I DISCOVERED THAT TREATMENT FOR THIS ILLNESS IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT RATHER A TRIAL AND ERROR PROCESS WITH VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF MEDICINES. AFTER MANY MONTHS, WE FINALLY FOUND THE COMBINATION AND DOSAGE BEST SUITED FOR ME. FINALLY I CAN TAKE BACK CONTROL OF MY LIFE! III. OVERCOMING MY ILLNESS LIVING DAY-TO-DAY LIFE IS NEITHER SIMPLE NOR ROUTINE FOR ME. I STILL EXPERIENCE THE MANIAS AND LOWS THAT COME ALONG WITH BEING BIPOLAR. HOWEVER, THROUGH COUNSELING, MEDICATION, AND THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, NOT ONLY HAVE I GOTTEN MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK BUT I H...