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My name is Louise, I am the Moderator for The Limbic Region
"Emotion Central" in the Yahoo! Groups. I wanted to take a
moment and introduce myself, give a little background history,
and give a few reasons for starting this Group & Website. That
way, you know who I am. It is important to me for you to feel
comfortable in my Group. Am I mentally disordered? Yes, I am
Bipolar, and for those of you that don't know what Bipolar is, I
go through phases of intense high energy of happiness or rage
to a flip side of down time of lethargy and apathy(complete
depression). My Bipolar is rapid-cycling, which means I alternate
between the two states, in my case, pretty much on a weekly basis.
Thoughts are so fast, they are hard to comprehend, they get so
jumbled. My talking becomes fast and sputtered as if I can't get it
out fast enough. I will make unreasonable goals and
expectations, and go for days without sleep. In an angry state, I
can wage wage war for days. When I am down, I have no energy
and find it hard to get out of bed. I am restless and irritable, and
little or no interest in the things that usually bring me
enjoyment. I suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder,
which is a diagnosis not an identity. Major Depression,
Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
and possible ADD. The diagnosis of Bipolar has been established
since I was a child, my mother was "manic" also, it is known to be
hereditary. The Anxiety and the Depression were diagnosed 15
years ago. The Borderline Personality Disorder and possible
ADD as of last year. But anyway, yes, I have have multiple
disorders, and that is commom among the mentally ill. The
Borderline Personality Disorder is not hereditary like the
Bipolar, but a result of a traumatic childhood, much due to
growing up with a Manic mother, she had several overlapping
illnesses too. They say that alot of your key emotions are stuck
around a general age from some event. Causing issues such as
fear of abandonment, suicidal tendancies, etc., and although it
may sound alot like depression, it is more so, and very hard to
treat. They say it can overlap schizophrenia, however, I am not
dellusional nor do I have hallucinations. :) Now, there is intense
therapy with the Borderline, but I don't even find that it helps. It
is almost as if the mental damage was too severe. Now even with
the meds, the Bipolar swings occur, just not as bad, and it dulls
the OCD, but doesn't make it go away, at least for me. The
Borderline is the demon I face, no amount of meds has fazed that
one. I am emotionally stuck at some point in my childhood. So I
have developed this learned behavior over the years to get
through life. I need to find the point where I am trapped in
childhood. I have trouble differentiaiating reality from fantasy,
past from present, and maturity from infantile. When did I start
to forget things? I cannot remember alot of my childhood. I
remember lonliness, fear, and sadness. I don't remember being
loved, rocked, or held. I have a complete lack of emotional
expression at times, with exception to anger, rage, and fear.
I am married almost five years now, with two little girls,
Savannah 2 years, and Gillian 8 months. I also have a daughter
that died, Madeline, Christmas nite of 1999. She was one month
two days old. I have three step children, Jessica 14 years, Alicia
12 years, and Matthew 9 years. My husband's name is Jim, he puts
up with alot of my crap, and vice versa, we both came into this
with alot of luggage. My mental problems, and his ex wife. She IS
a mental problem. And she festers. Anyone good with graphics
needs to make me a nasty festering mental glob. She will be our
science project.
Why did I start this group? Because I am over sensative. I see life
differently than others do. Part of me is genetically messed up,
and the other part is due to events that happened over the years.
I have to show others how to be with me, how to talk to me, what
not to say. There are boundaries and lines, and those can
change at any given moment. It's about finding someone who can
deal with that without question, without discrimination. Being in
a safe place. I know others feel that way too, and want a safe
haven to go to. And so I bring to you, The Limbic Region, "Emotion
Central" Website & Yahoo! Group. The Website is basically for
Additional information, and if you would like to share something
you have written, email it to me. Also, if you have a website and
would like to link up, we can do that as well. As far as the
Group, that is for post messages with other people who are
afflicted with mental disorders. You must sign up with Yahoo!
Groups to be a part of this service, it is free. The contact info is
on the contact page of this website. Please send a post to
introduce yourself, and tell a little about what your disorders
are. I also like to ask that each member go to the files section
and create a file with their name to keep their original 'intro',
and also copies of things like questionaires with their answers,
so that newcomers can browse through and get to know you
without you having to rehash everything everytime someone new
comes into the the group. That can be taxing, and triggering.
Thanks!
Welcome and Enjoy!
Louise
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