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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    It depends brother. When I got out of the psychiatric hospital in late January of this year I was still very sick. At that time my bipolar disorder was awful. Still severely depressed and very much suicidal. My PA wanted to put me back in the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health but I...
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    I certainly appreciate that!
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    @lonestar50 I hear ya, and I promise you if you don’t have it you certainly don’t want or need it. I’ve been dealing with these issues well over twenty years and it’s just hard to explain to someone who doesn’t have it. True story. One of my childhood friend’s father was always on him about...
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    I’ve never felt judged, but I definitely know that having a severe mental illness, sometimes it absolutely means “it definitely feels like it’s as bad as it could be. I didn’t start a post for attention but for conversation. I’m 55 and live in a very large house with my soon to be 81 year old...
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    Appreciate you
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    I began my journey just seeing my general practitioner. He tried in vain and finally in 2012 after seeing him since 2006 told me “it’s either a psychiatrist or the hospital.” I came in one day absolutely sick with severe depression and suicidal ideation. He sent me to the Carolina Center...
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    Hopefully this is ok to ask and discuss about.

    Besides myself, if you’re suffering or dealing with any kind of mental health issues/diagnosis, would you be interested in discussing any of that on this forum? Since my 30’s I’ve been put through the wringer. In 2012 I had my first trip to the Carolina Center for Behavioral Health over in...
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