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Bipolar Might Be Schizoaffected
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Paranoia Back

Hey! So I currently have the diagnosis bipolar 1. I have had it for two years, with bipolar 2 having been the diagnosis for 2 years prior to that. Major depression before that. Iā€™m a 21M who has struggled with gender dysphoria and OCD tendencies in the past. Well, through my bipolar ā€œjourneyā€ I did some crazy stuff that was super risky and never seemed to care. I also struggle with memory issues when in an episode. Anyway, staring in January, I began to hear voices. The first time was when I was working as a cashier, and heard voices telling me I was gonna die. I felt so paranoid I quit my job and ran home right then and there but by the time I got home I was a lot calmer. Over the next few months I began getting paranoid my car was gonna break down (itā€™s a 24 year old car) and the people following me (even if I couldnā€™t see them behind me, I knew they were there) would r@pe and kill me. Iā€™ve been r@ped once when I was 17. By May, I started hearing whispers. Like armies having arguments in my ears. That was the first talk of schizoaffective. I started seeing angels and demons. One day I woke up and had a full on conversation with a dead girl. I got on better meds and things subsided by late June. I thought it was just one spell. Since then though Iā€™ve been crying a lot and my crying has gotten way worse lately. Then, today, when I was driving - the paranoia came back. I felt like I was being followed and that the photos in my car were watching me. Once at church I calmed down a little, but I couldnā€™t focus on the service or prayers I was still nervous. On the drive home I could have sworn people were following me. I just donā€™t know what to think or do. I feel bad texting my therapist because I was doing so good when I saw her on Tuesday. I havenā€™t been super great at taking my meds, but in the last few days Iā€™ve been super good at it. Any advice? Iā€™m worried the angels and dead people will come back. In worried the voices will come back. Iā€™m worried my parents will get even more stressed, as Iā€™ve not been able to work due to bipolar related issues. They were so stressed when I confided in them about my delusions the first time back in June. What if they judge me?

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