OCD and Bipolar Disorder

This illness is so much more than depression and mania. Most people with bipolar disorder have anxiety – and one of the main types of anxiety is obsessive compulsive disorder.  I have it often and it's awful! It's triggered by so many things- like where I am right now. I love football and watch as many games as possible.  The problem is that there are so many games on at once. The place I go has a lot of people and there are more than five games going at once. Everyone wants to watch their own team, so the bartender Kim has to do a dance every Sunday to try to please everyone.

This environment is one I truly love- but it's also one that makes me ill. Unfair! My symptoms include:
1. Twisting my head all over the place to look at too many games.
2. Checking my phone to see if someone has called.
3. Unable to [ Read More ]


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OCD and Bipolar Disorder