Hey! My names Liam. Bipolar | Depression | Anxiety

[LIAMODEARME]

Hey everyone,

My names Liam. I was diagnosed with bipolar, depression and anxiety in 2013. Since then I have been in therapy for 3 years and take daily medication.

I'm 23, live in Sydney Australia and am a gay male.

I work within multimedia as a head of department. A position I would not have been able to hold, unless I got my mental state in check.  

I feel like I am a completely different person to who I was 3 years ago. All I had to do was ask for help and now my life has completely transformed, I'm no longer afraid of the future. While I still have my daily struggles I have learnt to deal with them, and now, they don't seem so scary. So I'm here to share my experiences an help as many people as I can. I want to try and make sure you know that you aren't alone, and you can and will be fine. 

I'm planning on writing up a couple threads about how I have learnt to deal with mood swings, anxiety and depression but for now I am just here to say hi.

 Thanks guys,

 I'll see you around the forum soon.

Liam

[Paul]

Hi Liam,

Welcome to Beyond Blue Forums! Really glad you are here to share your story with us.

You said something so fundamental to what a lot of us have felt. You said you want to make sure we know we're not alone - that's one of the toughest things about bipolar and unipolar depression and anxiety, feeling like there's no one else out there who understands what it's like.

I'd love for you drop by the "Sexuality and Gender Identity" forum and say hi too.

Glad you're well on the road to recovery.

Take care.

Paul

[Gruffudd]

Hi Liam,

Welcome. The struggle of mental health and work is one I know well and can relate to having an ongoing major depression cycle, picking a demanding job was an interesting choice on my part but worth it. I like seeing other gay and lesbian people around the forums, and look forward to what you have to say. 

Rob.

[Doolhof]

Hi Liam,

Welcome to Beyond Blue and to the Community here. It is great that you are willing to share your experiences with us all.

Like others have mentioned, feeling like you are alone and no one understands can be very traumatic. That is one of the good things about this forum, people care and are willing to share how they are feeing and to let others know they are not alone.

We can all support each other and make suggestions for strategies that might help.

Cheers for now from Mrs. Dools

[Elijah]

Hi Liam. I'm new to this site and this is my first post. It is encouraging to see that you are doing well with a range of conditions and that you sound so open and positive. I have depression and anxiety and I know how hard this can at times be. The irony is that I am a counsellor and so expect that I can "cure" ,myself which is of course nonsense. Wishing you all the best Elijah