My name is Joliebird and I am a 28 year old Female. 

For suffers treatment you have found affective. Any other symptoms associated with the different disorders such self injury, mania etc.: I was first diagnosed with bipolar w/ psychotic features (auditory and visual hallucinations), PTSD and BPD in 2001....self-injury escalated (I'd started at 14). I was diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia at 25. There have been three suicide attempts, but the urges are no longer daily. Additionally, I was also an active alcoholic (I'm almost 2 years sober now...1 April 2003 is my sobriety date), so that didn't make things any easier on my family...or me. (I lived with my family when first diagnosed, but currently and on my own.) I have been in and out of psychiatric treatment for the last four years: 25 meds in four years, and nothing seems to work long term, which is what I need. I'm working rigorously with my therapist on the issues that that medication can't help. (I'm currently taking Lithium, but it makes me sick, even with all the water I drink, Klonopin--but only when I need it, not the 4 times a day it's perscribed--and Risperdal, three times a day. I have an appt. next week with my "real" psychiatrist, so he may change those. But, like I said, things have a tendency of building up a tolerance for me quickly.) But, I have found that, beyond meds and therapy, support from people who are experiencing the same issues is absolutely invaluable, and I'd be honored to be able to contribute in some small way. 

My email is: joliebird@comcast.net