Anxiety Support Group
Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...
Hi, I really don't know why I'm doing this here, but I need some advice, if anyone's willing. I have a person in my life who is bipolar, and we met in April of last year, talked until June, had a falling out, and now I just recently got back in contact with her. Because she and I were close, I have the urge to ask her to see me in person, but I also know that because she is bipolar, and is currently not in a great place, she doesn't want to do much at the moment. If anyone has any advice about what can be done about this, I'd very much appreciate it. I know it's a stupid question anyways, so if you don't want to answer, I get it
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I did the dumbest thing today. I charged my earbuds, unplugged the block and put the block in my little bag instead of the earbuds. I wasn't happy about that when I got to the gym. What a dummy!
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Ever since I stopped doing therapy because of insurance, I've been feeling that old tense and irritable sense of anxiety and stress. I hate that. I was making so many strides and changes during therapy, my therapist would acknowledge all of my progress and accomplishments, and I miss that reassurance. Today I thought about it, and I made those changes! She would always tell me that I chose to...
You can't push her to see you in person right now. Like you said, she's not in a good place at the moment.
Just be her friend. Be patient and kind. Don't push her.
First things first, your question is not a stupid one :) you genuinely care about your friend and want to approach the situation that is best for both of you and your friendship!
The first thing I would stay is have you asked her yet if she would like to meet up in person? The only way of knowing her true answer is by asking her directly. She may say yes and she may say no.
If she says no, that doesn't mean that the friendship is over its just not the right time :) as long as she knows that you are there for her in the way you can be that will be enough.
A good thing to focus on is that you have gotten back in contact with each other after a falling out showing that you both want the connection to be there.
one thing I will say is that I have not been diagnosed with bi-polar so anything that I have said is in regarding treating your friend as a person in general. If there are any particular things related to bi-polar that you are worried about I am sure someone will be able to help :)
Rumina
Rumina
You've taken the important first step in writing it out.
There are no dumb or stupid questions. We are all here to help each other with anxiety and understand the baffling moments that all of us have. Encouragement and support is what we all do for each other.
I would work through staying in touch and not attempting to meet in person at the moment.
Bipolar depression is one of those experiences that is hard to work with, even with compassion. You're doing the right thing in staying in touch.