Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
I am bound and determinded to become and remain as stable as I as I can. By duing so, this means going to all my weekly therapist appointments, all Psy. MD appoints (usually monthly untill I've found a good working medciation regiment).
I journal daily and also keep track of my moods throughout the day (good/bad, up/down, or side to side). This way I have it in black in white and can be better prepared to evaluate my emotions and behavoiors (and sharing this with my therapist).
I have also set out a daily schedule, for taking meds, eating, exercising, and doing work around the house. (And eventually returning to work and racing/drifing).
I am attempting to establish stabliity in my simple daily life structure and hope to continue these practices and not just drop them once things start getting easy.
I've poored out my heart to you all in hopes that there is some logic behind it and if so maybe it will help someone else out.
Cheers,
Skyline
I journal daily and also keep track of my moods throughout the day (good/bad, up/down, or side to side). This way I have it in black in white and can be better prepared to evaluate my emotions and behavoiors (and sharing this with my therapist).
I have also set out a daily schedule, for taking meds, eating, exercising, and doing work around the house. (And eventually returning to work and racing/drifing).
I am attempting to establish stabliity in my simple daily life structure and hope to continue these practices and not just drop them once things start getting easy.
I've poored out my heart to you all in hopes that there is some logic behind it and if so maybe it will help someone else out.
Cheers,
Skyline
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I miss traveling with my husband. Has anyone found a specific site regarding cruising for widow/widowers or any sightseeing trips. Not interested in being with couples and kids,,,I realize a cruise ship will have a portion size of families and couples, but perhaps they also put together a part of the cruise ship for groups of widows/widowers????
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A friend sent this to me..As far as I can see, grief will never truly end.It may become softer overtime, more gentleand some days will feel sharp.But grief will last as long as Love does - ForeverIt's simply the way the absence of your loved onemanifests in your heart. A deep longing accompaniedby the deepest Love some days. The heavy fog mayreturn and the next day, it may recede.Once again, it's...
Stress, however, is one those things that we can have some control over and at the very least be prepared for by doing certain things (I've found the deep breathing techniques used in the art of Tia Chi work wonders for me). We can also plan around stress and prepare for stress that we are knowing is come. We can also avoid stressful situations complestely. No one said we have to stress ourselves, but if you're like me...it's one of the things you do best.
WOW! Hell of some writing there...LOL!
Cheers,
Skyline
I know I need to do one for myself... but I just haven't sat down and done it... was it hard for you to schedule everything? I feel like I don't know how to do it right... any tips?
i agree with others, outside stressors throw me off... my daughter will have an unexpected, emergency appt or something else comes up!
I hope it all works well for you.
http://bipolar.about.com/od/copingresources/a/managing_my_bp.htm
https://www.facingus.org/tour/plan
http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com/#
Thanks Skyline for the topic!
BUT,if you do have a breakthrough episode,you should NOT blame yourself..because sometimes,even under the best of circumstances,our chemical imbalance will go wack...it's always a disappointment,and when it's happened to me,I tend to blame myself..Pdoc says do not blame myself..sometimes it just happens.
Good luck ,you're taking all the right steps
I have one to add to your list: progress, not perfection. As dancing wrote, know that some days you'll abide by your plan better than other days.
The hardest part for me is a daily schedule when my mood is so unstable.
Exercise, regular sleep and stress reduction are my most powerful coping tools.
All this coming from a therapist...LOL! Just goes to show, BP disoder does not care who we are, what we have, and will attack without notice. We must remain vigilian and stay together, or we may fall.
Cheers,
Skyline
BTW: I took the Skyline out for a spin and broke 200mph (without nitrous)...I shouldn't have done that cause if I got caught..BYE BYE License! But it was still rewarding and quite a rush :) !!!
Thank you for so kindly pointing it out to me! ;)