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.

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bywena
bywena

Usuakl time of the week feeling depressed stayed up all night last night got some sleep took a nap this afternoon so feel rested cold and feeling low how do you make yourself creative when the muse is missing not original ideas have stuff to work with and will have more stencils for cards on sat but for now i have to push myself into a high just a little feel good maybe if i do not sleep again it will work how do you guys do it how can i become creative again

OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Hon, you've got to get yourself back on a normal sleep schedule so your brain can get back on a regular cognitive pattern. With no sleep it just has no time to rest and reset. You need to talk to your Pdoc about the fact that you're not sleeping at night.
minitaro
minitaro
Ugh, creativity. I feel like mine has dissipated too. But if stability is the trade off then that's where I need to place my value instead. Because so many other things come with stability, a sense of well-being , satisfaction with life, an environment where me and my family can flourish. I'm relearning creativity..one that doesn't thrive on utter chaos...i think it's attainable.
bywena
bywena
OlderCPer the doctors know this has been all of my life i was cyclothymic as a child and i have never had a full nights sleep in my life they cannot do anything we tried meds they do not work i am used to sleeping this way now and as long as i get some sleep that is the way it is going to be i told her i wanted to live to be 100 she said no reason why i should not BUT she did not know how much my body can take i get a few hours sleep and the n i cannot sleep my best sleep is early mornings so now i stay i bed and if i wake up late then that is the way it will be any sleep is better than none it messes up my day and i do not like it but i do have to sleep i realize it went to bed at 11 pm now it is 1:30 am and i am awake so up for the night i guess or day should i say thanks for your help but something is wrong with me and sleep and nothing can fix it i tried i will never be stable the 1st doctor said it and it seems to be the way it is running so i have to get used to this nocturnal life i guess
bywena
bywena
it has only been a day feels like weeks i cannot shake this just want to lay in bed undercovers trying to keep busy that is all the doctors tell me keep busy stencils came today 50 of them unwrapping them but cannot really get into it if i can get past this bad feeling i know i am not as bad as some have been it is improving i am not stable but the moodswings are not that bad not suicidal really just crappy in the back of my mind i keep wondering what is wrong with me just plain old depression went for a walk today sat in the sun and drank a cup of coffee helped night is the worst i do not sleep so i have a hard time then well just complaining hope i feel more creative tomorrow
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