You are doing something important now, journaling out your experiences and thoughts. Talking about will help out.

I have BP also. I know how that diagnosis hits you. It is almost too much to bear. Be gentle with yourself. This condition is treatable. You will learn how to spot the mood changes and how to treat yourself.

Welcome to the board princess ... This is a good place to come

Are you seeing a psychiatrist??... They are experts in psych medication

I know that it's hard to be patient and you will find stability but it takes time....

Meds will help however again it will take time to find the right med or regime for you as we're all different

Coping skills will also help such as journal=ling as Thor wrote.... Gratitude... Exercise... Therapy there are a lot of tools that can help us

This is a good board...... We have a treatable disorder so don't lose hope... I started with the same diagnosis as you.... Big hug.....xo

Thor I have yet to be able to pinpoint what are my triggers other than stress in life. But that can be an everyday thing. I a, doing welL with My journaling and just quit my stressful job. My focus these upcoming weeks is to focus on my health.

SunCloud, they have been switching my meds and dosages around for about 2 months now. So we will see what happens. Thanks for the support guys

When I was diagnosed I read as much as I could about bipolar. Unfortunately there is a long history of mental illness in my family.
Are you in therapy? That’s a good idea if you are not.

Sorry you are struggling right now but keep going. It can be tough, stinging almost to get a new diagnosis but a lot of people out there understand. So you’re not alone.

Therapy is good, if you’re able - I use therapy to cope with anxiety and other things in the past and it helps keep everything in check.

Hugs and support your way.

Yes I am in therapy. I talk to a psychologist every week via teletherapy and I talk to my psychiatrist for medications as needed. I actually just had to switch medications again for like the 4th time. This weekend we realized that these earaches/headaches are from the medication increase of the last change a few weeks ago. So now my medications are being switched again. I get migraines easily and I cannot function at all with those. Then my anxiety gets worse. I focus on my back pain more, it’s a wicked cycle. So we will see how it goes over the next couple weeks. Thanks for everyone’s support.

Med changes are hard - I think many of us have commiserated on that many times over the years. Hope you are feeling better soon.