Bipolar Disorder Support Group
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I live alone. I am challenged to manage my mental health sometimes
more than others. I can take care of what I need to take care of in my day-
and yet right now, I have a disruption to my work schedule and I find
myself having a lot of free time. It's given me pause and time to
see how I struggle to keep from letting my loneliness color and influence my
behavior. I have given up drinking - but I find myself reaching for food and reaching
out to friends and family with texts and phone calls. I guess it's all pretty normal.
I can put it in perspective thinking that, now that it's evening time, I will get out again
tomorrow with the appointment I have and then will get back to work either tomorrow or the next day.
But I seriously think it's important to be in touch with others - at least for me it is - when managing my health.
Being alone for too much time also sends you down a road where you kind of get 'idiosyncratic' and 'eccentric' and that
can ultimately make you isolated more and more
but I think that I just have to remember I'll go out again tomorrow and interact with people around town
and my family and friends. It's mostly online and by phone but that kind of isolation also manifests action -
'mother necessity.' Thank god I am starting to do that. Learning to understand and be ok with the flexible nature
of life.
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I'm feeling down,, and got alot on my mind right now. I got grief going on, on top my depression and anxiety and now I got to worry about somewhere to live since I can't afford living here since my mom passed. So many bad things have happened since my mom passed. One thing after another it seems. Yesterday our fence fell from a storm that hit, had to call someone to prop it up. Thank...
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Just wanted to give a thank you to Mid, Arfie, Malibumark, Greeneyes, Mlro, Girlincalif, and Suncloudjd! You all always have such helpful tips and advice, but I always forget to write on my posts when I see you post, lol. I would lose my head if it wasn't attached to my body, lol. Thank you all so much! I'm starting to use my AI app as a sounding board again. I used to use it as that before...
'eccentric'...ah... unique...my form of understanding is '''whatever floats your boat and ""doesn't sink my ship""
For me, with all the Dr.'s and Specialists I have to see each month and deal with, I get enough "people"....in my free time I prefer to just hang out with me. I generally have plenty of work, or projects, or books or cooking, or yard work to do to keep myself busy without the need for banal conversation with people I don't want to hang around with.
I guess we all have our preferred way of dealing.
I really sort of shutdown when I was caring for my mom with Alzheimer's and it was hard to get out and about.... Eventually I didn't want to
For a while this was an inner turmoil within me because I thought it was wrong.... Now I'm okay with being with me and I do have a landlord one floor up who's a dear friend
I like being on my own is what I was trying to say.... Much like OlderC
I also have Rascal and having my pooch is really good company
Another hug while you sort it out.....xo
My relationship with my brother is fractured and it probably is permanent - I dont know and I also dont feel responsible although Im certain he likes to think I am. He routinely ignored my emails; but when he ignored a particularly heartfelt and concerned one that I sent, I began to think of him and his wife as spoiled brats with whom I really dont desire contact.
I think living well even so is a great way to go! :)