Last few days have been extremely challenging.  Mixed episodes just really suck and are awful to endure in my experience.  Up, down, forward, backwards.. I am all over the place.  SO ANNOYING!!  Thankfully things are starting to subside just a little bit, but just a little bit is bringing a lot of relief.  The massive agitation feeling has started going down thank goodness.  Enough to be able to sit down and write this post.  For the moment, LOL.  I actually have made it though the last hour without crying and wondering what the point of life is or feeling completly manic.  So that's a good thing.  I just know that when I make it back to a more even keeled state I am going to feel the exhaustion. 

So, two different reasons for this post.

1.  Ask for support.

Anyone have any tips on how to recover without beating myself up about how I feel like I just wasted a week of my life?  Does that make sense?

2. Give Support  

To offer some advice on dealing with mixed episodes.  Temporary medication adjustment may be needed.  Hit up support groups.  Don't hangout by youself, have at least one person around if you can.  Make use of your current state when you can.. when anxiety is high do some art, or cleaning, or attack some project you have been meaning to get to.  When you are depresssed, allow your self to catch a few winks, or sit and meditate or just do something calming for yourself.  We have to pull out our tools and swap back and forth between them at rapid rates, but they can help.  And don't be afraid to ask for help!