What a Mood Swing!
Last night, after I wrote that entry, I got a horrible fit of rage. I was super pissed at Geo for no real reason. I got mad at him for eating food. Granted, I think he's a food addict and he ate a lot of food, and some food I was saving, but he was just eating for crying out loud. I got mad at a lot of things. I kinda lashed out at my friend Vita, who is a great listener and person to rant to. She does what I like a friend to do- listen and just let me rant. When I rant, I say a lot of things I don't mean, a lot of mean and spiteful things- things that would do no good to bring up to the person I'm mad at at the time. I just need to let it all out and calm down. Last night was (hopefully) the tail end of the mania. I didn't really sleep last night, but I think I will tonight. I feel more stable, anyways. I do see the psych next Monday, so I will talk to them about what mood stabilizer they think I should be on.
I don't want to be on a mood stabilizer because of the side effects and none have really worked for me, but at the same time I realize I can't be going manic like this. On one hand, I feel that since I'm disabled now I don't have to worry, but I'm on disability to get better, not to sit in my disorders. I want to get back and be a productive member of society and give back. I worked hard to get my degree, and I want to be able to use it somehow. I can't do that if I'm not willing to take the pills I need to get better. If I want to be a good example, I've got to do the hard things too.
I've decided I'm not going to try and worry about my weight again. If I'm going to be on a mood stabilizer my weight is going to change- most likely go up. I know I want to lose weight, but I have to think of my mental health. I know gaining weight won't be good for my overall health and mental health, so I want to talk to the new doctor about my options. I will also try and talk to my sister about them too. She's about to get her Ph.D. in Social Work, so she knows about all the medications and stuff. I don't know. I managed to lose 55 pounds while on Lithium, so it's possible to be on these meds and lose weight, but I don't want to become preoccupied with it. I think it's the healthiest thing for me- the last thing I want is to go back to starving myself. I think that as long as I eat healthy, I should be good.
I'm marking my mood as "bad" since I haven't been sleeping, got into a huge rage episode last night and just generally feel sick. Last night I slept from sometime after 12:30 to before 6am, and then from 9:30 to 11am.
Food: Today I had some more potato salad, a peanut butter sandwich, a Big Mac (no fries or soda) and some homemade enchiladas with low-fat cheese and sauce. I wasn't planning on having the Big Mac, but Geo's dad brought us some food and I was hungry. I have drank over 60 ounces of water today, will probably finish the day at 75 ounces, and yesterday I drank 64 ounces of Gatorade alone (to help with the fluid loss from the diarrhea). I lost 5 pounds of stuff yesterday- fluids and "other". I'm not counting on that weight loss to stick around, since I'm just going to need to build up the fluid and stuff in my system again.
I don't want to be on a mood stabilizer because of the side effects and none have really worked for me, but at the same time I realize I can't be going manic like this. On one hand, I feel that since I'm disabled now I don't have to worry, but I'm on disability to get better, not to sit in my disorders. I want to get back and be a productive member of society and give back. I worked hard to get my degree, and I want to be able to use it somehow. I can't do that if I'm not willing to take the pills I need to get better. If I want to be a good example, I've got to do the hard things too.
I've decided I'm not going to try and worry about my weight again. If I'm going to be on a mood stabilizer my weight is going to change- most likely go up. I know I want to lose weight, but I have to think of my mental health. I know gaining weight won't be good for my overall health and mental health, so I want to talk to the new doctor about my options. I will also try and talk to my sister about them too. She's about to get her Ph.D. in Social Work, so she knows about all the medications and stuff. I don't know. I managed to lose 55 pounds while on Lithium, so it's possible to be on these meds and lose weight, but I don't want to become preoccupied with it. I think it's the healthiest thing for me- the last thing I want is to go back to starving myself. I think that as long as I eat healthy, I should be good.
I'm marking my mood as "bad" since I haven't been sleeping, got into a huge rage episode last night and just generally feel sick. Last night I slept from sometime after 12:30 to before 6am, and then from 9:30 to 11am.
Food: Today I had some more potato salad, a peanut butter sandwich, a Big Mac (no fries or soda) and some homemade enchiladas with low-fat cheese and sauce. I wasn't planning on having the Big Mac, but Geo's dad brought us some food and I was hungry. I have drank over 60 ounces of water today, will probably finish the day at 75 ounces, and yesterday I drank 64 ounces of Gatorade alone (to help with the fluid loss from the diarrhea). I lost 5 pounds of stuff yesterday- fluids and "other". I'm not counting on that weight loss to stick around, since I'm just going to need to build up the fluid and stuff in my system again.
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