
Reply: Sad friday daily post. May contain triggers.
Awe. I hope your kitty returns unharmed and happy.
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Reply: What To Do on Black Friday?
Watch movies is always a good way to distract from the temptation of shopping.
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The only football I like to watch is the Green Bay Packers. I'm from WI so I have to...
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Reply: Just wanted to talk out loud (or type, that is :)
Hello, I went a long time without being diagnosed correctly. Now that I am diagnosed...
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Hello,
I went a long time without being diagnosed correctly. Now that I am diagnosed correctly, I can learn how to deal with the ups and downs of this illness. I had no idea what was really going on with me and had no clue why I was not getting any better even with the meds. The answer was I was not on the right meds.
I can't say I have come to terms completely with my mental illness. For the most part I have, but I have times when I struggle with acceptance. Acceptance of mental illness partly comes from learning that you cannot change the fact that you have a mental illness, you can only learn how to manage it. I don't talk to many people outside of my therapist and doctor because it is hard for others to understand it when they have not experienced it. I'm not necessarily ashamed of it as much as it is just easier not to try to make people understand who do not really want to. One thing your loved ones can do is to go online and do a little research on the illness in question (such as bipolar). I have my times when I obsess over the illness and why I have it and all of that, but I try to focus on other more important things in my life like my daughter. Having the realization that you will not be able to change the fact that you have a mental illness will go a long way in helping to refocus your thoughts. Trying to find other things in your life that you can replace the obsessive thoughts with can help. Like cookie does crafts and I think there are others here as well that do crafts.View Thread
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I went a long time without being diagnosed correctly. Now that I am diagnosed correctly, I can learn how to deal with the ups and downs of this illness. I had no idea what was really going on with me and had no clue why I was not getting any better even with the meds. The answer was I was not on the right meds.
I can't say I have come to terms completely with my mental illness. For the most part I have, but I have times when I struggle with acceptance. Acceptance of mental illness partly comes from learning that you cannot change the fact that you have a mental illness, you can only learn how to manage it. I don't talk to many people outside of my therapist and doctor because it is hard for others to understand it when they have not experienced it. I'm not necessarily ashamed of it as much as it is just easier not to try to make people understand who do not really want to. One thing your loved ones can do is to go online and do a little research on the illness in question (such as bipolar). I have my times when I obsess over the illness and why I have it and all of that, but I try to focus on other more important things in my life like my daughter. Having the realization that you will not be able to change the fact that you have a mental illness will go a long way in helping to refocus your thoughts. Trying to find other things in your life that you can replace the obsessive thoughts with can help. Like cookie does crafts and I think there are others here as well that do crafts.View Thread
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Reply: Happy Turkey Day daily post. Main contain trigger...
Good evening everyone: Weather: A nice 59 degrees. Sleep: Good Mood: OK Plans: I...
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Good evening everyone:
Weather: A nice 59 degrees.
Sleep: Good
Mood: OK
Plans: I will be eating some yummy turkey real soon. Just staying home with the family for today.View Thread
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Weather: A nice 59 degrees.
Sleep: Good
Mood: OK
Plans: I will be eating some yummy turkey real soon. Just staying home with the family for today.View Thread
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Reply: Day before Thanksgiving daily post. May contain t...
Good evening everyone; Weather: nice, 60 degrees today. Sleep: Good Mood: Crabby ...
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Good evening everyone;
Weather: nice, 60 degrees today.
Sleep: Good
Mood: Crabby
Plans: I did a little Christmas shopping today. Online of course because I don't want to go into the stores. I am taking a new antidepressant that I've never heard of and it's making me not feel too well. Hopefully that will pass. Other than that, nothing today.View Thread
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Weather: nice, 60 degrees today.
Sleep: Good
Mood: Crabby
Plans: I did a little Christmas shopping today. Online of course because I don't want to go into the stores. I am taking a new antidepressant that I've never heard of and it's making me not feel too well. Hopefully that will pass. Other than that, nothing today.View Thread
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Reply: Cloudy Sunday daily post. Possible triggers.
Good evening; Weather: Not bad, 50's Sleep: Good, still tired Mood: Very irritable...
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Good evening;
Weather: Not bad, 50's
Sleep: Good, still tired
Mood: Very irritable and depressed
Plans: Didn't do much today. Went to Walgreens to get perscriptions, went to the grocery store to pick up some chicken and ice cream. I took a nap and am still tired. Didn't help with the irritability though. I can't stand it because everything is irritating me.View Thread
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Weather: Not bad, 50's
Sleep: Good, still tired
Mood: Very irritable and depressed
Plans: Didn't do much today. Went to Walgreens to get perscriptions, went to the grocery store to pick up some chicken and ice cream. I took a nap and am still tired. Didn't help with the irritability though. I can't stand it because everything is irritating me.View Thread
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Reply: Worn out Saturday daily post, possible triggers.
Good evening; Weather: Not too bad, 42 degrees Sleep: Too much Mood: Irritable ...
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Good evening;
Weather: Not too bad, 42 degrees
Sleep: Too much
Mood: Irritable
Plans: Did not do much today. Slept most of the afternoon. My nephews are over visiting right now so that is good. I was supposed to go to the store today but didn't feel like it. I was also supposed to do homework and did not do that. So I have not had a very productive day.View Thread
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Weather: Not too bad, 42 degrees
Sleep: Too much
Mood: Irritable
Plans: Did not do much today. Slept most of the afternoon. My nephews are over visiting right now so that is good. I was supposed to go to the store today but didn't feel like it. I was also supposed to do homework and did not do that. So I have not had a very productive day.View Thread
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Reply: Freaky Friday Daily/Evening Bipolar Post/ poss. tr...
Good evening: Weather: Cool Sleep: Good, too much Mood: Ok How do you feel: I...
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Good evening:
Weather: Cool
Sleep: Good, too much
Mood: Ok
How do you feel: I feel too tired to concentrate on anything even though I have been getting too much sleep.
Plans: Went to a therapy appt. today. I will be taking my mom to the store tonight. I hate grocery shopping. That's it.View Thread
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Weather: Cool
Sleep: Good, too much
Mood: Ok
How do you feel: I feel too tired to concentrate on anything even though I have been getting too much sleep.
Plans: Went to a therapy appt. today. I will be taking my mom to the store tonight. I hate grocery shopping. That's it.View Thread
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Reply: Should I be worried?
The best thing to do is to try to convince him to see a doctor. This way he can be...
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The best thing to do is to try to convince him to see a doctor. This way he can be properly evaluated for Bipolar or any other illness he may be suffering from. He can get a referral from his primary care doctor. Good luck.View Thread
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