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I emailed three senators, cooked and baked a lot, did more exercise than usual, lost 1.5 lbs, signed up for an adult school class, helped people, attempted to train my parrot, did more dishes, didn't break anything, didn't interrupt my husband as much as usual, wrote a draft will, mostly filled out a Psychiatric Advance Directive, jotted down the name of an organization that offers volunteering...
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Family gatherings because I love being with my nieces.
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I do not currently use a mood tracker.
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No but she does an hour plus of therapy along with my usual therapy. Rare I know.
Does sleep hygiene help you? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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Curling up with my weighted blanket and hopefully a cat or 2.
Do you cry easily? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |
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I never cry. I think the last time was 15 years ago.
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i prefer it, and lately i have really vivid dreams, which is fun
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I barely exercise at all nowadays, and when my psychiatrist and therapists have mentioned it these past years, I have growled at them silently. It is one of the "self care" tasks I've struggled with most in recent years. Why? There are various reasons that are difficult to explain. Maybe someday I'll try. I haven't always been against exercise. Just the contrary. In my youth, I took up to 8 dance classes per week after school, and even exercised at home. [I was training to become a ballerina.] I was in the best shape of anyone in my class, or maybe even school. I continued exercise regularly into my 20s, at some points walking many miles per day. I could also dance at clubs and other dance venues for hours at a time, sometimes until 3 am when everyone else was mostly gone. I could have won dance marathons.
In my very early 30s, my friend and I trained for her annual Walk for MS events three to four days per week for months walking between 4 and 12 miles per day, after work and on weekends. Nowadays exercise is the occasional walk with my hubby, or just running numerous errands. What type of self care do you struggle with most, if any? |
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i struggle with most basic self care... i'm much better at showering than i used to be. i struggle to brush my teeth twice a day, keep my apartment clean, wash dishes, do laundry etc. i never do those stereotypical self care things like getting a massage.
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Death most days doesn't scare me, as it's going to happen. I am only a human and know it. I used to lay awake at night as a child thinking how to die and it was a sense of relief, but there's reason behind that found out along the way.. as an adult I think on it still, some days I worry I'll feel regret for not reaching my full potential before I leave this world, but in my heart I know I've tried most of this life.
I have a strong belief that people will move on as they should. What assists you with sleeping pattern disturbances ? __________________ "A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market." Charles Lamb
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Unfortunately, usually meds or a med change, sometimes a med change as far as sleep medications go, other times a med change for mania. I usually recognize the pattern of little sleep and hypomania, which always leads to full mania for me, and I don't want that because it does so much destruction to my life, so I usually address the sleep issue with the pdoc as soon as I can.
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Stress seems to be the biggest trigger, but I am still finding triggers so I guess I don't know them all.
What was your reaction to being diagnosed as bipolar? __________________ Generalized Anxiety Disorder Depression Symptoms of PTSD Trintellix 10mg once daily Buspar 10mg three times daily |
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Relief. It was a tough year before that diagnosis.
Have you ever made a lasting friendship in the hospital? __________________ Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1700 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 1.5 mg clonazepam., 50 mg Seroquel |