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Lightbulb Jul 09, 2020 at 04:37 PM
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e.g., My bipolar is about 95% controlled right now. The other 5% is me having some anxious breakthroughs. (I consider anxiety to be a part of bipolar.)
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God if I'm honest under 30% controlled if not lower. I'm on/off my meds so much I don't know what's stability and what's a lull in the mania. Like now I feel great mentally but it could be the fact I'm missing dosages of meds who knows.
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100% controlled, part medicine, part lifestyle and low stress

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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 05:35 PM
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Wow. 95-100 percent. Amazing.

I am not manic or psychotic, finally. Depression is about a 7 out of 10 today. Really rough.

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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 05:36 PM
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80%.
I still talk (shout) out loud to change what I'm thinking,
or remembering, which is worse. 70 years of memories.
Most of them bad.
I sometimes think I never did anything right.
At least, I don't remember those times.
OK, 75%.

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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 06:39 PM
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I would say my bipolar is about 90 percent controlled. I still suffer from occasional depression but nothing too serious.

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I'd have to stay 50-60% at this point. I'm having a rough patch.
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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 09:33 PM
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I guess I’m lucky enough to say 75-%. It could be better. I am a anxious wreck lately. And still feel bugs crawling but hey not depressed or manic!

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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 09:34 PM
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I’m currently stable so I would say 100% controlled. Although I would say that I’m stable on a slightly low mood.
My anxiety on the other hand is through the roof.

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Default Jul 09, 2020 at 09:38 PM
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Maybe max 30 %, I've been sleeping a lot lately . One reason I suspect is my body clock could be out of kilter. Specifically I get up in the middle of the night to surf the net, especially watching top ten amazing videos.
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I would say at least 90% controlled. This is the result of both lifestyle and medication.

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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 01:02 AM
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I don't know what percentage, but definitely not much. I feel like I have no control over my episodes at all, and medication-wise I don't really know what we're doing anymore, it's like we're on a wild goose chase to try and find the right meds.
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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 02:16 AM
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I've been at 90% for a while now, which makes me happy. That is my 100%. I've never known absolute normal. Even as a kid.

For the most part at this point in my life, I know how to moderate that pesky 10%.
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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 02:59 AM
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95% stable. Mostly attributable to medication, much to work in therapy.

If I de-stabilize it would likely be due to extreme anxiety and rumination, or loss of contact with my therapist.

Mostly, stability is upsides. The only downside is a feeling of flatness.

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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 09:51 AM
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not that controlled

I'm the first to admit: I am not good at controling my issues
my eating disorder, fibro, anxiety, it's all a giant mess really.. I really need to try better.
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I don't know what percentage, but definitely not much. I feel like I have no control over my episodes at all, and medication-wise I don't really know what we're doing anymore, it's like we're on a wild goose chase to try and find the right meds.
This is almost exactly my situation and how I feel. I guess the last time I felt anywhere around even 80ish percent was about a year ago. Reading all this, I feel like sorta a failure or something. More of a failure, I should say.

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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 10:51 AM
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Probably about 75% controlled at the moment. I’m having some slightly bad thoughts. Some slight anxiety. But I’m also not as bad as I was the past 4 days.

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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 07:39 PM
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@bluebicycle I love your discussion prompts!
60% controlled. I still have frequent cycles, but they are not as severe as they used to be 🥳

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Default Jul 10, 2020 at 08:26 PM
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I'd say about 30% under control because I've been really depressed for the past 3 years.

It was closer to 80% before.

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100% controlled, part medicine, part lifestyle and low stress
Ditto; all three in conjunction have been my magic bullet.

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