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Originally Posted by musikcrazy
Special K
I definitely get where you are coming from. I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder after the birth of my first child and those first two years were hell. I struggled so much and then I would feel guilty about feeling the way I did. Some ideas I have is that you try and find time to excercise. Excercise made a huge difference for me. I work full time as well and it is hard to fit it in, but I cannot tell you enough what a difference it made for me. It is hard to get it in, but even if you have to do a thirty minute DVD after your baby has gone to bed it will make a difference. Second, I would try listening to some relaxing CD's in the car. There are CD's with deep breathing excercises that you could do on your commute. As far as your relationship with your hubbie, I so get you! We are still struggling (my daughter is four) and the best thing we have found is to make sure that we spend some time together apart from our daughter. It is difficult to fit in to our already busy schedules, but it does help. We also go to marriage counseling once a month and it has helped. Things definitely aren't perfect, but they are better. Is it possible for you to get your husband to take over the finances? That's a lot for you to handle with your job. You can do this! Keep posting and feel free to personal message me. Take care!
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I'll just reply again. I have nothing better to do. I want to exercise I do, I have no time. I tried getting up at 5:30am for a while to do my video but I was too exhausted & my muscles were all stiff. When I get home by the time my 1 year old goes to bed I am too tired to try. I don't get a break all day I just don't have the energy to work out at the end of the day. I would like to start jogging when it gets warm here in WA, its still pretty much winter. I'm from Southern California. BIG MISTAKE moving here.
It was an impulsive decision, thank you bipolar disorder! Now I am trapped here.
I'm open to the music in the car, I'll try. I tend to have so much energy it is actually frustrating for me to be calm. It takes mass efforts. This is why meditating is very hard for me. I literally can't stand to breath in & out over & over. I'm like are we done yet.
Our relationship needs that alone time. Since I commute just as much as I see my child awake I never want to sacrafice any of my time with her to do anything. Maybe thought once or twice a month won't kill me.
My husband can't take over the finances. He can't remember anything, I don't trust him to pay the bills on time. I forwarded him the budget when I told him I wanted him more involved & it took him weeks to look at it.
Thank you so much for your ideas! I'll check out what I can.
