I keep saying thank you to everyone.
I am just awed by the amount of information on this forum. I do not feel so alone anymore. I have been stopping by here and reading and thinking and then reading some more. I have bipolar, have had a few hospitalizations for manic episodes also a few more manic episodes where I took off from my life. I am seeing as I read that I am not the only one with bipolar who feels the way I do. The lack of functioning that hits. The agoraphobia that comes. The anxiety. I don't know really what I'm trying to say. lol I want more information. I am learning new ways to deal with myself, my illness and my family. The things I struggle with most days. I try so hard to be normal, portray to everyone else that I am normal. These last few months I've been trying to accept that I have this disease. I think I need to work more on not trying to portray myself as normal but that of a person who is bipolar but doing her best to live her life symptom free? Here I thought I was doing pretty good about living with bipolar, I mean I'm not failing, I take my meds and eat pretty good and try to exercise and get sleep. I am learning here there is so much more I could be doing. When I get in my depression/non functioning times I just let that take over. I need to learn more coping skills. Can the person with the bubble bath idea give me a way to trick myself into doing the dishes????
I am really not doing well, issues at home. I have that foggy brain crap going on. The ability to concentrate has essentially flown out the window.
I just wanted to thank you, for the posts that have made me think and given me ideas on how to manage some of my symptoms.