I dont mind sharing at all. Mind you I sometimes venture off the beaten track. I do yoga, I do bikram at a studio and other types at home as well. I practice meditation, and mindful meditation. Even tho I deal with anorexia still I take my vitamins, and nutrients. I am still working on eating healthier and sufficient calories. When I am depressed I focus on things like "the secret" even if it sounds silly, it gets me focused on living instead of dying. I am always looking for ways to keep my perspective and outlook healthy.

My therapist once said to me, you know if you are not congruent you won't be fulfilled. If you look at my signature quote you will see the same idea. So I strive for that. I also use my spirituality as a tool for wellness. I work on it and expand it, try to implement it into my everyday life, which can be hard because I don't subscribe to any on religion. But I find peace in that.

All in all I think managing bipolar is caring for our whole being. I have found the best results when I use that approach. It's one our medical approach overlooks somewhat.

I do take lithium. I have taken it for seven years, I don't find a lot of relief from it. I get my liver and kidneys checked because of my meds. Everything looks good on paper. My doctor and dietician explained to me that because of my chronic malnutrition and starvation I have messed up my metabolism and hormones pretty good. So just like I don't metabolize food properly it goes the same for medication. I will either metabolize it much to fast or usually much to slow, because my body thinks it is constantly in starvation mode, which well it true. I'm not sure exactly how this all works, I'm no doctor that's for sure.

I grew up having night terrors, ouch I'm sorry to hear you are going through those as well. Mine have gradually decreases quite a bit. My PTSD symptoms have decreased big time, I did do therapy, not a lot mind you, but I put a lot of effort into the work. I worked through most of my issues, it was painful but worth it. I still have lingering symptoms tho. I really had to know that I am safe now and believe it. When I get anxious or triggered I slow myself down and remind myself exactly what and why it's happening.

Like with anxiety and panic, you're reptilian brain is kicking in sending you into fight or flight, chemicals are being released rapidly, I find the sooner I can interrupt the thoughts the quicker it ends. I remind myself of exactly what is happening, I used to have panic attacks that came out in the form of choking ( due to abuse ). Once I started to realize exactly why and how this was happening, I could stop the choking much sooner, also using deep breathing.

Ok sorry. I'm writing a book here now. I will post back to you with a few links tho, hopefully something might speak to you.