I was recently diagnosed with Cyclothymia. So now I am on lamictal and klonopin. I just started treatment, so I dk if it will help or not. Now that I have a diagnosis, I have been actively trying to understand it to cope better. However, I'm having trouble with extreme moods lately. I feel like I don't own my life or my choices, but are being dragged around by other forces. I feel like this is impeding my ability to make healthy life choices. I often drink or hook up with my friend not because its what I want to do, but because the alternative (sobbing in bed or not being able to sleep) is worse. How do I build the strength to suck it up and just deal with a crummy mood isread of runbing away from it?