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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
I try to live in the moment. When I am feeling good, I do not worry about when the crash will come, even though I know it will. I just enjoy where I am at. When I am feeling bad, I do not live in the moment. I just try to accept that I am suffering right now but that it will change. It's very hard when I'm in a depression to remember that. What I struggle with most is asking for help. I hate asking for help when I need it. But during my last depressed episode, I decided to get over myself and do it. It was really a life or death situation. And I found a med that actually helped. So, mindfulness is really helpful, as is admitting when you can't do it on your own.
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Yes, it is very hard to ask for help when you need it.
Thanks for the advice. I will try it out. I think its a good idea to remind myself that change is constant and that its a good thing that I won't be stuck in the mood forever, because you really don't need to be stuck in one mood forever. If you were, you would never experience anything else and never be able to relate to anyone else. So I guess I just need to accept I have the mood swings and be at least thankful that I'm not stuck in the same mood all the time. My manic states are full of rage and aggression(except for one manic state I had). Then my depression gets so bad that they thought I had major depressive disorder at one point. So, I have to be on my meds to level things out in ways.
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