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Originally Posted by pepper2009
.... I begin to feel depressed. If I need a break, a day just to sleep and recharge, I will take a day off work and not allow myself to feel guilty. Taking one day off is better than having an episode and being absent for two weeks.
I keep a pretty low profile life which helps avoid a lot of triggers. There will always be something that can set me off (up or down) but I think it through. Angry is still challenging for me. I try to take a step back and think: does this situation warrant the level of rage I feel? I use music to distract myself. I have a very eclectic library and usually find something that soothes my troubled mind.
Also, I enjoy writing. I don’t journal about my moods because that never worked for me. I didn’t like reliving on the page what I was already suffering from in my mind. I’ve written a few books (unpublished, purely for my enjoyment). It’s therapeutic to be in control of my characters lives and obstacles.
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My methods are pretty much the same except I'm no longer medicated. Well unless you count the 5 Ativans I've reluctantly taken in the past year
Nice to read about another member who seems to be living a bipolar friendly lifestyle and that it works well for them. That's how I look at it anyway, I do my best to live in harmony with my disorder, both of us have to live my life, its never going to be either or (unless I allow it to rule me or a cure is magically invented) so I do my best to make "space" for it. Just like in your examples of taking a day to sleep and recuperate, living a low profile life style, taking a day off work to prevent having to be absent for longer periods.... Basically its being mindful of your mental health needs and making appropriate concessions for them.
Ps. My anger is still a WIP as well, so far I have been able to confine my rages to my home, which is good enough for the moment.
I hope things continue to progress in such a positive manner for you.