Sometimes I get very bothered by ongoing situations that happen in my life. Some have been in my personal life and some work related. It seems that when something is going on that I worry about how to fix I start to engage in unhealthy behavior. I begin to think about it so much, so often, and for so long it becomes overwhelming to me. The act of thinking about it takes over my life. I begin to get irritable, begin to suffer from insomnia, and my ability to care for myself dissipates. I have at many times when this goes on for awhile will begin to self-medication with alcohol. I sabotage myself this way. In the end, everything gets worked out mostly to my advantage; however, the road in which I take along the way really needs to change.

I need help to learn my warning signs for this destructive behavior. Furthermore, I need to develop coping skills for when this situation of my behavior begins that can turn it around. My behavior when something like this happens stems from my bipolar disorder.

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions for how I might identify these things? Is there some kind of process I can implement for myself to achieve this?