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Originally Posted by SpasticBliss
Stress, for sure. It's the worst. Especially when something stressful is going on and I'm in limbo, like waiting for whatever it's going to take to end the stress. But it's weird. I'm Bipolar II with mixed states. So the stress can depress me, I start beating myself up for not being "normal" and just living life and not obsessing over the stress, I think that's always the initial reaction. THEN to get out of the depression I will either mix in some hypomanic tendencies, or I'll go full-on hypomanic. So, I think waiting is what triggers me. Waiting for a resolution to a problem, waiting on a phone call with news or an update, waiting for someone to show up. So, waiting=stress. Stress=hypomania and mixed states.
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HelloSpasticBliss, this is a really great description here. Thanks a lot. Sounds a lot like me. Electronics that don't work are a huge one for me. Waiting on the phone for some customer service person to help. Incompetent people on the customer service phones. I get totally, totally focused on the thing I need to work, then call or wait for a long time. That's a big form or stress for me. Netflix's DVD helpline has very limited hours, and is closed on Sundays. Netflix streaming number has better open hours. Also Netflix pays their streaming service people more than they do their DVD workers. This upsets me and I always complain to the rep about this and ask t hem to pass along my concerns and frustrations. Noise and frantic movement around me on the streets/sidewalk in the city where I live is another huge problem -- I freak out in my head, and sometimes on an open place in the sidewalk where there are not any people, I scream. The city is getting crowded. It's hard to walk down the sidewalk -- people all over the place - have to dodge them to get anyplace. I hate that, too. All this is relatively recent for me. Prior to 20 years ago these were serious problems; but meds for 20 years made them pretty much go away. I fell on the sidewalk due to unstable feet, about 2 months ago, and have been titrating up on lithium, off lamictal, and that's what's causing the problems now.