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Despite the cheesy title (good song though!) -- I’m going to open up here and be vulnerable a little bit. This may or may not be appropriate for this forum for Bipolar, but since it’s my diagnosis – I’d thought I’d share it here. I hope no one minds.
It’s a little difficult to talk about, but I often feel I am controlled by my emotions, instead of I control my emotions. Sadness will overwhelm me, or a verbal fight will trigger some of the most intense emotions of distress I’ve ever experienced in my life. They consume me. Negative emotions are some of the hardest to shake off. Anger resonates and ruminates (in a non-violent way; I’m not aggressive), fear is over-exaggerated, sadness leads into deep depressions etc. I don’t know how to control it, I feel ashamed of that. Emotions rise and fall but shouldn’t alter your state of mind for extended periods of time (or at least I feel that way). Do you guys experience this? I’ve just been doing some thinking and self-reflection and this concept has come to my mind. Just curious if others here have similar feelings.
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