It took me many years to find stability (thanks Geodon) so it precious to me. It has been 9 months without a Bipolar episode. If the PTSD wasn’t so bad life would be wonderful. I fought hard to get stable. Many, many meds trials, ECT, and rTMS to minimal effect. Now I will do anything that will help me stay stable: eat well, exercise, get outside in nature, yoga, meditation, distraction, and amongst other things, goal setting. Oh, and of course trying to keep to a strict sleep routine. I also hardly drink alcohol.

Frustratingly, my life now revolves around trying to stay stable. Still, it is worth it to avoid getting very unwell. Sometimes being good doesn’t stop episodes from coming but I’m sure it reduces the frequency.

In the end it was a med that saved me (Geodon). When severely mixed no self-care works for me outside of curling up in a ball to feel safe and cry it ou.