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I like having someone (can be a therapist, family member, partner) I trust who knows me at my baseline who can sound off if I'm too far up or down. Since loss of insight can definitely happen with mental illness, it's nice to have a perspective outside yourself.
That said, knowing how it feels when I'm on my way up or down helps me to act to address the mania or depression head on. Talk to my PsychNP, change meds or go to the hospital if it comes to that.
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"I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
-Litany Against Fear (Dune)
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