Sorry I can't respond to everyone, just too many posts here! @Blue_Bird I'm sorry about the kidney stone. That is awful. @Iloveanimals25 Very doable to come off clonazapam even with severe panic disorder. I have also found that when my mood is better, I don't panic as much so something to work on there. I know a SAD lamp definitely doesn't help everyone, but it really has helped me with both my depression & my anxiety. Or maybe my anxiety was helped by not being depressed. Either way I'll take it! The other thing that really has helped my anxiety more than I even thought possible was completely unplugging from the news and social media. I told H if there is not something I absolutely NEED to know like a freeze or hurricane coming my way, just don't tell me. It's too much.
As for me, I am having an awesome day! Beautiful warm weather today. Really great mood but not manic. Not doing anything crazy, and I slept well last night. I am still a bit worn out physically from all the drama with my washing machine yesterday, so I did a gentle pilates video this morning. Showered, ate breakfast, read with the SAD lamp and almost finished my book. I drew some, went to the library, drew some more. I got some much better colored pencils and oil pastels in the mail today, and I'm looking forward to trying them. I drew 3 pictures (all in the Creative Corner forum as always), coloring the giraffe took longer than you'd think, but I had fun doing it, that's the main thing 
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, anorexia, panic disorder, ADHD
Seroquel, Cymbalta, propanolol, buspirone, Trazodone, gabapentin, lamotrigine, hydroxyzine,
There's a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
--Leonard Cohen
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