Everyone around me knows when I'm constantly saying I'm bored it means I'm finally stable.

I'm so bored nothing is interesting to me. I don't feel much drive for anything. This is why I miss hypos.

Anybody else go through this and how do you deal with it?

I get you. When i'm manic everything is super interesting. But when i'm stable on mild depression i get so bored. I'm not working so the day is long. I manage to piece together a full day between hobbies and my dog but it's a challenge. I sleep and nap a lot. I don't mind because when i'm sleeping i'm not eating or spending money. I have nothing else to do so WTF.

[fingers1]

Originally Posted by Stargazer_1110

Everyone around me knows when I'm constantly saying I'm bored it means I'm finally stable.

I'm so bored nothing is interesting to me. I don't feel much drive for anything. This is why I miss hypos.

Anybody else go through this and how do you deal with it?

doesn't sound like your stable to me it sounds like winter depression.

Did you check out light therapy.

fingers1

[BipolarUnfiltered]

When I'm stable or "in the middle" as I call it, I often feel uninspired. Not so much lazy but just kind of doing what needs to be done (chores, parental responsibilities, etc). I guess this is what so-called normal people are like most of the time.

The middle is usually best for me as a husband and parent...but horrible professionally as I'm a writer. Even when im down I can still get inspired, it's just a different type of inspiration (like now).

[Nammu]

I haven't dealt with it well. I tend to do things that will set of the hypo manias...cause it's more interesting. The problem of course is controlling it, it's like letting a large adult lion out and expecting that it's not going to cause trouble. So if anyone here has an answer I'd like to hear it too.

Originally Posted by fingers1

doesn't sound like your stable to me it sounds like winter depression.

Did you check out light therapy.

fingers1

I may be slipping into a slight depression, but not really bad. I just started sleeping normally again so I don't want to mess with meds, thanks though.

[*Laurie*]

"Losing all your high and lows, ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?"....

Yeah, that feeling that we bipolars get when we're in what most others would call "normal" can be very challenging. When it happens to me I force myself to do something creative...just pick up my camera and take some pics, open my journal and write something...anything I can do to awaken my imaginative self and kind-of shake myself out of the "blah-in-the-middle" feeling.

[fingers1]

Try to do something you enjoy everday.

best of luck

fingers1

[butterflypower]

Boredom is middle ground? I've been pretty bored lately. I need to do some entertaining things!

[Pikku Myy]

Routine on daily activities helps me fight from being bored it forces me to focus on something else other than my thoughts. And I need strict routine every day. Add exorcise, you do have something to feel good about, like you at least accomplished these tasks.

[Skywalking]

Boredom is a depression thing for me, it's the worst, I feel for you if you're feeling that way when you're stable. Maybe introduce some variety to your life?

I do think I may have been taken too low. Ugh...It's so hard for me to find a middle ground. But I'm not gonna mess with my meds just yet, (I mean call the pdoc and have him mess with them.) I've only been getting good rest for not even a week. But I'm on high doses of zyprexa, trazadone and hydroxyzine for sleep. And now I'm on the full amount of an ms.

For me depression is just complete emptiness. But I am feeling that slightly. Ugh!

I'm just gonna ride it out I guess. I just wish I had more motivation...

Well I've really been over sleeping. That's kinda a comfort zone for me. It's time to cut back on the zyprexa. It was only supposed to be temporary. But I can't take all the over sleeping and hunger and being horribly bloated. I'm gonna cut back by 2.5 mgs.

I need to implement more coping skills. Can't rely on meds for everything.

I have my appt with the sleep apnea Dr. on Wednesday. I think that's part of my sleep problem anyway. So I'm gonna do my utmost best to not nap today...