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Old Apr 22, 2016, 12:39 AM
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I've been so focused lately on my mood cycling that I've been ignoring the fact that there are many things in my life that I'm unhappy about. I consider myself a generally happy person, but it sucks that it occurred to me today that I'm unhappy with my job (many aspects of it) and unhappy with my friends (lack of connections, nobody ever calls or initiates contact). I can't sleep because I keep thinking about it (I think I've worked myself up a bit into a dysphoric state).

I'm seeing my T tomorrow and I'm genuinely looking forward to talking to her about my concerns.
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 02:46 AM
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I hope your appointment tomorrow is fruitful and enlightening. Hugs and luck being sent your way.
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 03:43 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 03:55 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 10:42 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 02:36 PM
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After my appointment, my mind is still obsessing about my personality and how it seems to be causing me problems.

My T said if I want to switch jobs, I have a couple major good reasons, but if I expect my anxiety to go away, I'm kidding myself. My anxiety is due to perfectionism, people-pleasing, and my OCD. Thus, the obsessing about my personality. :-P

I know ultimately I can work on this. It will just be a journey of hard work. I wish I had more people to talk to about this. I don't want to be a drain by talking about my issues all of the time.

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Old Apr 22, 2016, 04:06 PM
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After my appointment, my mind is still obsessing about my personality and how it seems to be causing me problems.

My T said if I want to switch jobs, I have a couple major good reasons, but if I expect my anxiety to go away, I'm kidding myself. My anxiety is due to perfectionism, people-pleasing, and my OCD. Thus, the obsessing about my personality. :-P

I know ultimately I can work on this. It will just be a journey of hard work. I wish I had more people to talk to about this. I don't want to be a drain by talking about my issues all of the time.

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I kwym, I can't talk to my husband about most of my issues and it may just be paranoia, but I feel like almost everytime I tell a friend I am bp, they become more scarce in my life.
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 09:01 PM
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You are not the only one hope things start looking up for you.
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Old Apr 22, 2016, 09:27 PM
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I have no friends except for my husband...who works 12 hours a day and also goes to the gym. So it's just the kids and I. I love my kids to death, but I hate my lifestyle right now. I'm so lonely and I don't know if it's my bipolar but I always feel everyone I meet hates me already. I'm not your normal mom, I have tattoos and ride motorcycles, but I also am just not pretty like the other moms. My meds make me gain weight even though I work out every night. It sucks!
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