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I'm really poor with keeping routines. I just can't keep a routine for the life of me!
I go to bed at different times, I wake up at different times, everything I do in the morning is different from the day before. I've heard that keeping a routine may reduce the risk of getting depression, or does it reduce the risk of hypo/mania too? I want my hypo/mania, but no depression. ![]() I think sometimes I get hypo/mania when my sleep schedule is all f***ed up. It kind of makes me NOT want to have a routine. I'm too addicted to hypo/mania. |
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I find that having some routine helps me function better, especially as far as taking meds are concerned.
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I'm completely the same Bluebicycle, im so not a routine person haha! I try but yeah routines definitely aint for me!
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I go to sleep at 11pm but that's the extent of my schedule.
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Dx: Me- SzA Husband- Bipolar 1 Daughter- mood disorder+ Comfortable broken and happy "So I don't know why I'm tongue tied At the wrong time when I need this."- P!nk My blog |
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I had a doctor explain why routines are very important. She'd explained that migraineurs, ppl with epilepsy and ppl with bipolar (and PTSD) have sensitive/sensitized brains. The sensitive brain types are more stable with routines, including routine meal times, etc.
I strive for routine even though I am not a routine type person anymore. I find keeping routines difficult now; yet, I keep trying. ![]() WC |
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I need routines. They provide structure, help to reduce my anxiety and keep me anchored in the here and now.
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BPII and GAD Currently On 600 mg trilipteral, 20 mg Celexa, and 80 mg Propranolol for tremors. Klonopin for anxiety, as needed, and 25 mg Seroquel nightly for sleep. |
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I have a few things I do as routines. For ex. I take my meds with breakfast and dinner. BUT I don't eat the same time every day! Breakfast: between 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. depending on my sleep schedule. Dinner between 5:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. depending on whether I go out in the evening or not. When I was a piano teacher, I made my own schedule, and kept to it depending on whether I had a huge depression crash or not. When depression hit, I'd call my mother and she'd call all my students for that day and say I was sick, which I was. That was before I had a dx or any meds. One of the reasons I could not work in The Great American [dysfunctional] Workplace was b/c of routines. Another was the workplace politics, and also being ordered to do things that were unethical, which I refused to do.
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My t keeps telling me I need to figure out a routine, otherwise my moods will just continue to roller coaster as it were. I know having a routine is good, but my life is so busy between working 50+ hours a week and going to school. It's no wonder my life is in shambles.
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Dx: BP2 and MDD Current meds: 100mg Wellbutrin; 200mg Lamictal; 400mg Seroquel at night; Xanax 1mg/PRN; 100mg/PRN Trazodone at night for insomnia Diagnosed in May 2016 |
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When I was working, I kept to a pretty decent schedule. I went to bed at the same time and woke up at the same time (when stable or not battling insomnia or hypo). I did my laundry on weekends and set out my outfits for the week. I grocery shopped once a week and planned the dinners I would cook for the week. The schedule was helpful and I think it contributed to having several years of relative stability. Then I became very sick, lost my job and my routine went down the drain. My stability has been more shaky since, and I don't know if it's because of my sickness or my lack of routine is making things worse. I've tried to get on a consistent routine because I'm told it's vital to wellness and I want to make sure I'm doing my part. I used to force myself to NEVER nap, even when I was so tired I felt I'd vomit from it. My quality of life sucked bad and I wanted to die. Now I sleep when I need to. It's not ideal, but it's nessessary for me at this time.
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I have a very intense schedule. I'm just very type-A and love having a schedule! I use Google Calendar to set mine up, I love how easy it is, I can have it on my computer and phone, and I get to pick the colors
![]() This might just be me, but having control over certain aspects of my life makes me feel like I can control my moods. Maybe it really does help control my mood. I think that was a big cause for my ED when I was younger. Now I express my need for control in healthier ways!
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