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Oct 06, 2018, 06:04 PM
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Have any of you given yourself a “deadline” (very literally) Like “If I’m still like this next year I don’t want to go on”?
I don’t know how I feel about it. My therapist says that it can be good as a coping mechanism, but ob the other hand I hate looking back on the last couple of years to see this is what I’ve been thinking. And still think. Will it ever stop? What kind of life is it anyway having these thoughts all the time...?
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Oct 06, 2018, 06:41 PM
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I can't see how that would be a good coping mechanism. What sort of thoughts do you get that are bothering you?
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Oct 06, 2018, 08:23 PM
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I have felt that way many times it’s just part of my unique bipolar soup, sucks
But ..... Bipolar always cycles so I look forward to that shift when I’m down and out. Silver lining deal
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Oct 06, 2018, 08:30 PM
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I know this feeling all too well I’ve been struggling with wanting to continue as well...
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Oct 06, 2018, 10:55 PM
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Give yourself a liveline instead.
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]Roses are red. Violets are blue.[ Look for the positive in the negative. PIRILON. If lemons fall from the sky, make lemonade. Unknown. Nothing stronger than habit. Victor Hugo. You are the slave of what you say, and the master of what you keep. Unknown. |
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Oct 07, 2018, 08:52 AM
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I've set age-related ones. The last major declaration of "absolutely won't" has been solidly passed. By taking it one day at a time. I'm in a good place and I truly did not think it would be so.
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| Anonymous46341, Sunflower123, Wild Coyote
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#7
Oct 07, 2018, 09:38 AM
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No, I never have. I do think you should work with your therapist to find healthier coping mechanisms.
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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 |
| Anonymous46341
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Oct 07, 2018, 10:53 AM
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I think that's an extremely bad idea. If I set deadlines I would been gone years ago. I'm happy to be alive. If I get really sick again, I'll know that it WILL eventually pass. To me, deadlines only create anxiety and heighten potential for tragedy. If your therapist really said that was a good idea, she's a bad and highly ignorant therapist. If you want, tell her I said so.
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Oct 07, 2018, 01:01 PM
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I agree this does not seem like a good idea. Setting dates to check in with yourself and how you are doing sounds like a fine idea, but not a deadline. Seems dangerous.
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