Bipolar Check-in #40

Okay, Fern, thanks very much. I will go try to make that all work.

Hope he shows up ! Can you call your mom ? She might have it written down somewhere?

Have a fantastic Thanksgiving

Sorry Abilify isn’t working out it’s very activating for some.

Hope you can get sleep on a regular basis

Hope your able to get things done..

I’ve had some things pop up as I go along , remember things , sone slightly off , for me it’s just a Bipolar hiccup I call them.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving

Ahhhhh so glad you got the plow guy squared away.

Enjoy your Slush

I went manic... Saw the pdoc at PHP today. She told me to stop the prozac. We raised it in the hospital, to the max dose for a day. I'm guessing she thinks that the prozac made me go manic... Don't know what her eventual plan is, but I'm scared to crash all the way down again. I know there's going to be a bit of a crash at least. I just hope it's not too bad.

Have a safe flight and enjoy being with your family

Everybody runs out of gas at least once and feels embarrassed lol

I agree writing a note to yourself is a great idea !! I should probably do that too, thank you for sharing this

What a boring day ! I did a bit of cleaning the made dinner which promptly came back up , ugh. No idea why ...just happens here and again.

It’s just my Husband and I for dinner so to hell with fixing a big meal tomorrow, I’m just making a pizza and call it a day.

Everyone have a fantastic Thanksgiving and remember wear stretch pants for the day

Boy am I grouchy today. My kid was an absolute terror. It was only a half day and he couldn’t keep it together. They stuck him in peer separation (like detention or in school suspension) for the whole ****ing day. However, the disciplinarian told him it would only be for one period, then told ME in the hallway that it was actually for the whole day. So now I’M the bad guy bc I have to tell the kid that no, it’s the whole day. So ****ed up. Don’t tell the kid it’s only for one period then expect me to break the news that it’s the whole day. I’m just an aide, I’m not in a position of authority. Ugh.

So time basically stopped moving bc we were all alone in a tiny room. AND he screamed at me for like an hour straight. Called me every name in the book. Lots of God, Jesus! And Jesus Christ! HELP ME WITH THIS WORK YOU’RE NOT HELPING ME GOD JESUS! Ugh. I was so over it.

But, I’m home now for four days. Thankfully. That’s what I’m thankful for this thanksgiving lol.

Have been super inspired and drew a lot today. been a little weird though. Feel super agitated and hearing some voices earlier. I've been praying though and trying to take my mind off it by using coping skills.

Spent time with some friends yesterday , I've been getting out a lot the past week.

I have so many ideas of things to draw, really glad I've gotten back into art the past year. It's so much fun

@~Christins: I did get some things done today, for a change. It felt good. Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, as mentioned above, I did get things done. I cleaned the kitchen, returned a purchase, did a little grocery shopping, had the car washed and began to detail it, and went to auto emissions testing facility. I still need to do the kitchen floor. That should be easy, as long as I can continue this momentum. I just got to the point of being really fed up with myself. I needed to get out and do something. This provided me the motivation to get in my car and go shopping. I did recently take my PM Amphetamine Salts (Adderal). So lets see if I can focus some more.

PS Boy these new headphones with a new music player are really good! I have been getting lost in my music. Not necessarily a good thing when I have things to do, My CC bill has substantially increased over this.

PPS My avatar came from software that aged my looks. If that is how I will turn out in my seventies, someone shoot me please. LOL

The slush was ok, I'm not much of a drinker. The pickled beets were better, much better. I love pickled beets.

I’m not a drinker, I just do not the taste. Maybe a super fruity with an umbrella drink maybe? Even then meh!

Oh lord beets ... my mother loved beets and had them practically every meal growing up. I loathed them but damn she put some on my plate everytime.

I finally told her when I was 9 maybe 10 ? that I hated them and she should eat them all herself. Well she slapped me across the face.. It was worth it though she never pushed a beet towards me again lol

Thank you, everyone, for your messages of condolence.

I'm part of a group that included friends of my friend that passed away and all day messages of condolence came in. She was loved by so many, just like my sister. My family and I will attend the funeral - even my mother is going to attend because she knew our friend for so long.

In other news, I'm up early again.

I'm using the time to research and write articles. I find a problem, find a solution, and write an article about it. It's often a tutorial that shows the reader how to solve the problem on their own, so lots of screenshots and explanations. All that takes time, and I have plenty of it these days.

I'm going to take Seroquel this weekend, that my pdoc prescribed. Hopefully, I'll sleep longer.

Wishing a pleasant Thanksgiving day to everyone here! I'm thankful that you all add much much to this lovely group. Everyone here!

Being on the gulf coast of Florida, along the sea, has a lovely advantage. Beautiful sunsets!

In my post above, I show the beauty of a sunset. I want to also show thanks for the beauty of the morning sunrise and it's figurative meaning. Five minutes ago:

Happy Thanksgiving to those of us in the U.S.!

Sorry for being MIA, but in general, I am hardly on the computer/internet at all now. Don't even care to check email. Avoiding Amazon & shopping though my daughter needs birthday and Christmas gifts as she is turning 12 Dec. 14. It's a difficult age to buy for, especially when she seems to just want to game on the computer or her iPad and has told us nothing she wants at all, and I know she wants physical presents to open. Not to mention I have 5 nieces & nephews to get gifts for, but if H doesn't shop for them, they are just getting money from me. I am working hard to avoid impulse shopping as it has put me on the verge of divorce more times than I can count. Lithium has really taken away all my urges to shop for anything.

Been doing OK lately. Had a few sad days but had some bad life events happen to me around this time of year as well.

H is now glad we delayed moving to Beaumont as there was a plant explosion close to the university there the early hours of yesterday morning and some evacuations in areas we'd considered moving to. He has a few formalities to pass through but then will become an associate professor (was a visiting one the last year) on the tenure track in industrial engineering.

We are spending Thanksgiving with my parents and aunts and uncles, a day trip, around a 1. 5 hr drive each way. I am disappointed my sisters won't be there though one lives in Dallas (5, 6 hr. drive depending) and just had ACL reconstruction on her knee while the other is going to her husband's family's Thanksgiving. But my grandmother will be at my parents' today. At 86, she is slowing down though she still insisted on making her dressing (best dressing ever) and gravy for today. She pretty much raised me before I started kindergarten, pretty much a 2nd mom to me, and I feel I need to spend time with her because it is precious. Want to try to remember to take a 4 generation photograph with her.

Surprisingly, I am not dreading Thanksgiving as much as I have in the past, even though the aunt I much dislike will be present. Hopefully, the day goes well. My daughter will miss her cousins, so I hope she is not too bored, but I do have an aunt and uncle who love playing board games, so if they start on that, I know my daughter will join in.

Gaining weight on lithium...not happy about that, but I also can't exercise much (not even walk around the block). I am having issues in my leg/hip/thigh stemming from an SI injury back when I was pregnant. I did get insurance approval for physical therapy, had the first session yesterday, 2 more weekly after that for 4 weeks, then a re-assessment. Have to go do my at-home PT exercises now. I have an appt. with my rheumatologist around Dec. 3, going to ask her to check things like thyroid, etc., since my psychiatrist seems unconcerned about it, and I mentioned it last session this past week but forgot to push it. He is happy about the weight gain as now I am low-normal, but I am not as I have weighed a certain weight my entire life as an adult (other than pregnancy), so it doesn't make me happy especially with the ED. Pdoc thinks it is lack of exercise from my leg pain, and I know he could be right.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans.

Feeling quite tired so far. Got up early and went back to bed for a couple more hours. Mood seems fairly stable this morning. No psychosis in more than a day, so, maybe making some progress there. No SI so far today, so, again, maybe a bit of progress.

Am making a big dinner just for me today. It will be fun. Made a nice apple tart last night for dessert today. It turned out pretty well. Will get out and ride in the cold and watch some football. That's about it.

Happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate.
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Watching the parade waiting for the dog show.

I go fetch mum around 2 then my daughter is bringing food. So about the time everyone starts heading to the stores we'll be eating.

Waaaiiiit,

I used to live there (well, started there, pretty much, and ended up in the cape before i moved) and I was at that beach every Friday, after a bit too much alcohol..now I live in the Netherlands (long but cute story? Love and such)

But anyway, upped my hours at work, not sure it's a good idea but things are going better since my last update. Didn't start EMDR yet and slowly getting off of lamictal and stopped taking my zaprexa

Going to dinner with my hubby in a bit, just to a normal restaurant. There used to be an expat Thanksgiving dinner in the area but they decided to suddenly stop doing it (the turnout was usually crazy high).

Anyway, things are good, I think.

I'm spending Thanksgiving with only a few family members at my mom's house. I am relieved it is not a big group, since that is too overwhelming. I am adjusting to my higher dose of medication, but still depressed. At least I am able to focus enough on the conversations around me to appear as if things are better than they really are. Just going through the motions, and distracting myself helps a little bit, although still challenging.

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving everyone who celebrates!

That sounds like a pretty special day to me! And please save me a piece of the apple tart! Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving!! I am grateful for my health, my life, and my family. I feel blessed to be alive and well. I am happy that I am not in the midst of any major problems. I just have to contend with my illness and hopefully be more independent in the future. I have not been psychotic for the past year and a half. I am doing quite well. I thank my family and my medication for being a lifesaver. I feel good!