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Jul 11, 2022, 09:19 AM
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It has been a slow process but it seems the meds are beginning to work and I'm excited to get back to a life again but at the same time I'm terrified. What if it happens again?
What if I become so manic again that I lose control again? It was so bad. It nearly destroyed me and my life and my marriage and has taken me months to recover . I struggle to fill the days right now. I just really need to know it's possible to come back after you crash and burn.
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Jul 11, 2022, 06:14 PM
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Get back to things slowly and steadily. Don't jump back into crazy work weeks if that's where you were at before the episode. Maybe keep a mood journal or use an app to track your mood changes so that you catch an episode before it turns gnarly and your treatment team can get involved and hopefully nip it in the bud.
It's scary right now, but it's kinda like a car crash in that you're terrified to drive the car after the fact but after a while you build the confidence back. And you learn from the experience, like what your warning signs are and how your pdoc responds to a crisis and such.
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Jul 11, 2022, 07:19 PM
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I'm disabled but I used to make and sell jewelry and I did a lot of volunteering.
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Jul 11, 2022, 09:30 PM
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Crafting is such a great way to stay stable. So is physical activity that you like (as opposed to that you feel pressured to do).
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Jul 13, 2022, 02:53 PM
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Sending hugs. Good posts by MuddyBoots and Beth
 
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Jul 13, 2022, 07:12 PM
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It's possible to get stable and be able to function normally. I had a break in 2016 lasted a year now employed part time and living on disability. Do have difficult days or weeks but I'm making it.
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Jul 14, 2022, 09:34 AM
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Had a great session with my therapist yesterday that shed some light on why I'm so manic. We talked about the different sides of ourselves, like for me, the side of me that's the wounded child and then there are other sides, like the depressed side, the manic side, the OCD side, the CPTSD side, etc. All the other sides were created in my brain to protect the first side, the wounded child.
The problem is their attempts to rescue me are killing me.
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Jul 14, 2022, 09:52 AM
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