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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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Apr 29, 2024 at 01:38 PM
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Probably when I was 16. I was really manic and crazy back then - all the drinking I did probably didn't help either.
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Monster on the Hill
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Apr 29, 2024 at 05:23 PM
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Not on meds now, but basically everything I tried in the past caused akathisia (all antipsychotics), DI (lithium), mania (every antidepressant ever), elevated liver enzymes (Depakote), severe allergic reaction (Tegretol), blurry vision (Lamictal), and benzos always made my dissociation worse and gave me the urge to take them all at once (and Valium gave me double vision).
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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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Apr 29, 2024 at 05:27 PM
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It would stop me from gaining weight! All these meds have blown me up like a whale, and I hate it.
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Apr 29, 2024 at 06:37 PM
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I’ve learned that no 2 manic episodes of mine quite look the same.
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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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Apr 29, 2024 at 07:38 PM
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No, not at all. I never liked smoking.
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Apr 29, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Difficult to concentrate when hypomanic .... for sure! When I'm depressed I don't feel like doing anything but I guess I can get there
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Apr 30, 2024 at 04:05 PM
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It varies between "Yeah, man, it is what it is. Whatever. I'll do whatever regardless and I'm sure things will end with something either happening or not happening," and "OMG WTF THIS IS HELL BUT THEN I'M GOING TO GO TO HELL AND IT'S GOING TO BE WORSE BUT WHAT IS THIS DUDE GOING TO DO WHY AM I SCREAMING IN MY HEAD IN RUN ON SENTENCES I THINK SOMEONE INJECTED ME WITH JET ENGINE FUEL AND I'LL NEVER BE RIGHT AGAIN"
What has helped you the most in coping with episodes when you find yourself in one? __________________ Live life for nothing but that sweet sweet melody. |
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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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Apr 30, 2024 at 04:07 PM
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Self-talk - definitely. Sometimes screaming it out, yelling it out, or just talking myself off of a ledge. Just calming myself down by talking it out -
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May 06, 2024 at 01:26 AM
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No. I only tell people when I get comfortable enough with them. I just told my small group from church this last week and I've known them for 18 months or so. I also accidentally told my pastor who I thought had left the building but that's ok; he's a good person and will be kind. I just didn't plan to tell him that way
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May 06, 2024 at 06:51 AM
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I use to work in Social Care... I was a Key Worker/Senior Support Worker for a charity who supported men in a challenging behaviour unit in a housing complex who all had Autism, Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. I worked there from Jan 07 until May 11 when I lost my job due to ill health.
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May 06, 2024 at 04:25 PM
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I go through phases. It used to be crunchy peanut butter (absolutely HAD to be crunchy), but now it's not even food it's just milk.
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May 06, 2024 at 04:50 PM
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The last few years,…Steady On
Good question, the same. What song is your personality __________________ Nammu …Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …... Desiderata Max Ehrmann |
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May 06, 2024 at 05:17 PM
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"Frustrated Incorporated" -- Soul Asylum. My ex-husband used to sing it to me on the long drive home from work when i was ranting about some workplace unpleasantness.
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May 06, 2024 at 07:21 PM
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Right now it's Sit Right Next to Me by Foster the People.
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May 10, 2024 at 05:12 PM
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Demons. Imagine Dragons.
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May 10, 2024 at 06:41 PM
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For bigger bands before that it was Front Line Assembly, Gary Numan, and Ministry. Same question. __________________ The darkest of nights is followed by the brightest of days.
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May 11, 2024 at 08:14 AM
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Godsmack and Extreme. The sound guy for Extreme suuuuuuucked and Sully straight up threw a bottle of tequila into the pit
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May 11, 2024 at 02:02 PM
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I drink a glass of decaff iced tea every day and sometimes a cup of herbal hot tea later. Iced tea is unsweetened and herbal tea is slightly sweetened.
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May 11, 2024 at 02:36 PM
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I missed it and I am so bummed! I heard there was an opportunity to see it again tonight, so I am going to try again.
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May 11, 2024 at 03:00 PM
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I've been depressed, at times severely, for at least 3 weeks. Getting better though: actually took a shower today and had a decent breakfast and lunch. Did a bit of tidying up too.
BPD going wild though, making an attempt at a relationship and it's bringing out a lot of that. Fear of abandonment+idealization+low self-worth=constantly wondering what they see in me->more fear of abandonment->some days catching myself saying some subtle stuff to see if they care or actually want to try, but also that probably lets them know I am afraid, insecure, and needy. Straight up PTSD sx (not the complex trauma stuff that overlaps with BPD) are practically non-existent. I think all I needed was to get away from the places and people that were traumatizing at some point prior to or at the time. Same Q. Including all comorbidities __________________ Live life for nothing but that sweet sweet melody. |
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