Bipolar check in #73

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Originally Posted by bizi Happy mardi gras! bizi

Thank you Christina

And I’m sorry to hear about your Aunts diagnosis. I hope she gets good treatment that helps her, cancer is terrible my mom had leukemia, she was also a very heavy smoker since her early teenage years but didn’t get lung cancer somehow, she did have COPD (I think that’s what it’s called?) but I didn’t know about that until after she passed from the cancer. I’m sure the smoking didn’t help her general health.

Prayers for you and your family if that’s okay

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I am doing good today. I went to the coffee Social thing downstairs in the community room. There were a couple people down there so I sat down and drank a coffee and chatted a bit.

Then I took the bus to the grocery store. Got everything on my list except blueberries. I haven’t been able to find blueberries the past few times I’ve gone to the store. So I got raspberries instead. It’s just to put in my oatmeal that I sometimes have for breakfast.

I got salmon filets, fresh asparagus, Bella sliced mushrooms, yellow squash, onion, grape tomatoes, chopped kale, thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken breast filets, other fruits, cottage cheese, plain Greek yogurt, almond milk, lavender chamomile tea, seltzer water and a few other things.

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Ugh, it's going to get cold and windy today and!- get this - we have a chance of snow during the night on Wednesday/Thursday! If it snows it's not likely to stay on the ground for more than minutes, but it's fun to see the snowflakes fall. The last time it snowed here was in 2009. But when I was 14 years old it snowed and the snow really did stay on the grasses - 2 inches. That was exciting!

@Nammu did your suit arrive?

Ooh, I love lavender tea @Blue_Bird Yogi Tea makes one called Honey Lavender, it's divine. I bought some lavender yogurt made locally by a lavender farm nearby. I'm going to try it today.

My primary doctor was like your not giving the vitamin D enough time. It takes weeks to work. You might also have a B12 defiency too. You have some viral infection that antibiotics won't treat but steroids would help. So I'm putting you on Predisone for 5 days and also giving you a prescribed heartburn med. And I'm doing a complete metabolic blood count blood test.

Idk. He is never super friendly. I googled predisone and I'm not sure I want to take it. I have a pdoc appointment on Thursday and I'll ask him about it then because the possible mental health side effects sound scary even just being on it for 5 days. One of the possible side effects is like detachment from reality. Uhh, yeah I'm talking to my pdoc before I begin anything with a side effect like that.

Anyways I'm home now and I ate some of a berry salad for lunch which is the first thing I ate all day. I just feel worn out right now mainly. My doctor says I'm not malnourised so my therapist can go shove her poodle science. Although I do look skinny in pictures.

Yes it did, early! I already took the pants into the seamstress. They fit good in the hip, but the waist as usual is too big. And had to get them hemmed too. The jacket fits a bit big but I’ll wait with altering that until I have more time. I’m supposed to pick up the pants today at 4:30 but I’m not sure. There’s two storms coming though here and the first has already started. There’s supposed to be a lull tomorrow so I’m thinking I’ll go then.

@bluebird you did much better than I did shopping. I wanted salmon but they didn’t have any single packs. I picked up yogurt and marinated chicken breast, cilantro lime And frozen broccoli. The important thing was they had Pepsi 4 six packs for $13 so I could get that. I haven’t been into eating lately and when hungry just have half a bottle of soda. But I did get my cheese cubes that I eat with my meds.

So I’m all set for 3 days of storms. We’re expecting 12-22 inches. It depends on how the wind blows. I’m hoping it goes north, but it started already. Wasn’t supposed to start till after 4pm.

Sorry Nammu that you couldn’t find Salmon, I would share some with you if I could it’s frustrating when they don’t have what you want. I’m glad you were able to get some food though so you don’t have to go out in the storm

The cats today

😂 miss M is hilarious.

Happy mardi grass (not sure what it is but I've seen a few people ay it so i'm just joining in)

Oh, I'm glad your suit arrived in plenty of time @Nammu. Goodness, that's a lot of snow!

@Blue_Bird what a sweet pic. Yes, Miss M. is a riot

Ooh, this weird wild wind suddenly came, making that "woooo" noise. Weather is so intriguing, but if it's anything above or below 75-80 and sunny I get nervous, LOL. It's like What if a tree falls, What if the roof blows off, on and on.

Hi, it's Jane here again. I'm having a terrible time with my bipolar and would like to participate here again but i thought i'd better stick my toe in the water and take the temperature first.

@Nammu: So sorry for your loss of your mom. Losing a mom is especially hard because no one will ever love you like your mom did.

@Brentus: Belated Happy Birthday!

@Soupe du jour: Sorry to hear of your recent injuries and the incident with the hot sauce smashing. Good for you for pressing forward with your move to your new home. You encounter so many obstacles but overcome them with such perseverance!

@bizi: Happy Mardi Gras!

@Sunflower123: Sorry to hear of your pneumonia but glad to hear you are on the mend.

@*Beth*: Glad to hear your depression has passed.

Am tired but okay! It is good that the days have become longer. On that background (more light) I can feel a hope about having a better life soon (if I am clever to use my tools).

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Originally Posted by Rosi700 Am tired but okay! It is good that the days have become longer. On that background (more light) I can feel a hope about having a better life soon (if I am clever to use my tools).

I agree, with more daylight it's easier to feel hopeful. What are some of the tools you use, Rosi?

Hi @JaneOnceMore, I'm very glad to see you back. You've been missed! I'm sorry to read that you've been struggling with your bipolar disorder lately. I certainly wish to lend you some support. I know others do, too. Thanks for the positive wishes in regards to my upcoming new home. It's officially ours, but the renovations are still happening. We hope to be in at the end of March, though even then, more will be done on the house's exterior. We'll need to have curtains up right away . By the way, have you let your hair grow back? I remember you said you shaved it a while back. Why I ask is that a while back I had a shaved undercut of my hair. It was the first time ever done on me, and shocked me a little. In the end, I don't like it, so it's growing back. It's at an odd stage, though. It's rather curly, so it doesn't lay straight.

I was in a lot of pain last night because of my back. So much so that I skipped my Czech class, my husband gave me a long back rub with arnica, I took an Ativan, and even ended up sleeping on the sofa downstairs. The bed where we are is horrible. Luckily, I woke up feeling far less pain, but I still need to rest it more. I've already likely done too much today. It's hard to "keep me down", so to speak. I made a homemade chicken noodle soup (including the homemade chicken broth) and tabbouleh. We just unloaded a lot of groceries. My back is starting to hurt more now.

I bought myself a teeny bouquet of ***** willows. Feels like spring! [Add on: What should I have typed? "Kittywillows?"]

I've woken up feeling nauseous and hope I don't get sick since I take the majority of my daily meds first thing in the morning ughhghghghh

Hi Sunflower123, I'm sorry to read that your flu turned even worse...to pneumonia. That is concerning that you've had it in the past. I hope a pulmonologist can give you something (or at least advice) to prevent it in the future. Did you manage to get to your painting class?

Your family was good to show you that they care. It should be the case for all families. I'm sure that also helped you stay mentally well during that hard time.

]@janeoncemore; hello and welcome back

Soup, sorry about your back. I so hope your house is ready sooner. It will be nice to finally be home.

There’s a winter storm here so I slept late. I woke up early but turned over and went back to sleep. The neighbor man is out there with his snow blower plowing out the driveway!

I dreamed I lost mum. I was at a house on a lake and there were many geriatrics. Mum and I went to find one and she was hiding in a boat house. Mum disappeared and nobody was worried but me. I did find her but then lost her again. I was so sad when I woke up. It was like losing mum all over again.

Grrrrrr. I get this too (or used to) How can some people be so stupid and cruel?

I too hope those a holes feel ashamed of their rotten behaviour.

Been an "interesting" time sleep schedule-wise this week. Best way I can describe it is that it's like Dreamland didn't completely go away once I woke up, and I woke up multiple times in the night!

I heard voices, talking, whispering, laughing as I woke up in my empty house. Sometimes, vaguely human silhouettes danced in front of my eyes.

Sleep deprivation will do that to you. I really want some sleep!

The wedding date has been chosen! March 16,2024!

Oh, nice. I hope it’s the perfect day for you both.

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Originally Posted by Nammu ]... I dreamed I lost mum. I was at a house on a lake and there were many geriatrics. Mum and I went to find one and she was hiding in a boat house. Mum disappeared and nobody was worried but me. I did find her but then lost her again. I was so sad when I woke up. It was like losing mum all over again.

I'm sorry, Nammu. That sounds like a very sad dream. But I will say that in a strange way, I believe it's healthy, because your mind is processing the grief you're feeling. I hope that makes sense and doesn't sound insensitive.

I used to dream about my dad a lot, after he passed. I haven't dreamt of him in such a long time, but I wish I would.

That is a lovely date for a wedding @HALLIEBETH87. Just as spring begins.

Welcome back @JaneOnceMore.

Not insensitive at all. I believe the same thing. The dream was about letting go. Logically I know mum is better off now. Those last 6 months were hard for her as she couldn’t really do her word puzzles or read much because her eyes were bothering her. But emotionally it’s hard. At first it was like I was still waiting for her to come home, but I saw her everyday she was in the hospital and nursing home. Then I didn’t see her. So the reality settled slowly over me.

It was sad, but also a great comfort.