[MkB22275]

I hate it when I wake up in the morning in a different mood than i did when i went to bed. I also hate when things are going good I always think something is going to go wrong to screw this day up. I use to think emotions like jealousy was a bad emotion to feel. I have some emotions know i cant even explain them or give them a name. The worst feeling of all is trying to do the best you can to control your emotions and you cant.

[caffeine_nerdiness]

Originally Posted by MkB22275

I hate it when I wake up in the morning in a different mood than i did when i went to bed. I also hate when things are going good I always think something is going to go wrong to screw this day up. I use to think emotions like jealousy was a bad emotion to feel. I have some emotions know i cant even explain them or give them a name. The worst feeling of all is trying to do the best you can to control your emotions and you cant.

Waking up in a different mood sets me off kilter too, which sometimes makes me want to just pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep. Fluctuating moods just aren't fun, and I totally get that 'this is just too perfect, something awful must be waiting around the corner' feeling. I think we have to be fair and patient with ourselves though, because honestly expecting one's self to turn an emotion off at will creates too much pressure. Nameless emotions are pretty distressing...especially when they're particularly visceral. But it's not wrong to feel. One thing you might try is planning a fail-safe reward system for yourself. I have certain things I know I'll be able to do at a particular time of day no matter what. Has to be something simple though that you could do from pretty much anywhere. I keep an art notebook, my favorite pens, and lollipops with me at all time for this very reason. If you can find some part of your life which you can control with pretty much absolute certainty, it might help just a bit. In essence, start creating some regularity in small stages first.

[tattoogirl33]

This is why I'm on a "mood stabilizer" although it doesn't work when I really NEEd it to. Like when I'm dealing with my boyfriend, of course my Therapist says he's my biggest trigger and it's a toxic relationship. And I agree with her 100%, but I stay with him for our son.. blah

Sorry I wasn't any help.

[jnt1989]

I totally know what u mean. I can wake up and be in a really good mood and actually feel "normal" and halfway through the day be in the worst mood ever, and sometimes be completely manic by that night... I hate it...
My moods switch a lot and it aggravates me, which makes it worse...
At one point my therapist thought maybe I had Borderline Personality Disorder, and at another point she thought maybe I was Bipolar. We're waiting on my records to be sent over from my previous psych and therapist to decide what to do next though...

It sucks But we will get through it

[needfixing]

are you getting a good night rest?

[bertieb]

Unless something special is planned, lately I wake up depressed and almost cry going to work and I don't know why. Once my day evolves into a couple hours of the usual work and routine I am ok. It has nothing to do with my job, I think maybe I'm just expecting more drama and fun from daily life than there is. Some people are happy go lucky and don't seem to ever have much on their mind. I'm always overthinking everything and worried or bored. Blah, I just want to be a little more simple and stop expecting life to be better or worse than it is!