[ECHOES]

lol. Having a good week, following a couple of weeks of not good that began with a few days of intense distress and an emergency session. An a-ha moment resulted in a lifted mood. I don't expect it to last, because historically it doesn't. Just the way it is and figuring out the trigger and spiraling is what it's all about.
Anyway, talking about how I'm feeling and things I'm doing or looking forward to, somewhere in there T qualified something she said with ".. this week". She was serious, and I liked that she was acknowledging the cycle that is so frustrating, but we had a good laugh anyway. I don't know why I'm posting exactly.. I just really like that she accepts me and understands. It feels good.

Of course... that's this week. lol

I so understand this. I have bipolar disorder and rapid cycle. It seems like my mood is constantly in flux. One thing my t works on with me is how to catch these changes early and what to do when they do change. We laugh and roll our eyes about it too. It's frustrating, but you just have to deal, right?

[sunrise]

Originally Posted by ECHOES

I just really like that she accepts me and understands. It feels good.

It's so great to have someone like that in your life.

[BlueMoon6]

Wow! I have so much to say about this but I will use some restraint. I am not bipolar, I am BPD (I think you are, too, Echoes, am I wrong?) but I have cycles, too. The difference, as has been explained to me, is that my up or down is related to some event or some feeling or experience I had. It can be something so small and so subtle,even a passing thought, but I can have a brief (and sometimes not so brief) emotional emergency over it and then back to" baseline". Then some really good days because things go smoothly, marrigae going well, kids doing well, money OK, and Im feeling good. Then another emergency, money, kids and I spiral a bit down and on and on.
It IS very frustrating. And I think yoga and meditating and reading something grounding is helpful.

I really like that your T understands you and helps you to figure these ups and downs and all arounds and what the triggers are. I like that ftt focuses on triggers, too. It seems to be the key to something.

Want to share your ah-ha moment?

[pinkcorr]

Originally Posted by ECHOES

lol. Having a good week, following a couple of weeks of not good that began with a few days of intense distress and an emergency session. An a-ha moment resulted in a lifted mood. I don't expect it to last, because historically it doesn't. Just the way it is and figuring out the trigger and spiraling is what it's all about.
Anyway, talking about how I'm feeling and things I'm doing or looking forward to, somewhere in there T qualified something she said with ".. this week". She was serious, and I liked that she was acknowledging the cycle that is so frustrating, but we had a good laugh anyway. I don't know why I'm posting exactly.. I just really like that she accepts me and understands. It feels good.

Of course... that's this week. lol

Good to hear that you are having a good week

I can totally identify with the "this week" thing. What I've only learned recently is to really let myself dwell on the good days and the times when I really feel content, instead of easily dismissing them when things aren't so great. I find it very easy to dwell on the negative things. Its hard work huh?

[wonderingmary]

Originally Posted by ECHOES

lol. I just really like that she accepts me and understands. It feels good. l

Wow. That's great. I've given up on ever finding someone who understands me. Acceptance is all I hope for. Fortunately, my longtime partner accepts me (although it was a bit of a struggle for both of us), and he does actually understand me in some ways. But it's so good that he accepts even the parts he does not understand.