What do you do when have bipolor disorder and having a bad few days.?!
Question: I have had a very hard week so far and the depression has set in. I would like to know how others was bipolor get through their bad days.
Answers: I have had a very hard week so far and the depression has set in. I would like to know how others was bipolor get through their bad days.
Well Depends really. Seems as if you are falling into the Manic Depressive stage of bi-polar mania. I'm not a big fan of medication but try talking to a psychiatrist about this. Some things that do help though is meditation, writing, just things to keep your mind off of going down hill. it's just a chemical imbalance so balance it out. What i always say
you need to go one medicine...then you won't have any "bad days"
i'm bipolar, and i have a lot of bad days. its hard. if i didnt have the responsibility of work and taking care of my boyfriend and cat, i dont think i would ever get out of bed. infact, i dont know how i do it. i often find that i want to do drugs, which is not what i want to do again. are you on meds? i often dont know if they help, but i'd rather be on them than w/o them. for 4days last wk, i was abnormally tired and sad. 4days later, i woke up and was ready to go. you just have to deal with it as it comes, but know that its not you being the problem, its you having a problem. hopefully you have people around u that understand.
sometimes it's helpful to get out of your house and go see family or friends. talking to others usually helps me on my bad days. it also helps if you exercise, try to exercise at least a little bit every day. meditation, keep a journal, eat healthy, get the right amount of sleep, exercise, take a multivitamin, connect with others. if you believe in God or higher power, i would suggest praying. and keep holding on. things will get better. good luck
It made me laugh when the guy said don't take medication because meditation and writing is better.
First off, it doesn't matter if you do those things, 75% chance it will get WORSE(that is if you are not a cyclothimiac). And I can't stress enough when I say you do not want to go through that. I went a whole year and a half before I fianlly realized there's something wrong with me....I ended up going through a mild (thankgod) psychosis break right before I was diagnosed....
I've read that is highly recommended for everyone with BPD to take medication because that chemical imbalance cannot be cured by freakin meditation. Medication balanaces it out.
So seriously, it doesn't matter what time you have. If you're type II, you'll become very depressed and possibly even suicidal...if you're like me and type I, then you'll end up going through psychosis most likely.
Go to a psych asap. Talk about lamictal. I take that and god its a life saver...no weight gain or side effects. Its meant for long term use unlike lithium...also a lottttt better than that in my opinion.
So please...go to the doc as soon as possible.20% of people who are bipolar do not take meds. 15% of them commit suicide.
I've been on lamictal for a year now.
I can honestly say, I'm very stable....and I've done it all on my own basically.
Call your psychiatrist and let them know you are relapsing so you can get a med adjustment
Try really hard not to sleep more than 9 or 10 hours. The longer you sleep, the worse it is.
Try really hard to get out for a 1/2 hour walk. Try to get more sunlight, including when you are indoors. I have a skylight in my house, and spend almost all my daylight hours in a room with a southern exposure.
Do some art or writing. It is comforting and expressive.
Spend more time with friends/family/pets
distract yourself with movies, gardening, crafts, sudoku, crosswords, a novel, etc. anything that occupies your mind and distracts you until the depression will pass.
Listen to HAPPY music. Play HAPPY videogames. Do the opposite of depression in every way.
These things really do help. I have chronic bipolar and always am in mixed moods, so I do these things. I am still alive despite never finding pills to help me, so they must work.
Good luck toyou. Bipolar can be real hell.
i feel your pain, i am having one of those weeks too. the meds don't seem to work too well anymore... but i am so anti-social lately that i have not even called my doc. honestly, i try and thank God every morning that i got out of bed and that i am still alive. i try to remember that it could be worse and that i'm not crazy. i don't have any sure-fire methods for this end of the rollercoaster. just breath i guess