Recovering from Hypomania
Recovering from hypomania and fatigue. Need to relax, slow down, and heal.
Recovering from hypomania and fatigue. Need to relax, slow down, and heal.
Struggling with symptoms of hypomania
Living with bipolar is like walking on a tightrope, trying to maintain my balance, fearful of each step I take. As a young adult, I didn't understand what triggered my highs and lows. [...]
I wrote the following post last year. Still applies. Now I'm busy with caregiving. My responsibilities have grown. My focus has changed. Now I blog less about living with bipolar and more about [...]
Here is where I must admit defeat or acknowledge my limitations and sensitivity to social stimulation. I've been hypomanic since I began coming into the NAMI Orange County office to volunteer, and since [...]
So I've been busy, much busier than usual, in my real life, interacting with people in the flesh, which overstimulates me, so I haven't been reading and commenting on other blog posts like I [...]
My past experience has been that in the workplace I become overstimulated, that I take on too many responsibilities, overwork, and burn out. Taking care of my husband and son, as well as [...]
Or, is it just that I had iced tea yesterday with my lunch? Since I've been mildly hypomanic, I enrolled in my psychiatrist's therapy group to take a look at what happens to [...]
The name of the Meet-Up that I plan to attend, a writer's workshop, is "Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write." Can I do so? When overstimulated by social contact, I tend to talk, to [...]
Slowing it down, breaking it down into manageable bite-size tasks. Put off job search for now. Became overwhelmed. Feared hypomania, mixed episodes, and eventual hospitalization. Fear job taking over, not being able to [...]