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 [...]