Ok, I'm worried --please help!

[tallyn75]

I've been up on a high for almost 2 weeks and I'm starting to fall again. I've been on medication for about 5 years, and it seems to do nothing. I can't go back to the hospital --I won't!! It's tearing up my family! What non-medication things can I do to keep from falling so far?

 

[mum24]

In my area there's a DBT group that I could join that meets several times a week and includes individual therapy. That might help if you could find something like that.

If you are seeing a counsellor or doctor or therapist, tell them what's going on and that you don't want to go to the hospital and ask them how they can support you. Maybe they can see you more often or they might have other helpful suggestions.

Other than that, pray, get others to pray... Try to sleep and eat well, avoid triggers, stay around positive influences, exercise, you know all the usual suggestions.

My heart goes out to you. I know the feeling.

Hugs

 

[Alive again]

Routine sleep and wake time have made a huge difference for me, fonding that I need a certain amount of hours of sleep (for me it was less than I thought 7.5 when I thought I needed 9 or 10)

Praying for you. We have missed you around the forum.

 

[tallyn75]

Thank you both for you're replies. I will do my utmost to implement these suggestions. A set bedtime is probably most difficult as my kids don't fall asleep easy. Also I could stand to lose a few pounds.


Tallyn
*listening to "Beautiful, Beautiful" by Francesca Battistelli