*sigh*

[JekyllHyde]

As my username announces, I have cyclothymia. It's similar to bipolar. I'm new to this site, yes, but I'm not afraid to get deep about myself.

Right now, I don't want to go to a nice family dinner for my brother's birthday at an awesome Japanese restaurant. I don't know why. I had a great day, I just got back from a youth group meeting...

This happens all the time! I don't go from manic to depressive, I go from angry to apathetic and I'm on meds and I actually try to work hard in therapy, so why do I still do this?

Just thought I'd share my feelings...thanks, it felt good.

 

[goldenviolet]

it's normal. meds help us. but we still need practice with managing skills. managing skills is two-fold. (1.) to manage through the circumstances. and (2.) using management techniques. we all have different coping skills, different needs, and different personalities. you need to (sounds like you are doing pretty good so far), keep surrounding yopurself with resources that support and teach you the specifics of what you need... then it's keeping a list handy when thinking is clouded; and learning to practice them, and practice staying on task with them. it teaches us to respond: so when you find something that gives you the ability to have an awesome response... then you've learned a different skill to manage.

check out this thread. and feel free to add things you do... Sticky: *~*~*~*...us Bipolar exsperts on managing skills...*~*~*~* (

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also: don't feel guilty for not 'handling trials in a picture perfect chistian manner'... lol. i'm sure there is no such thing. i just know that in the mist of trials, thorns, faults, questions, and even complaints and doubts: 100% love, mercy, grace, forgiveness, salvation, and adoration from God; for just being His, is an unconditional gift. ~ love dee

 

[JekyllHyde]

Thanx for the help--you make me feel really welcome!

 

[Alive again]

Hi and welcome! I hope to see you post more around the forum! I can so relate to the rapid switch in moods and that it makes absolutely no sense sometimes! Welcome to CF!

 

[JekyllHyde]

Thanx, I feel really comfortable in here. I've been going a little crazy mood-wise, especially cuz my eighteenth b-day is in 3 days and I don't know how I feel about it all.

 

[berry2000]

Hi welcome.

One of the biggest steps i ever made towards recovery was realizing i don't have to provide a reason, good or otherwise, to why i feel the way i do. I guess it was a part of accepting my illness. I feel the way i feel. Period. Then I could begin to apply coping skills, med's etc without all the blaming myself stuff.

 

[Alive again]

Hi welcome.

One of the biggest steps i ever made towards recovery was realizing i don't have to provide a reason, good or otherwise, to why i feel the way i do. I guess it was a part of accepting my illness. I feel the way i feel. Period. Then I could begin to apply coping skills, med's etc without all the blaming myself stuff.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to berry2000 again.


And HAPPY BIRTHDAY JekylHyde! Both my kids said 18 was an odd year, so excited to finally be 18, scary even, but then nothing really seemed to change all that much. . .Hope it is a stable and blessed day for you and that the year to come is one filled with peace, joy, hope and love!