Open your mind to new ways of preventing future episodes. The mind holds infinite ideas and sensations at one time the ultimate computer the mind's thoughts travel with lightining speed through neurons which is seen in mania. Capturing those thoughts at times may be difficult but when you can channel your thoughts you can achieve calmness and relax your emotional state.
Think of stressors that trigger your moodswings and try to avoide them, find out your good times when you are not in the grip of a moodswing and try to capture the moment and revive the depressed mood or bring down your agitation to a more normal level.
Discuss with your doctor the side effects of your medication akathasia, sleepiness, lack of initiative and try new medications to control the side effects. Be honest with the doctor even if you feel that the high is good there will come a time when it will sour and your irritability and reckless behavior will win and you will lose control of the high.
Try practicing different cultural beliefs Buddism for one has practices for attaining patiece which every Bipolar knows is lost with a high practice the other cultures beliefrs without losing your own try to find a medium which is pleasant and meditate on it. This is possible and to still keep your own beliefs and Superior Power.
Return to your beliefs if you lave lost some of your faith. Religion is a medicine that never dies faith in your own Higher Power will be there with the hope that you may lose when the depression hits. Hold on to your God or Gods and let them heal you with your own faith whether it be prayer, laying on of hands or just reading a Bible minor miracles occur everyday and when you can focus on a single idea there is little chance for a barrage of ideas to take control.
Think of a phrase or pep talk that you can use to control the negativism of the depression, any thoughts that can get you out of the bed when severely depressed can bring you up and help you face the day . Whether it is to a workplace or just to make it through the hours of the day without letting your depression take control.
Keep a schedule that you do every day If you have to leave the house at 7am to be at work by 9 am then take a little time to be at work 5 minutes earlier and settle into the day's work relaxed without rushing to jump into the tasks envolved, Try not to travel with the rush hour traffic leave the house earlier enough so that the task of getting to work is not more stressful than the work at hand.
Stay on top of your moods and they cannot take control of your life Living Bipolar is just that finding ways to live a quality life with Bipolar disorder.
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