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10 Common MYTHS About Bipolar Disorder 1.) It’s all in my head. --I’m not looking for an excuse to explain my erratic behavior and racing thoughts on. This isn’t even something I wanted. I was told I have it and tried to deny it and prove them wrong only to be proven wrong myself and proving them right anyways...
2.) Bipolar disorder is another name for people with “mood swings” --I wish it was that easy... but no, it’s not even close. The mood swings are more severe, longer lasting, and they impact my ability to continually care for basic needs such as holding a job or showering daily. 3.) People with BiPolar disorder are all creative geniuses. --Not..true.. some of us are. some of us aren’t. My manic episodes start off as me thinking I’m going to do this big amazing thing and then starting it only to get about halfway through it and lose focus or drive and then I’m so tired I can’t even think of anything but that I want to finish what I started but I’m so tired that I can’t and so I don’t... I don’t NOT do it because I won’t want to.. I don’t because I physically can’t talk my arms into moving, or I can’t get my legs to go to the spot or get in the shower and then I have to tell myself how horrible I am because I can’t even do this simple basic necessity...
4.) People with BiPolar switch back and forth from mania to depression all the time, or are ill all of the time. --Nope. In fact, my manic episodes can last for up to a week and go away with no warning... or I can go weeks or even months appearing and BEING fully functioning without a symptom and then all of a sudden.... bam... I’m so down that I can’t figure out what day of the week it is.
5.) People with BiPolar feel great and happy when they’re manic. --For some people, the mania is a feel good thing. It can FEEL like a happy UP time.. because you’re manic. But this is not a one size fits all diagnosis for a one size fits all disease. This is something that is different for each person. It’s easy to feel euphoric during a manic cycle for some, but for others it can be chaotic and mixed. I have been manic AND depressed at the same time. I have to get up and do something but I’m so depressed that I don’t see why I’m alive so I have to find things to fill the void. So I become hyper sexual or take unnecessary risks and purchase things I can’t and shouldn’t buy or afford because all I can see is the right now and the here and now are all I can focus on. But then when I come down, it’s like the depression or mood stayed the same, but the energy and drive went away so I’m down down down all over again but worse than a normal day. Some peoples’ mania can be explosive anger or abusive outbursts. Others can be one panic attack into another and another into another and you become so paranoid that the people across the street walking their dog must be watching you because they stopped for more than a second and what kind of person does that(going a million miles a second through your head) or insomnia for days on end... it’s not pretty or fun.
6.) Recovery isn’t possible. --This is not true.. With the correct treatment plan and help and sometimes, yes,.. even medication regimen.. BiPolar is manageable and can be lived with in a healthy way. You can have months and months where you’re symptom free not because you aren’t BiPolar... but because your treatment and mind over matter are stronger than your diagnosis and you are handling it in a healthy way. Comprehensive care is key. This means counseling, therapy, medication, diet and lifestyle changes and even sometimes, a change in who you hang out with. Some people aren’t good for your mental health and need to be cut free. If they aren’y helping your healthy changes, then they need to be let go. Getting enough sunlight, getting regular exercise, eating better, taking our meds daily and even though this may seem easy for those without BiPolar, it’s hard for us who have it. Some days I’m great. diet...check, take my meds...check, went for my walk...check, made sure I got sleep...check, kept record of my foods and didn’t skip breakfast...check. But others, this is impossible to where I’ll get 4 days in and realize I haven’t slept and don’t remember the last time I ate was and if I took my meds last night. Recovery is possible, but it is an every..single..day..hard..mindful..lifetime exercise.
7.) Manic Depression is different from BiPolar Disorder --Wrong.. It’s the exact same thing but with a new name because they learned more things about BiPolar and decided that simply calling it Manic Depression wasn’t enough. There are many types of BiPolar disorder and Manic Depression is just a blanket term used before the psychologists truly understood BiPolar or knew there were different types...
8.) Once BiPolar is under control, we don’t need to take medications anymore. --This, as outlined in number 6 above, is wrong as well.. BiPolar episodes can last for days, weeks, months, or even years in some. So to say that we are better now and don’t need meds is wrong. The reason we are better is because of our meds and if we stop taking them, the bad stuff comes rushing back and most times at a lightning speed never before witnessed and we become worse and worse each time. Many people believe they only need to take their meds on bad days and this is not true. In order to have continuous good days we need to continually take our meds to balance out our brain’s neurons and keep everything level. It would be amazing if we never had to take our meds again once we were better.. but the truth is, it’ll never be better.. it’s just how managed your BiPolar is with medication(s). Rising cost of meds, the medication roulette our doctors put us through trying to find the right medication or mixture of medications it’s going to take to regulate our moods and the chemicals in our brains. The constantly changing side effects and regulating to new meds if your body adapts to the medication.. it’s tiring,. it really is... but if we were to stop taking the meds once we thought we were better... we would relapse and like any other disease, would have to reap some pretty horrible consequences.
9.) Children can’t have BiPolar OR You can’t be diagnosed until you’re 18 years old. --While it’s hard to tell the difference between BiPolar symptoms and age appropriate mood swings as well as hard to diagnose, but children as young as 6 yrs old have been diagnosed. You just have to look harder and examine a lot more in depth because an improper diagnosis can cause harm if you improperly medicate an adolescent for BiPolar, but it IS possible and is DOES happen.
and finally...
10.) There’s a test for BiPolar. --No, there’s not... there are symptoms displayed and when a professional is vigilant in seeing the symptoms for what they are, they can all be put together to show BiPolar and it MUST be diagnosed by a professional.
Being BiPolar is not a fun thing to walk around telling people that you are or laughing off and joking around about.... It is a real, sometimes painful thing that a lot of people suffer from daily.
(via What To Do If You Think Someone Might Have Bipolar Disorder)
Hope a 4-letter word which means transformation. How understanding trigger points by re-defining situations have helped me decrease my manic episodes.
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This is a daily sheet planner made by me with inspiration from a few planners I saw in multiple Google Searches while looking for a planner I could like and still maintain and follow easily. Feel free to follow this link and download my weekly printable calendar to help you get organized! It starts on Monday and ends on Sunday, if you need that edited, let me know! I’ll post a different variation if you need. :)
For those of us who fell off the wagon and need a little reminder that this exists. I will have the 2019 monthly calendars out soon so be on the lookout!
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Sometimes, I get to thinking..
Sometimes I get to thinking that I should really do my homework, while it's early... ya know? But then I realize I can't because I have housework to do, or dinner to cook, so I will start on cleaning and then move on to deciding where to start.. I usually start with the dishes because they seem simpler and less time consuming, but then I realize I have 6 white bowls, but only 4 are in the sink, so I have to hunt down the other 2, because... I must.. So I go out venturing to see if I can find the other 2 bowls, right? Well, on the way through I find a dirty sock, which aggravates me because I swear I told my child to pick this up... but no matter, I pick it up because it must be done. Then I realize there's a towel on the chair and a shirt on the table, and grab those too, I then start thinking that I wonder if there's any more dirty laundry in the house, maybe I can start a load of laundry.. that's pretty simple right? Well, then I go searching for laundry to see my daughter's room is a horrible mess, so I start picking it up because it's easier than arguing with her about picking it up herself. I find in there, a remote control that doesn't belong there and go to take it to where it belongs and stumble upon a bottle of shampoo in the hallway that I meant to put in the cabinet days ago but forgot to, so I grab the bottle of shampoo since I now have to pee and go in the bathroom to do that. Meanwhile I still have clothes in my hands that I've gathered and am not putting away the shampoo, but while in the bathroom I realize the toilet is in DIRE need of a scrub. Well, it won't take too long, I'll just scrub it real quick. Oh, and the tub and sink too... because I'm here... so why not...right? Then I go to sweep or mop and realize the broom is upstairs but the dustpan is downstairs. No problem, I tell myself... I'll just sweep everything into a pile and then when I go to do the laundry, I'll come back up and sweep the pile into the dustpan and be done with it. But then I spot a spoon in the boys' room and go in there and HOLY LAUNDRY! it's everywhere! So, I start picking up the mess, deciding what's dirty and clean is near impossible, but I do it and find a juice pouch and a WHITE BOWL! Well... I feel accomplished! I found the white bowl! wait... what was I doing? oh yeah. laundry... gotta put a load in the laundry... finish putting away the boys' mess and sweep and pick up the toys and make the beds and then I move to go downstairs and realize there is poop on the wall... yep;... poop.... SO, I MUST clean that because GROSS! so I'm scrubbing and get that done and feel gross and go to wash my hands in the bathroom... I see that I never remembered to rinse out the tub and trip on the trash I swept.. So now I have to pick it back up and try using my hands as a dustpan but that doesn't work well, so I go back to my original plan and decide to come back with a dustpan. Get downstairs to realize I left the clothes upstairs I was going to wash, but I have the bowl! So, I decide I'm going to wash the dishes I can find and find the bowl later, but then the phone rings and I cant wash dishes and talk because the water is too loud and I constantly worry about dropping my phone into the sink. So I wander the house for a while on the phone talking to the caller. When the call is done, I realize i's already 3 and I haven't pulled out anything for dinner yet! Then I go to the freezer to locate something for the dinner food and realize the inside of the fridge and freezer is gross and *sniff sniff* when did this expire. Oh no... time to clean this out... now... an hour later, everything is out of the fridge, the fridge is half cleaned, my kids are home and asking what's for dinner, I tell them to do homework and I'll tell them later. I continue cleaning out the fridge and then finally around 5 it's done. Meticulously and in the best order and the condiments left have been washed off and put back in and arranged so they'll all fit where they belong and the old things are in the trash can but the trash can is full so I decide I should change the trash bag and my husband walks in the door... looks around and asks.... "What did you do all day?" "Well," I tell him, "I washed dishes *points to the cold soapy water and dirty dishes* "and I did laundry, but the kids' rooms were a mess and then the bathroom was gross and I was going to make dinner but when I opened the fridge, I saw it was nasty so I started cleaning it." "So, nothing then?" He replies. "Well, no.. I did a lot.. of....every...thing..." I sulk as I look around to see that I haven't accomplished 100% of anything I started to do and now I have to find a quick/easy dinner because everything is frozen and I get frustrated... I feel tired and sad now. I'm thinking..... that maybe... I should just go lie down because I'm tired from all the work I did without accomplishing a thing and exhausted from the disappointment I see in his eyes because he doesn't understand that I tried to do a lot, but my brain .... got to thinking.....
6 Tips for High School and College Students with ADHD
1. Get Multiple Colored Pens & Highlighters for Lectures
For example, when your history teacher is lecturing on WWI, use a blue pen for information on Germany, then switch to green for Italy, red for Russia, purple for France, etc. Highlight dates in yellow, places in pink, and people in orange.
Not only are these good note-taking skills; the constant switching of pens forces your brain to pay attention and stay on track. So use any color-coded system you like that requires frequent exchanges. The constant motion helps keep your mind from wandering off. This is especially great with teachers or subjects you don’t find particularly interesting.
2. Get a White-Noise App
While having your favorite music or TV show playing while you work can sound like a good idea, it’s very distracting. But people with ADD or ADHD often have trouble working in complete silence as well.
I don’t remember who originally told me about these, but they are amazing. And there are dozens of free apps available. White noise music or tones create a simple, non-distracting background noise. It’s as if my brain has a few tracks running, and the white noise fills up the extra space while I focus on the one thing in front of me. .
3. Keep Suitable Snack On-Hand at all Times
Halfway through my day, my brain just starts to feel tired. And when my brain gets tired, it usually gets distracted much quicker.
It’s good to keep a few ADD-friendly snacks with you for these occasions. When your brain needs a little kick-start, just pull out a ziplock bag and discreetly have a quick snack. My usual assortment includes:
Almonds, pistachios, or peanuts (don’t take these into a nut-free school, but they are fine in a home where no one is allergic)
Dark chocolate
Pumpkin or Sunflower Seeds
Banana
Energy bites/bars with oatmeal, peanut butter, quinoa, chia, etc.
Babybel or string cheese (if you can keep it cold)
Berries
Avoid any high sugar or simple-carb snack during classes, and instead pack snacks high in protein, omega-3s, complex carbs, zinc, and iron. It sounds kind of daunting at first, but these nutrients are key to staying focused in class, and come in tons of different snacking foods.
4. Write it Down!
Keep a small (or large) notebook just for when random thoughts come up. So, when you’re in Chemistry and your brain bounces around and you remember that you have to email your counselor, need new highlighters from the store, or wonder if cats like peanut butter, just write it down immediately, then return your focus to Chemistry.
This way, you are not suppressing the way your mind works; you address each thought, momentarily deal with it, then return to what you were doing. Your brain eventually picks up on this pattern, and it becomes easier to control where your thoughts go. Just keep a running list, check it when you get home or to your dorm, and cross off each item once you deal with it.
5. Exercise Before Class, Not After
I know, I know, getting up earlier before classes is not fun. You would so much rather sleep in. But not that much time is needed– a quick 15 minute run will suffice! But check if your school has a morning class or club you can join. This ensures you get enough exercise and gives you more motivation to wake up.
If not, make up your own workout and tailor it to what you enjoy. Jogging, sprints, weight lifting, pilates, and circuits will all work. You can even create your own circuit in your dorm room- super easy! Write down how many laps/reps you plan to do ahead of time though; don’t just stop when you get a little tired.
Exercising releases chemicals in the brain- including neurotransmitters and dopamine, which improve focus. But this doesn’t really do you a lot of good if you wait to work out until after classes!
6. Find or Create a Space You Can Work In
Figure out what environment you need to study in. Whether it’s cleaning off your desk, emptying the wall in front of it, shutting the door, or putting your phone away. Try different things until you figure out what works. Most libraries have private study/work rooms that you can use, so take advantage of these!
Put away anything that is distracting. Turn on your white noise, and get to work. It’s best to work in 20-30 minute sessions, breaking to walk around or have a quick snack. During your breaks, do not scroll through your social media feed. No Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. When you scroll through the latest photos, recipes, and inspirational quotes, you brain won’t want to stop. You’ll crave it again in five minutes when you return to writing your paper, so just avoid it for now. More here: https://littlegreencloth.com/2016/10/17/6-tips-for-high-school-and-college-students-with-adhd/
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