Three Nasty Bipolar Disorder Symptoms that are not Mania and Depression!

 

Three bipolar disorder symptoms you probably think are a personal failing:

1. Inability to sit down and work like you know you should be able to and could do if only… you could sit down and work darn it!

2. Restlessness.. Nothing feels good. From chairs to people.

3. Lack of insight as to why I struggle so much in daily life.

Here is why this list is important. I HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS WHEN I’M NOT MANIC OR DEPRESSED.

I remember when I wanted to say that bipolar disorder was more than mania and depression and my publishing company said, Nope, it’s a mania and depression illness. We can’t say that the above are actually symptoms. They are a subset of mania and or depression.

Well, I know have ten more years of experience than when I wrote my book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder and now know for sure that we have baseline symptoms that are present when we are not manic or degreased. They

Here is how I over come these symptoms. I wrote Get it Done When You’re Depressed for #1. I use the tips daily. I still struggle, but at least I am able to do my foundational work very well. Coaching. Writing is my challenge.

The second symptom is also discussed in Get it Done and darn it, if it’s the last thing I do, I will figure this out. Diet and caffeine play a role here as does my surroundings.

Lack if insight. How do I deal with this? I remind myself that I have lack of insight. This doesn’t always give me insight, but it does let me go easier on myself.

Be kind to yourself Julie, Be Kind.

This is a complex illness- I call it the garbage pail illness as we have symptoms of ALL mental health disorders on any given day.

I believe in your and your ability to manage this illness. If I can write this post while crying due to a panic attack and then feel better simply from writing the post, it means that you can work and get on with life even when the bipolar is messing with your brain chemicals.

I will not stop until I have come up with a better plan for my life. I am close. I have come so far. If you are newly diagnosed, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder explains my plans. If you want a more advanced management system, especially if meds don’t give you enough relief, my Health Cards Treatment System for Bipolar Disorder is available on my website BipolarHappens.

I know, this is a long post. This is how I heal and make it through the day so that I can now do my email without crying.

You can get better! I can get better! Julie

My new book for kids has too characters named Wimple and Weejit. My illustrator, Kaytie Spellman must see inside my mind. This is exactly what they look like when they are messing with my brain chemicals. HEHE.

Julie

PS: Read the three symptoms again. Do you experience these during your daily life? What triggers them? How can you get help?

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