Anxiously Waiting for an Email Reply: Let People Move on Their Own Schedule

Emotions caused or exacerbated by bipolar disorder are often so uncomfortable we want others to help us feel better. For example, if you're waiting for an important email from someone- your intense obsession with the email will probably make you feel the other person has to answer in a certain amount of time and if they don't……

….this means they don't care about you.  

A solution is to make rules for yourself such as- I will never go after people before I know their intentions.  Or, say to yourself over and over again: "This is about bipolar disorder. Feeling extreme anxiety over the desire to get an emotional fix as soon as possible is my problem and not the problem of the other person. I have to learn to control this or I will ruin relationships."

No one will ever understand why on earth we would get ill while waiting for a simple email, [ Read More ]


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