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JessDee2085
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Posted 8/17/2021 4:08 PM (GMT -8)
New talent I did not want.... I am in a place where I now multi task emotions. I am either crying or on the verge of it and then in a split second I am super mad. It does not take much either. I have always been able to multi task but this is all new to me. I am on my meds and they are working as I have had med poop out before. Things are just crazy right now. Anyone do this?
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Tim Tam
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Posted 8/18/2021 8:49 AM (GMT -8)
You say your meds are working but that you spend your time either crying or super mad. I would say both signs of depression or bipolar. What was your state before you took your meds?
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Posted 8/18/2021 3:38 PM (GMT -8)
My state was all over, I was so depressed, manic and just wanted to give up. I have been stable and unstable over the years, and I am in a stable state. I have a lot of stress and my sleep pattern is off. I just hate to cry, I would rather pee myself in public honestly. Crying is not something I do very much. The anger I always have. I have never been violent, I have desire to be violent, just angry. It is just strange how my bipolar, depression and anxiety manifest themselves as I age.
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Tim Tam
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Posted 8/19/2021 8:28 AM (GMT -8)
You say you are in a stable state, which is very good. You said you had a lot of stress and mentioned in another post that "I am so sick of all of this fear mongering the media is doing. My anxiety and depression cannot keep dealing with this. I know it is deadly and we have the right to know, but so many mixed messages and lies to work through."

I think if we get our corvid shots and mask when around others we are going a long way to keep up with this issue. Washing our hands, using store supplied wipes at the grocery store to clean the basket handles, using the soap they supply to help keep our hands clean, are some other things I can think of, I'm sure there are others.

You say, "I have a lot of stress and my sleep pattern is off. I just hate to cry.... Crying is not something I do very much. The anger I always have...just angry. It is just strange how my bipolar, depression and anxiety manifest themselves as I age."

I cried one time in front of my psychiatrist and she said, "Aw, you're just depressed." So are you still depressed on your meds, and angry?

Oh, sleep. In addition to my meds,I take Melatonin from the health food store (grocery, drug store, net) and it helps me sleep. I also use a heating pad on low and it's warmth is like a child's teddy bear, it helps me sleep. Warm bath before bed time can help, as it expands the blood vessels, relaxes muscles and improves our disposition, it seems.
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JessDee2085
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Posted 8/19/2021 4:36 PM (GMT -8)
@Tim Tam,
My depression is hard to control, we are always adjusting and trying to figure it out. My sleep schedule plays a huge role, I am not worried about getting covid, I have had it and I have had the shots. I cannot wear a mask or use any sanitizers, mask due to my nasal spur, which will cause my nose too bleed, and sanitizers due to bleach allergies. So I wear a face shield. I am just so over the lies and fear mongering. No one can actually make up their minds on what we should do. No mask, 1 mask, 3 masks? Lockdowns, no lockdowns?


Melatonin does nothing for me at all, I have sleeping pills and I do take them, but they are helpful for 2 hours maybe 3 then I am fully awake again. I cannot take a bath as we do not have one. I have my blanket as a "teddy bear" type feeling for me, I sweat too much for anymore heat, lol

Crying is not something that I do. It makes my eyes hurt, it also makes sleep harder for me for some reason. Also right now it hurts my left cheek and side of my nose due to my nasal spur, again.

Sorry this was so long...
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JessDee2085
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Posted 8/19/2021 4:41 PM (GMT -8)
@Tim Tan my post before was supposed to say I do not want to be violent. I do not have those urges at all.

I am very open with my psychologist so I will of course let him know this month how I am feeling. I will see what he thinks.
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Tim Tam
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Posted 8/20/2021 9:09 AM (GMT -8)
You said, “I am just so over the lies and fear mongering. No one can actually make up their minds on what we should do. No mask, 1 mask, 3 masks? Lockdowns, no lockdowns?”

I think it’s confusing , also. For instance, on the anxiety forum, a mother said in effect, “The school system says we’re going to school this fall, and not require masks.”

I was concerned about that, also, and was wondering about home school, which would put a lot of pressure on parents who would actually have to teach their children at home. I can’t imagine how difficult that would be. So in a way, neither of those is really good.

Also, the “new” virus is coming on strong with a new vaccine supposed to be ready by September or some such time.

As for sleep, SuperDan from the Anxiety forum said about a year ago,
“Super dan’s recommendations for sleep and calm, from health food store.
(sleep rec. is melatonin, and valerian root together, called “knock-out” at wallgreen’s."

The difficulity might be that you said you aren't affected by Melatonin. But maybe in combo with Valerian Root it might be different.

Mayoclinic.org says, " Although valerian is thought to be fairly safe, side effects such as headache, dizziness, stomach problems or sleeplessness may occur." I think the part where it says valarian may be safe is key."

I've taken it before, as has Dan above, and we did not experience anything bad. Since you're you're meeting with your doctor, why don't you ask him?

As for a warm bath, how about a warm shower?

In addition to your religion, do you generally have a positive attitude that you can solve problems?
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JessDee2085
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Posted 8/21/2021 4:01 PM (GMT -8)
@Tim Tam
Homeschooling is not too hard as I home school my son and have for 3 years now. Although every parent and child is different. I will as my doctor about the valerian root with melatonin I speak with him Tuesday. My whole thing with masks is everyone I know that has gotten it has had a mask on and washed their hands all the time. So I see no point to the masks at all. Masks also keep bacteria close to the mouth and nose so people do get sick from just the mask. I do have my faith and a pretty good out look. I cannot change everything and I know that, but what I can change I do. What I cannot change I pray for the Lord to help change.
I do take a shower, but not nightly. I also will not be getting any booster shots or another vaccine for covi. The shots I have already gotten will already help reduce the virus should I get it again and I was not comfortable getting a new vaccine the first time around. So no more for me and that is a personal choice I do not discourge others from getting more shots at all.
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Tim Tam
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Posted 8/22/2021 9:19 AM (GMT -8)
JessDee: Glad you're going to ask your doctor about the "Knock Out" sleep aid of Valerian Root and Melatonin health food pills.

Also appreciate your comment on another forum about the positive attitude:

"Tim Tam is right though being positive is a big part of your state of mind. It is hard to get used to and get in the habit of doing but you can."

I had been negative all my life, grew up in a negative household, and didn't know it since it was in my unconscious. But I read a column in the newspaper and one of the main things I got from it was, she said, "If you go into a problem thinking you will solve it, it doubles your chances of solving the problem."

I realized, that's where I was making my mistake. I didn't think I could solve problems, which closed down my thinking to actually solving it, and had me looking for nothing but defeat, since that was what I told my brain to do.

But when i started thinking, "Think positive, think positive, think positive," right before I started to think about the problem, my brain opened up to finding a solution, and sooner or later it often did. And if not right then, with time passing and still thinking positive, it often did find a solution at a later time.

I found that information invaluable, and I feel guilty if I don't tell others about it.
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JessDee2085
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Posted 8/23/2021 1:03 PM (GMT -8)
@Tim Tam, No problem and to be honest I am not always positive, but I try to remind myself that I can solve all problems in my way. I also know that I may not personally be able to solve them, but my faith also tells me that God can always help me when I am having a rough go. I am a work in progress for sure.
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Tim Tam
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Posted 8/25/2021 9:27 AM (GMT -8)
JessDee: Glad you found a way to try and solve your problems. For most of my life, I had no way. I would constantly be asking others what to do as I realize now, I was seeking out a positive brain to overcome what turned out to be my negative brain. Having been raised in a negative house hold, and I had bipolar, I didn't know what else to do.

I was my own worst enemy. When I saw the column on being positive which said, going into a problem, already believe that you can solve it, before ever thinking about the problem (by saying to myself, "think positive, think positive, think positive"), it woke me up. In a sense, my mother was no longer my mother, instead, this kind, positive lady who wrote the column was my guiding light, and I clung to that.

I'm on my 25th anniversary of being positive. I consider it the luckiest thing that ever happened to me.
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Sometimes i am me (HT)...
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Posted 8/26/2021 11:27 PM (GMT -8)
Hi mate, keep strong, and know you are not alone.
Always one step at a time.
Strength in numbers my friend. HT
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UserANONYMOUS
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Posted 9/5/2021 4:42 PM (GMT -8)
Hey JessDee,

I too have ups and downs, and lately have felt like my emotions are out of control. Feel so many in a split second.

I hope you feel better.

UA
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Sometimes i am me (HT)...
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Posted 9/5/2021 8:33 PM (GMT -8)
Keep strong UA, here for ya, we care. HT
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