Hi @Olga
That's a heap of life changes - I'd find it hard to keep steady with all that going on.
some of the things I find helps when I know things are getting towards mania for me - I truly hope some of these help a little:
I'm not sure if you have any opportunity to go outside but going outside in 'normal' daylight (not super early, like ten am when the shadows are less dramatic) helps me. I try and pay attention to the sky and the earth and I makes me feel a bit more grounded.
I also try to eat - I always forget when I'm getting towards mania - if you also feel like that I have found a phone reminder to be really helpful. I keep the alarms not for early morning or late at night - one is at 10.30am to remind me to eat (because it's easier once my meds have kicked in for the day)
I try to eat some whole grains because I feel like they ground me - a piece of toast with cheese or vegemite etc is my go to. I usually like jams but when I'm getting manic sugar doesn't help. Also NOT lots of coffee (which sucks because I live on it 😂)
it's fantastic you have an appointment with your psychiatrist in two weeks. When I've got an appointment coming up, I try to start making a list of what I need to talk about so that I don't forget anything. When I'm get to my manic my memory just goes to crap. And things get so confusing that I always miss bits and pieces of symptoms/feelings/ideas when I get manic because I get quite confused about everything.
I really hope you're okay 🌸
I haven't really written down what I do to try and ward off mania before so I hope it's helpful or at least makes sense - I've had my night meds and I'm not running at full speed 🤦🏼♀️
Take care 🌼
edited because my original post said 'lots of coffee - definitely don't do that - my bad 🤦🏼♀️)
