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creative_writerSenior Contributor
I have been struggling a lot lately with suicidal thoughts. It’s become a daily occurrence and it’s been really overwhelming to cope. I am safe right but having to fight this is very exhausting. I feel so trapped, I am tired of living in pain, fear and shame. I feel like a burden to people and unimportant.
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JynxModerator
@creative_writer I'm glad you're just keeping it really low-energy then. I wish I was in bed haha.
Sounds like something maybe worth chatting to your treating team/psych about? No shame in going back to something that was working.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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JynxModerator
In my opinion @creative_writer that's the whole point of medication - making it easier to cope with day-to-day, and give us the breathing room to then be able to start working on other stuff. Needing meds to cope is not weakness, and whilst maybe a long-term goal might be to no longer need them, that depends entirely on an individuals' situation - i.e. not needing meds does not have to be some goal everyone is striving for.
Sending big piles of hugs to you friend 💜
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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JynxModerator
Amazing the effect the seasons can have on us hey? Some of my friends with bipolar often state their mania can worsen in the hotter months, and Seasonal Affective Disorder is totally a thing.
Trauma can make us really reactive - acting like a faulty alarm system, pinging at the most minuscule things and making us feel like everyday things are a danger. That is a struggle that can be hard to explain, and even harder to live through/manage. Especially hard at times to try to explain to others - social anxiety is ROUGH. One of my favourite quotes is from (of all people, haha) Dr Seuss - "The people who mind don't matter, and the people who matter don't mind." Helped me start to work through some of my own anxieties, reminding myself that no one is ever judging me as harshly as I am.
Hope you're finding ways to keep cool today hey x
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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JynxModerator
@creative_writer look up 'hypomania' - might resonate? And yeah probably worth exploring with your psych hey. The more we know ourselves, the better we can find the right tools to help us grow. 😊💜
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
@JynxI have experienced pure hypomanic episodes in the past, never got to full blown mania before. But my symptoms have been strange lately, that I am wondering if I have become sensitive to experienced mixed mood states, ie., have both hypomanic and depressive episodes occur simultaneously. Maybe that’s why the PRN helps too, since it’s an antipsychotic that balances out mood.
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JynxModerator
@creative_writer could be - definitely worth exploring hey. I hope you find some answers on your path 💜
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SnowieSenior Contributor
@creative_writer hoping the day is improving for you 💗
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