@creative_writer There often are hereditary factors in ND 😉. As I said, my GP is sure I have autism. And I’ve always felt my dad has a lot of autistic traits too and very much adhd traits. But he has learned masking techniques or behavioural modifications mostly. People just find him a odd socially and “always on the go” mentally and physically - unless he is hyper-focused that is! I don’t have the physical “on the go” (perhaps due to chronic fatigue?) but my brain is always-on but not as severely distracting and scattered as my dad!!
Oohh interactions between ADHD meds and bipolar! of course I don’t know much about it, but yeah I can see why being cautious about stimulants could be really sensible — I am assuming the risk of triggering a mania?
What is “typical” for bipolar in terms of episodes of depression/mania when on medication that was thought to be “fairly stable”? In terms of frequency and duration.
I don’t really have much to compare to, but I knew someone who would have really severe episodes of about a month and it would happen perhaps 1-2 times a year - but also depended on external stress factors too i think?
I’m glad you told pdoc and GP about the Monday episode of SH, so that they can be there to support you and know that you may need some extra check-in or support. 😍
Really proud that you can recognise the difference between having the thoughts/urges and also being able to ignore/resist acting on them 😊. I think this is a really key skill and can be so hard, so don’t sell yourself short with patting yourself on the back from me!! It’s been 20+ years since I engaged in SH, but I still get the urges really often - pretty much any time I am feeling overwhelmed or depressed or hopeless! I wish I didn’t, because it’s tiring to feel it and resist it. Apparently it’s also really common in autistic brains! …could explain why the urges never went away even when I stopped engaging in it and used alternative coping/expression methods.
