Night Shift

@Jacques I had the same experience as @Mazarita. I am being treated for bipolar 1. Of course there is a lot we can do with self monitoring and self management but I find I stay much closer to the centre with the meds as well. I haven't had any psychosis at all since starting on meds for BP and as they were gradually adjusted and doses fine tuned things got better and better for me. Just be completely honest with your doctor about what you are going through and how you feel and be strong about asserting yourself if you want to.

Oh sorry i mean blood pressure, it is extremely high, so high i should have had a heart attack already, i am worried what they will find and say

Hang in there @Angels333 you will feel stronger again I'm sure. Sending you healing energy 🙂

@Angels333, it is hard to mentally and emotionally process such a blow to physical health at a young age. Be as gentle and kind to yourself as you can through this time. There may be some adjustments to your lifestyle needed. You are wise to think of your children at such a difficult time. I don't have children but I often think I am living for my partner, my mum, friends and anyone who would miss me if I was gone. Through darker times, thoughts like this can help us make it through.

@Jacques, doh, well just ignore our bipolar theme then. Sorry to hear you have high blood pressure. Maybe the medications will help with that? There is one I know of that can also help with anxiety, so maybe something good could come of it there as well?

@eth, glad you got some more solid sleep this morning. I know how much you need it. I was up until dawn after we chatted so surprised myself by getting up earlyish again to go to meditation. Even despite the headache, that part of the day was wonderful.

@Angels333 sometimes we give, sometimes we receive ... you need to focus on your needs right now and that's totally understood.

@Angels333

"Only in the darkness can you see the stars." - Martin Lther King Jn

Sounds like your kids are your stars ✨

@Jacques

“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

You can do it ! I hope we will soon hear that you feel much better.🎖

@eth

"The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind" – Caroline Myss

I hope you have a peaceful rest tonight 💤

@Shaz51

Here's one for you -

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on!" ~Author Unknown 📿

And one for me -

"It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line." ~Ashleigh Brilliant ❗️

And one for all of us -

"When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful." ~ Barbara Bloom

💖

I like this one @Jennifer_waugh -

"There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity". ~ Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, 1820 🎆