Sharing my life with Ms Sophie (Bipolar II)

Have you been able to catch up on your sleep @Sophie1?

Yes feeling good today - Just having a green tea now then off to bed for me ... I’m proud of my self care this week I stopped when I needed to and worked when I needed to., something I don’t always get right ... how r u @Former-Member?

Gold star for you @Sophie1 😀.

Remaining relatively steady here.

Any relief in sight in the migraine front @Sophie1?

Hi @Former-Member has receded to a headache today with no nausea or light sensitivity ,.. we succeeded in getting a referral for an MRI tho which is good as we remembered when the migraines kicked off Ms S had a significant fall and hit head on edge of bath ... worth a check and also good to take scans to neurologist in jan ... she has been sleeping a lot tho ... not sure if genuine tired or depression or pain or medication ... how are you ?

Best to get things checked out @Sophie1, as you no doubt already know, when things aren't right medically, psych symptoms can worsen.

Hey Soph I have type 1, looks like a nice thread.

in bed most of the day =/ but hey its Sunday. All back on this week...

Hope your headache feels better soon

Hi @Former-Member .. my partner Ms S has Bipolar II, generalised anxiety and depression ... and as per recent thread she is struggling with a nasty headache and migraine coming and going for past couple of months ... we have been partners since 1997 when we met as students and fell in love ... feeling a bit sentimental tonight as reading an autobiography by a 9/11 widow .. ‘the alchemy of grief’ ... beautifully written And incredibly raw and honest ... anyway it’s late and I have an early start tomoz but thx for saying hi 🙂 look forward to chatting more :-)have a great Monday and I hope your week starts well

Does Ms S find Christmas stressful @Sophie1?

Hi @Former-Member

Ms S prefers to have as low key as possible Christmas but also yearns to be with her family at these times so we travel interstate every second year to have Christmas Eve with her family - and other years stay home and see my family ... the alternating between families has been an unbreakable rule for 21 yrs now and I think this routine at least is predictable and we don’t have anticipation over deciding what to do each year ... Ms S got us a little Christmas tree today as a surprise as if mentioned I nearly got one bit felt bad to spend $$ ... can’t wait to set it up together ... how does mr D cope at Christmas ?? Do you have a routine ?