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05/03/2008 08:57
cj227
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 Crying helps me relieve stress too...you have all of that pent up emotion..its s good way to get it all out without saying something you could regret. I like that 20 rule.
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05/05/2008 06:08
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 Don't you all wish that we could just cry on demand to relieve it all before it builds up and we just lose it? If only things were that easy!
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05/05/2008 06:15
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 Oh I wish I could cry that easily! But the tear ducts are all dried up it feels and even when I'm hurting inside and just want to let it all out I can't. It's a real depressing moment.

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05/05/2008 06:20
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 Hey, Carmen! Just been SUPER busy at work and with a terrible Terrible Two. Seriously, that kid throws such dramatic tantrums that I figure the neighbors think we're slaughtering a cat. I had her by myself all day on Saturday and ended up having to take a klonopin at 2 p.m. so that I wouldn't, in fact, actually kill her. Oy vey...

Otherwise, I've been upped to 100 mg of lamictal and am quite happy to say that I haven't had nearly the problems I did when I upped to 50 mg, so that's good. I'm still somewhat hypomanic now but it's doable. I also FINALLY (after a year's worth of trying, like, 100 fad diets) found a plan that works for me and I've lost a little bit of weight, which makes me feel good. (But boy, I can easily see how it would be easy for people like us to go overboard with it -- talk about a control issue!)

Anyway, how are YOU doing? Have your "days of rest" helped at all? I hope so!

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05/05/2008 06:22
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 AK, I know what you mean. I usually only cry when I'm frustrated or angry (how's that for healthy?!), so before I was diagnosed and found some other (healthier) techniques for managing stress, I'd pick a huge fight with my husband just to get it all out. Not consciously (usually), but still, that took a toll on our marriage. Ugh.

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05/05/2008 06:25
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 Yeah, I can only cry after a HUGE fight with my mom or sister. Then I feel bad for crying, like I'm taking pity on myself you know? But I know what you mean about subconsciously picking fights though. What healthy techniques did you find?
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05/05/2008 06:31
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 Well, some of it involves medication. (I take .5 mg of klonopin, which settles me down in the moment.) For long term stuff, I just try to think it through or write about it, if I can. Getting it "out there" in some form or another helps me to maybe see patterns in my thinking or indulge myself, like if I write about doing something, I'm less likely to do it. Does that make any sense? Other stuff is just focusing on trying to be healthy otherwise, like exercise (we're talking basic walking here, listening to my iPod, which is a great escape) and eating write. In other words, just try to refocus. The treatment for BP2s is both medication and cognitive behavior therapy. But CBT is basically just that--learning how to redirect your responses and thoughts from negative to positive ones. If you need help with that, see a therapist or I'm sure there's a billion books and online resources for it. It takes some work and lots of understanding from your loved ones, but it is doable. Always a work in progress, though!

Sherry
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05/05/2008 06:43
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I just started a new med, so we'll see how that goes. I do walk a lot, I heard exercise was good because it releases chemicals in your brain that make you happy. And I do love my iPod. I don't know anything about CBT but I will def look into it.
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05/05/2008 10:07
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 iPods rule, don't they?
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05/06/2008 03:45
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 When I cry at the drop of a pin, to me it is a warning that my meds are not working, generally have to go in for a adjustment, just had to have a new adjustment, and it wasn't a easy one, have had to cut back to 500mg till the body gets use to the higher level and then will move back up, don't have a ipod, but hubby just loves his MP3, holds several hours of music, he can update the songs off the computer, might have to get one for me too..
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