Posts tagged ‘bi-polar’

March 3rd, 2009

Today…

 

  Sat, 28 Feb Sun, 1 Mar Mon, 2 Mar Tue, 3 Mar
Severe Significant impairment Not able to work        
Moderate Significant impairment Able to work        
Mild Without significant impairment        
NORMAL       *
Mild Without significant impairment *   *  
Moderate Significant impairment Able to work   *    
Severe Significant impairment Not able to work        

Have to admit it’s getting better. Read 2 sections of homework. Concentrated on not interrupting. Had to diffuse a heated conversation during a work WIP meeting. Did it by not giving it energy and referring back to the task at hand.

 

Felt very buoyant this morning. Got me a little worried that it would be a manic day but it turned out well. All-in-all, a good day.

March 2nd, 2009

The Mood Chart Attacks

Sounds almost like a 1984 compilation album.

 

Except that it’s not. I’ve going to a shrink for a few years now. He reckons I’m nearly bi-polar. I don’t know if he’s right or not. I just know that what I think is normal is a tad off-kilter with what it probably should be.

 

How self-indulgent. How ME. I mean, people with kids get off scott-free when it comes to this sort of things, don’t they. They just get on with things. Wish I could do the same. For the last few months I’ve been on Lexapro. Bad, bad, for me. Had to request something else. That something else came in the form of a recommendation for Lithium. Umm… sorry but didn’t Kurt Cobain tell us not to go there? So I’m back on the old Effexor. Maximum dose. We’ll see.

 

My therapist (as opposed to the shrink) has asked me to start charting my moods. So here it is for the last two days – the aim is closer to the green centre. Seriously, this does seem very self-indulgent.

 

  Sat, 28 Feb Sun, 1 Mar
Severe Significant impairment Not able to work    
Moderate Significant impairment Able to work    
Mild Without significant impairment    
NORMAL    
Mild Without significant impairment *  
Moderate Significant impairment Able to work   *
Severe Significant impairment Not able to work    

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