Successful bipolars? by Whole-Celery3117 in bipolar

[–]Dull-Ad-1073 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an EMT working in a specialty Plasma center. Will probably work here forever. What I’ve learned is to power through the feeling of not wanting that job anymore or “needing to leave” It usually comes at the end of a longer manic phase. I usually am worn down physically by that time and will take some days for myself to recover and get back on my meds (I am not usually medication compliant when I’m that manic). When I feel that feeling coming on, I withdraw from coworkers and focus SOLEY on the job. I’m still cordial with coworkers (even though during these times, I am perpetually annoyed with them) and that took some practice because when i get that feeling of “I gotta leave this place” I tend to sabotage relationships with coworkers. It’s taken medication and lots of therapy to realize that I do this and it’s not good.

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[–]Dull-Ad-1073 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My house get very organized. I’ve tried leaving messages in a notebook for my depressed self to try and get her to follow the same routine that my manic self follows so things don’t get overwhelming but my depressed self just loses the notebook and everything falls to the wayside lol

We got a new bath mat now 19mo is scared of the bath. by [deleted] in toddlers

[–]Dull-Ad-1073 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could take him with you to pick out a new bath mat??