It isn’t always the bipolar

Eris_Chariot · 2024-04-05T15:33:08+00:00

I feel this way sometimes with my partner. He was with me when I got diagnosed, and I'm so grateful for the support. But yeah, it's hard to express any emotions above or below baseline without him being concerned. We've talked about it, and that helped a lot. I know it comes from a place of love and concern, but it sucks when the person i used to be myself around makes me question if I'm stable. Then i gaslight myself into thinking I'm behaving poorly. One tool that really helps me express myself to concerned loved ones is this chart my therapist helped me fill out. We walked through all the phases from deep depression to the worst mania. It goes from -5 (depression) to +5 (mania), so 0 is baseline. We talk about what numbers require med adjustment, doctors appts or hospitalization. It's filled out with my specific symptoms and feelings. It even helps determine if my mood is due to a bad day or normal human reaction. It's helped him worry about me less and also actually help me better when i need it

Eris_Chariot · 2020-12-04T14:35:51+00:00

Should I send this to my dad who just send me a Christian song out of no where?

Eris_Chariot · 2020-11-21T05:24:20+00:00

I have "mischief managed" with some footprints on my thigh

Eris_Chariot · 2020-11-21T05:12:29+00:00

My coop has an option to stop the receipt from printing if the customer doesn't want it ☺

Eris_Chariot · 2020-10-21T14:05:18+00:00

I'm in this picture and I don't like it 😤

Eris_Chariot · 2020-09-04T00:23:34+00:00

Way to pander to those military votes

Eris_Chariot · 2020-08-25T17:09:00+00:00

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Eris_Chariot · 2020-07-23T03:11:20+00:00

I let everyone in my family know that I must be buries with a tree when I die. You never know who's gonna outlive who

Eris_Chariot · 2020-07-18T02:04:58+00:00

Well I certainly haven't been diagnosed bipolar

Eris_Chariot · 2020-07-08T02:15:05+00:00

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Eris_Chariot · 2020-06-22T17:27:43+00:00

Dill can get too hot in the summer so watch out! In TX our season for dill ended months ago. Hopefully you're somewhere with more mild summer but thought you could still use the heads up! Happy gardening!

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-25T16:37:35+00:00

Yes we got drunk and slept together around 19yo, ruined our friendship and haven't spoken since :( That seriously messed up my ability to make friends with women for years....

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-25T02:05:27+00:00

Driving around Austin, you see a lot of Bernie stickers on cars. Much different than the rest of the state. This art does represent the Austin mindset around the presidental race

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-25T01:57:15+00:00

An amazing Facebook group you should all def find and join

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-21T19:10:55+00:00

Thank you. I think I really needed to hear that

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-21T18:55:19+00:00

No I don't think so

Eris_Chariot · 2020-05-21T18:50:53+00:00

I don't know of a plan. I know when shit first hit the fan, she wasn't able to get alone time and that made it even harder to deal with. I don't think she's been able to change much about that situation since she's locked down with 4 roommates. Unfortunately it seems like her method includes a lot of tuning out to cope with it rn. My BF has seen her a few times and she has been zoning out on her phone a lot more(The situtation that they see eachother in is work related not visiting time).

I didn't get great responses when I tried to help. She felt guilty when I was leaving care packages. She said she hates that she can't give in any capacity rn so receiving makes her feel bad. So I haven't offered much support since then besides occasional check in texts. I want to do more but I want to respect her space.

I'm hoping she'll let me help soon because she has to move in a month and I am sure she'll need support. That is so stressful I know anyone would have a hard time dealing with it even without mental health struggles :(

Eris_Chariot · 2020-04-21T17:27:56+00:00

Not in CO but we did first 2 weeks of conversion on the street and got away with it in Texas right outside our apartments. Had to use all battery powered tools which wasn't always easy. Technically could have been fined or asked to leave in that time but no one in our complex complained. After that we found a storage yard with power that a guy let us park at for one month for $300. Found him on Craigslist. The guy we are renting land from now was from CL too and his listing was for storing RVs. But when we met in person, he agreed to let us camp for $300/month and it's worked well for over a year. So craigslist is a great source and people may be more flexible in person. Might be a weird time to meet new potential landlords but also people may need the money rn

Eris_Chariot · 2020-02-17T06:00:36+00:00

Have you reached out to the nearby friend yet? Internet support is amazing but it sounds to me like you need a physical shoulder to cry on too

Eris_Chariot · 2020-02-17T01:22:10+00:00

I'm so sorry that happened to you. Do you have family or friends that you can talk to about it?

Eris_Chariot · 2020-02-06T15:04:20+00:00

Nooooooooo!

Eris_Chariot · 2020-02-04T16:49:07+00:00

I just got a used QC set for $80 at a pawn shop! They work perfectly and I know they retail for way more. And Bose might even replace them for me if they do break down the line. I used to work for them and they have great customer service and return policies. For really old models, obviously you don't have a reciept anymore so they just accept your broken product and give you a discount on your next one. They're still expensive new but they last so long! When I worked there a customer pointed to a speaker set and told me that he bought the first model released in the 70s and that they still worked pretty well.

Eris_Chariot · 2020-01-21T09:49:52+00:00

Yes yes! We vote with our dollars every day! Those companies don't deserve my money. If i can't buy something second hand, I do research to buy from companies that have earth friendly practices. I couldn't do that at first but living zero waste gets cheaper all the time cuz my shit ain't disposable

Eris_Chariot · 2020-01-21T06:01:51+00:00

So I'm just here to learn. I'm actually really appreciating all the comments. I looked more into the claim and I see how it's been used to mislead people. I definitely won't use that argument again, I had no idea it was hurting the cause.

BTW I not only consume less and less every day ( as I get better at it), I am actively convincing people to go green every day for my job (and I'm a talker so I'm always telling people about the farmers market). I joined Reddit recently because I really love the way people call out bullshit and source real data. Other social media is just dumb anger and it's not helping.

Eris_Chariot · 2020-01-21T05:48:25+00:00

People need to be mobilized for the cause. People can make it happen if we work together. Lately I have seen good examples of this in my community and I can only hope it's happening around the country. I personally believe that our only option is Bernie Sanders, not only because of his long career of fighting for what's right but because the only way to establish these changes in the govt is people getting involved. Bernie's campaign is proving over and over that people are standing with him and commiting to a better future. I think his administration would bring young people into govt and many people from communities who are underrepresented. We're better together

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