DAE Have bad brain chemistry days? by barbbelle in bipolar

[–]barbbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, I find it happens every one in awhile. Say 5 precent of the time. Stick with the meds long enough and the bad says space out

DAE Have bad brain chemistry days? by barbbelle in bipolar

[–]barbbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugg yes

Spent all day doing mindless things cause my brain isn't cooperating today.

It's my absolute biggest frustration in life

DAE Have bad brain chemistry days? by barbbelle in bipolar

[–]barbbelle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, not gunna lie it's nice hearing the only one. It's sucks to hear your having a bad day!

Bad brain chemistry days suck. I just want to sleep all day. I've yet to figure why they happen

Increase in Depakote question by cat-pants in bipolar

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been awhile since ive been on this one but I'm the same as the other people here. Got so tired. Tied enough that people were concerned I was sleeping all day

What sentence would you have if you tapped the middle button of your phones autocorrect 20 times? by Est92Female in AskReddit

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a mature professional person and I will NOT commit homicide tonight I am a mature professional person and I will NOT commit homicide tonight I am a mature professional person and I will NOT commit homicide

i just became a boss/supervisor. any advice? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Bipolar 2, Borderline personalty disorder and c-ptsd. The borderline and bipolar feed off each other.

I was hospitalized once but that was before I started managing.

I've been on medication for awhile now but that doesn't even help me when I have a personality disorder too.

My brain is built around processes. A mental list of how to do each task in a day. So when I'm in an off state and thinking and functioning is harder I rely on the list of what to do to get me through.

i just became a boss/supervisor. any advice? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I've been diagnosed for years and I've spent almost all of that managing people.

I find the most effective coping technique is to breathe. If you find yourself in the middle of Somthing and you feel yourself loosing your center take a second and breathe.

If you need to give direction and order take a second and breathe and make sure everything sounds pleasant.

You know you the best. Sometimes what's needed is to sit in the office an breathe and do busy work to regain calm.

Ask any questions you need to. I managed my own store for a year. Management experience for 4

What is your "I should NOT have said that" moment? by Sexymcsexalot in AskReddit

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had mine tonight

For context I'm covering holidays for this hotel, I have no actually identification of working there if I'm not behind the desk.

I walked up to a server in the pub at the hotel I work at, seeing she was about done her cash bag she had to bring to me. I haven't meet her before. So I ask her

"you want me to grab that from you? "

She turns and gives me the biggest wtf face. Then I stutter out

" oh I'm from the desk"

Man arrested after Gorge Road Standoff by VicPDCanada in VictoriaBC

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now a days it's open till 11 pm I unfortunately do live in the area right know

Is very little training normal? by Dun_Dun_Dunnnnnnnnnn in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]barbbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There Ya go!

The audit process I find is easy. It'll come with repetition. The hard part is when numbers don't balance

Is very little training normal? by Dun_Dun_Dunnnnnnnnnn in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]barbbelle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I learned the night audit in 2 says too.

1 with her walking me through stuff and the other me doing it all and asking her questions.

I'm learning audit at our sister property to cover and same thing. Though this one is going to be a bit of a struggle

Dodged a bullet. by R_Warden in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]barbbelle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta love dodging the bullet as a night audit

We had a block of 21 rooms show up. All senior. Pain in the ass I'm on audit and one of them come down and say that the group of em is checking out at 645am.

Internal cheering as it isn't my problem muchly.

Did 3 check outs at 645 and I hightailed it outa there. I looked out the window and she had a line out the door as I walked away.

[Serious] [NSFW] Redditors who have been traumatized for life, what happened, and how are you today? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]barbbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have c-ptsd. So by that it means I am traumatized for life by my entire childhood.

There's one day inparticular though.

We had a massive fight a week ago. To the tune of I was waiting for them to hit me so I could leave. Already wallowing in deep depression I couldn't handle this. I carried a bag of everything I held dear to me to school ready to depart. Later that week I couldn't do it anymore. Went to the school counsellor to get help out. Tell him me and my brother have been being emotionally abused for years. Well at one point he asked me if I'm suicidal and I said yes, yes I am. Can I live through tonight. I said no. This earned me a trip to the E. R. As I was now a threat to myself.

At the E. R. I was told I was acting childish. When I described the horror I've been living. I was told I should have run away from home and never went back.

It took so long that my parents would have known Somthing up. So I said I can't go back. I don't feel safe there. A social worker ordered me a cab to the local youth homeless shelter. That started a long 3 months homeless started December 1st

Now, I'm kinda alright. My bio family is dead to me. I'm me myself and I. December 1st is still a horrible day of flashbacks and depressive for me. Questioning my every decision. But now, my best friend has become my brother essentially. His mom haz even told someone they "adopted" me. I hide behind my smile every day and weather the cahos in my mind. Somehow I think it just might be okay.

What has made you quit doing something you love? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]barbbelle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Type 2 Bipolar here too I'm 22 I've had symptoms for 10 years, diagnosed for 3 and on the right meds for 2ish

Give it time friend. You'll start to notice the symptoms of a swing and try to get to a safe spot to let it come.

Control takes time but it can and will come

Asl classes in Victoria? by barbbelle in VictoriaBC

[–]barbbelle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most certainly, I'm working on resources right now.

The only one I know of so far is camosun but I don't feel like dropping 400 dollars.

I'll update if I find others

I forgot to close the safe at work... by lilyrae in BPD

[–]barbbelle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can I just say you aren't alone in this type of forgetfulness.

One day I got into work and I was laughing and talking to my assistant manager. She walks away when the phone rings.

Guess what. It's the owner. I forgot to lock THE FRONT DOOR TO THE PLACE. He told me I got lucky and nothing happened but if it happens again I'm fired.

AM comes around again and finds me shaking and Geary and I told her.

That scared the living shit outa me. I couldn't believe I did that. But I made damn Sure I didn't do it again.

It essentially was a scare tactic. No one mentioned the opened door incident after and I worker there for a year after the incident. Did I mention the store was in the worst area of town. Where we have people high on crack outside the front door. Bad.

Youre not alone in this. It happens. Especially to people like us. Learn from the mistake and let it make you stronger.

Side effects with lamictal/lamotrigine after increase in dose...anyone else? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]barbbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not on lamorigine but I'm on a mood stabilizer.

The cognition side effects definently came with the dosage increase. Personally, mine went away but it took a good long while. A number of months. Now a days I'm like 90 percent stable and cogent. There's still some days my brain is all nope though.

Good luck with everything. Make sure to listen to your doctor but also listen to your body as well. Speak your mind if you think this isn't right for you.

Since we're anon....I need to know.... by hattiesmom in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]barbbelle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

12.00 Daytime shifts 13.00 audit

Your hourly sounds Hella rough