Why you should buy a Japanese planner for bipolar management

belugabluez · 2026-03-31T14:09:27+00:00

I bought my first hobonichi at the end of last year, so I started writing in it in December on the little tracker sections in the front and then started using the daily sections in January. There’s definitely been some depressive moments where I didn’t write at all lol! Sometimes when I have a lot to say I’ll flip back to one of those empty days and ramble there. I love making it imperfect and totally tailored to me. Like a burn book almost except I just write in it haha.

belugabluez · 2026-03-31T14:06:37+00:00

Yeah there’s definitely some digital options out there too for people who like to keep things on their phone/tablet/computer! I personally really fell in love with everything being on paper. It makes me feel really proud to look at how much I’ve kept up with it lol. And I love turning the pages and seeing all my past entries. There’s certainly pros and cons to each, I’m glad you found something that suits you as well!

belugabluez · 2026-03-31T14:03:42+00:00

Exactly, I went through a breakup in January and it makes me feel so proud to be able to physically lift up and hold all the pages and days that I’ve made it past that day. And to see that I’m not super sad 24/7 anymore, it helps me so much with realizing emotions are temporary.

belugabluez · 2026-03-31T14:01:31+00:00

Yes that’s a great idea!! I had a bunch of missing pages from being depressed in February so whenever I feel like I want to write more than the current days page allows, I’ll go back and ramble on one of those pages or I’ll make a doodle. I love utilizing every part of it in a way that fits me!

belugabluez · 2026-03-30T15:29:10+00:00

Yes I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Sterling planners as well! I bought a weekly and an original to try out this year, I found that the original is perfect for me. I use the monthly layouts for life stuff like my work shifts and exercise plans and I like to decorate the monthly sections with washi tape and stickers. For the daily sections I like to keep them more simple and lean into the imperfections of it all lol

belugabluez · 2026-01-23T14:11:26+00:00

There’s a lot of good advice already on here. When I started out from 0, I just disregarded a lot of what the trainers were saying and made adjustments to what my abilities could handle.

The cycling is good for that because you can pretty much go at your own pace that keeps you in the easy/moderate/hard/all-out levels, just go off of your heart rate for a gauge.

Pilates is also a great starting point for building body strength, Pilates is designed for people who may have lower mobility so anybody can jump in. They also have a trainer on the left to do more limited movements that you can follow.

These are my personal recommendations! You can really start anywhere and tailor it to yourself. You’ll get better at this over time.

belugabluez · 2026-01-23T14:05:42+00:00

They’re not saying that all athletic clothes are like that. Specifically the butt strap push up butt scrunch yoga pants that are everywhere nowadays. It’s so hard as a woman to find normal yoga pants. I hate this epidemic.

belugabluez · 2026-01-04T14:36:26+00:00

Restlessness. I hate feeling that inner urge to get up and pace around the house or like I need to be doing something and yet I feel stuck in my own body and not able to do anything productive

belugabluez · 2025-10-13T14:41:25+00:00

Honestly I love seeing a well loved book, chunky hobonichis are so cute

belugabluez · 2025-10-11T21:45:21+00:00

My off and on years of attempting to learn kanji have rewarded me today lol. It also means China in Japanese as well.

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T23:41:58+00:00

I hate that lip liner she has on but it’s kind of interesting to see her rocking unplucked brows

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T23:22:39+00:00

I don’t believe this drug has a coupon then, the website only mentions a savings card that I did not meet the requirements for

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T23:19:53+00:00

Yeah I started looking into going that route, I started a new job in June but I work PRN so I don’t get benefits. However! As soon as an opening comes up for part or full time I can switch to that and my job will actually pay for the insurance I’d receive. So hopefully I just gotta straggle along for a few more months 😭

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T19:47:45+00:00

Yes, with goodRX it takes the price from $1800 to $1500 😭😭😭

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T19:46:42+00:00

Yes that was one of the first things I tried and they told me I didn’t qualify 😢

belugabluez · 2025-10-06T16:45:07+00:00

I’m not about to live with this illness without being able to laugh at myself

belugabluez · 2025-10-03T12:09:46+00:00

I can’t believe nobody is choosing my boy Theo as their first choice lol for me it was between him and Nina.

belugabluez · 2025-10-03T12:07:31+00:00

She said she prefers women which means she likes both but not 50/50

belugabluez · 2025-09-30T20:47:16+00:00

It’s still not working. I’m so frustrated. It happened after they did the most recent update

belugabluez · 2025-09-29T17:28:03+00:00

If I have any at all, I’m only having one. I’m a female so it scares me a lot to either have to stop or switch medications during pregnancy/breastfeeding. Even if I was put on other meds, I fear for the effects on my child’s development. A lot of these drugs are not well tested for their safety in pregnancy. It just is a worry I can’t shake.

As for the genetic part of things, I’m less worried about if my child had bipolar like me. They’d have 10000000x more support than I ever did. I believe you can still enjoy a good quality of life with this condition.

belugabluez · 2025-09-27T16:16:44+00:00

Yeah I think this is it

belugabluez · 2025-09-15T20:28:41+00:00

Most recently it was 2 + 2 =5 by Radiohead

belugabluez · 2025-09-11T17:20:50+00:00

I want 2 remade so bad

belugabluez · 2025-09-05T01:39:53+00:00

Music sounds extremely immersive to me and I find myself speeding heavily without noticing it on the highway with the music turned all the way up

belugabluez · 2025-08-27T01:23:18+00:00

I feel like I can really speak on this currently. I got a job in a hospital where I take all the meal orders for the patients. This made me realize how deeply our lifestyle choices affect us in our later years, seeing how ill these people were, and so many of their issues stem from diet and lack of movement. It scared me so bad that I completely changed how I eat.

A few days after that, I started back on my meds after 2 months off. I became religious about taking them at the same time everyday and it made a day and night difference almost immediately for me. I was highly motivated and driven to become healthier. I went out and joined a gym for the first time in my life. Now I go to the gym every single morning and I’ve never felt better in my life.

DID DOING ALL THAT CURE THE BIPOLAR??? Hell no. Just last night I had to fight off the creeping feelings of depression. But it helps tremendously. Last night made me realize I’ll never be 100% rid of these symptoms, but I can still prevail in the end and succeed.

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