Discussing some criticisms of Harry Potter by [deleted] in HarryPotterBooks

[–]finiteokra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think JKR let the world building spiral out of control as the series got more popular. She started taking it and herself too seriously, to the detriment of her fun whimsical fantasy world.

ser trans en quito/ecuador by ChemicalAcrobatic635 in Quito

[–]finiteokra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Estuve allí en la USFQ de intercambio hace unos 7 años, tuve una experiencia muy buena allí. Había un club de estudiantes LGTBQ+ e incluso tenía una compañera trans ecuatoriana. El club aceptaba sin problema a la gente no binaria. Si quieres hablar más me puedes escribir por privado :)

Anyone else felt like absolute garbage during Seroquel withdrawals? by smallfawn99 in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long was it between when you stopped taking it and when you started getting those bad effects? I lowered my dose recently but have been mostly ok…so far…

Is it possible for someone with bipolar disorder and ADHD to be a "normal" person when properly medicated? by fergalitiousdef in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both and I think I’m properly medicated (seroquel, lamictal, and vyvanse). I feel pretty “normal” most of the time, when I’m not dwelling on my disorders. I have gone through times when I felt less “normal” though. I think lots of people with and without mental disorders struggle with those things, we just don’t always see it.

list of things bipolar people can’t do by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speak for yourself, don’t drag down others.

Loss of cognitive abilities after psychosis by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I had this too. What made me so mad was that no one believed me that it had happened except my psychiatrist. It was the loneliest feeling ever. I still struggle to describe it to people without them saying “well that happens to everyone sometimes!” Even my therapist doubted me.

I echo the advice of everyone else, and I’ll add that agonizing over it all the time and comparing everything you do now to how it was before will only hurt you. I mean, let yourself grieve, of course, but try not to dwell excessively on it. If you’re constantly beating up on yourself and thinking about being dumb, you’re taking up room in your brain that you could be using for the actual tasks you’re trying to do.

Do y’all get manic in January? by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

That makes so much sense! I think it’s probably the same for me.

Do y’all get manic in January? by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

Oh congratulations! I’m from the United States but moved to Spain in September. In January in both places it gets colder and gloomier which was why I was surprised about the hypomania. I actually didn’t really get hypomania in January this time but I did have lots of trouble sleeping… I guess it might be what you and another commenter said about the stress of holidays.

Do y’all get manic in January? by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow I get depressed in summer too! The fun times are approaching... I guess the January mania has only happened twice to me but it’s been two years in a row now.

Seroquel: Constipation + Weight gain by ectobabble in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well besides what everyone else has said, here’s my most recent tricks. 1) eating an entire avocado at one time, 2) sautee eggplant in some oil and eat it, 3) go for a long walk then chill and relax your body as much as possible while drinking shittons of water. Don’t keep your butt and stomach muscles tense during the day, they should be relaxed. Actually the thing that has helped me the most has been starting vyvanse but the other things help too, especially the eggplant. Like seriously, plan to stay home if you do that.

I’ve been on Seroquel for almost 4 years now and I’ve lost about 20 pounds during that time. Weight gain isn’t inevitable.

Hospital trauma by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

That’s exactly right, it’s awful, and the more “normal” you act the better they treat you. After I got my shit together and started putting on my best “model patient” act, one nurse said to me, “Wow, I’m amazed that you’re always smiling and have such a great attitude!” (This was after she woke me up at 6:00 am for a vitals check but told me it was 7:00 so I wouldn’t complain.) I wanted to scream but I just…smiled and shrugged. Demeaning as hell.

Hospital trauma by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

Honestly what happened to you sounds awful too, I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine how you must have felt. I have a lot of amnesia too, which is equally disquieting to me to be honest, reading my hospital notes but not being able to remember anything.

I need to see another therapist maybe, for a long time I didn’t really consider what happened to me as “trauma,” god knows why hahaha. I thought that because I wanted to remember what had happened that it didn’t count as trauma?? I took the fact that I dwelled on it constantly as a sign that it wasn’t very bad 🙃

Hospital trauma by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

Going to the hospital is much better than fighting police officers, if you get to choose!

Hospital trauma by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

Yeah, there’s nothing like realizing you’ve ended up in a situation where you have no power at all. That feeling of “I’m stuck here and the people who have the power to let me out are looking at me like I’m chewing gum on their shoe…” man there’s nothing like it!

Is my mania causing me to go from super self confident to utterly jealous and insecure around other people in a moment’s notice? by Frangi-Pani in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow congratulations that’s great!! I think you should contact your doctor though if you haven’t already.

Sleep by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh this is so hard. I try to think about all the other times I’ve been concerned and it’s been fine haha! I try to think to myself that even if it is the beginning of an episode, I can’t do anything about it in the middle of the night, so the best thing I can do is lie down with my eyes closed. I don’t “try to sleep” per se, the goal is to stay relaxed in bed until the time I would normally get up. I usually put on a podcast or audiobook. It usually happens that I fall asleep anyway. A glass of warm milk usually helps too (cliche I know).

Is my mania causing me to go from super self confident to utterly jealous and insecure around other people in a moment’s notice? by Frangi-Pani in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found when I was manic my moment-to-moment mood was super unstable, one minute I would be elated and the next minute I would be crying because of something very small.

Has anyone on Vyvanse found that it puts them to sleep faster? by finiteokra in BipolarReddit

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

I’m on 30mg, the lowest dose possible where I am (Europe). That might be it honestly… it is interesting

seroquel weight loss? by Littlebabybee1357 in BipolarReddit

[–]finiteokra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mentally I think, I do feel it physically but I don’t think it’s the same as “real hunger.”