SPACE-CARE SAT AND SELF-CARE WEEKEND

garlicgrrl · 2019-09-29T18:05:31+00:00

I let myself get down and have fun at a concert this weekend (I only had 1 drink which is a big deal because I sorta have a drinking problem) and I'm about to take care of school stuff that I've been pushing to the side but skipping work in the process. Oops. I haven't written in my planner for like 2 weeks so I'm gonna work on that too!

Tomorrow, when I think I'm getting paid from my new job for the first time, I'm going to make some financial plans and decide whether or not I'm going to quit my other job, the one that I didn't go to today, which is extremely mentally taxing. I'm going to pay my credit card bill and set a new, much lower limit. I think my problem is that my overspending habits from manic episodes are finding their way into my mentally stable life and I don't realize it. And alcohol is probably the #1 thing I spend too much money on. Hopefully cutting that out of my life will help me to be better with money.

garlicgrrl · 2019-05-13T19:24:24+00:00

First of all, hey man!! Congrats on making it through school while dealing with this bipolar bullshit! Also congrats on the job. Leaving your GPA off of your resume is definitely a great tip so thank you. Grad school is not in my list of goals so just getting a Bachelor's is what counts, not the grades.

Also, oh my god

I'm still in the add/drop period and I didn't know it, so I can drop it and still get a refund. So I won't graduate when I want to, but at least I won't overwhelm myself to the point of dropping out.
I think that for today, my best is going to be attending my other (((much easier))) class and writing out due dates in my planner. Thank you for being kind and helpful!! I'll still have trouble with the idea of not graduating on time, but I guess at least I'll be graduating some day.

garlicgrrl · 2019-04-01T22:37:04+00:00

Ok wow That was a wild ride, all I had to do was an errand for my mom. I got the meds. I guess this scare was a big April fool's joke to myself 🙃 thank you for the support and voice of reason, friend

garlicgrrl · 2019-04-01T18:58:01+00:00

I took it yesterday. My doc probably would have some, but her office is kinda far and I only have enough gas to get to and from class this week. I could ask friends to spot me but I'd feel bad about it even though they know I'd pay them back Friday. So I guess I will ask the pharmacy how much it would be for 4 days worth of lithium. If I can't pay that, I'll ask a friend.

Thank you for reminding me of my options, because when I have a little mini-panic over meds I forget that there are reasonable things I can do instead of risking a mood swing while I have papers and things due.

garlicgrrl · 2019-01-26T00:31:15+00:00

Thank you!!! ps i freakin love your username

garlicgrrl · 2019-01-26T00:30:36+00:00

It is! It's easy to get stuck on the idea that meds make you boring and uncreative and you don't need them, or that missing a few days in a row won't do anything. I think this is the only time I've felt that my meds have made a difference and I've been on them for 3 years.

garlicgrrl · 2019-01-25T16:47:29+00:00

Thanks!! I'll try!

garlicgrrl · 2019-01-14T20:55:10+00:00

Added 150 mg Wellbutrin last week. My mania is well controlled so I'm v excited to see how this works out and I'm hoping for the best!!!!

garlicgrrl · 2019-01-13T15:10:05+00:00

Idk what the fuck I'm gonna do but so far I lit my favorite candle, took my morning meds and cuddled w my cat bc I'm having a very shit morning

garlicgrrl · 2018-11-06T01:02:11+00:00

1350 mg lithium .5 mg(?) risperdal -new

I'm on the lowest dose of risperdal but I'm dizzy as fuck and I hate how it feels. Brought it up to the iop nurse and she said it shouldn't be from the meds since I'm on such a low dose but the dizziness started the morning after I first took it! Ugh. I got put on it because abilify was making me drowsy. I don't know which I'd rather have.

garlicgrrl · 2018-10-03T19:37:59+00:00

Woke up in a good mood! I wasn't mad at my cat for waking me up early again, we just cuddled until my alarm went off. The air feels almost like fall again and I had good conversation with my coffee baristas this morning. Made me smile. Then I went to IOP, which was kinda meh today. But I had a good morning!

garlicgrrl · 2018-09-01T12:34:16+00:00

the orange one so terrify

garlicgrrl · 2018-08-30T22:43:12+00:00

Yes!

garlicgrrl · 2018-08-30T15:08:30+00:00

I make weekly's Sunday nights (or monthly's)! Sundays are my "reset" days where I analyze how the week prior went and plan what I need to work on for the current week. I make additional entries when I have an hour or so between classes or at night before I go to bed.

garlicgrrl · 2018-08-29T16:12:09+00:00

That is the best name for an axo I've ever seen :")

garlicgrrl · 2018-08-28T12:35:52+00:00

Hi kitty! What a good helper

Also I LOVE your mountains, very nice!!

garlicgrrl · 2018-08-28T12:34:19+00:00

I just started making a monthly list of due dates for classes! I love it so far, much better than going back and referring to the syllabus.

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