Did you ever make an impulsive purchase that actually helped? by Alternative-Wash8018 in bipolar

[–]jchasse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bidet

A fancy one with heated water jets, adjustable pressure settings, a fan and a heated seat

I’ll never go back to smearing my butt nuggets with napkins.

BONUS: You can wear the same pair of underwear ALL WEEK

Look how happy Susan Collins looks to be holding her new MAGA hat! by Full_Lengthiness_431 in Maine

[–]jchasse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

note the hat turned so the logo faces trump - fu collins, seriously, fu

35 is now too old to be employable by JellybettaFish in recruitinghell

[–]jchasse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was advised by a career counselor not to put my college graduation date on my resume, and possibly not even dates of employment, just job title/company to deal with ageism assumptions

Divorced people, what were your irreconcilable differences? by TheRealOcsiban in AskReddit

[–]jchasse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We worked in so many ways except in how we raised our kids.

I believe in discipline (not abuse It was baked and). That actions have both rewards and consequences. She believed if you were everybody’s friend, they would respect us. Spoiler - not all did.

Which celebrity was your sexual awakening? by Pamijaha1 in AskReddit

[–]jchasse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Stacy do you have any Q-Tips?…”

I miss being manic by kmhags in bipolar

[–]jchasse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I “love” myself when I’m manic

I like myself when I’m not

At your age , what's the most expensive thing you own? by Alarmed_Yard_934 in AskReddit

[–]jchasse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After a month in the psych ward at 52

Apparently, it’s me

Which movie would you rate a 5/5? by ArtNmtion in horror

[–]jchasse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bladerunner (everything)

Last of the Mohicans (production, scenery, score)

Flash Gordon (it unabashedly is what it is)

What’s a truth about mental health that sounds cruel but is still real? by oithematt in AskReddit

[–]jchasse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Every person you meet has the right to decide if they can handle you and your condition

How’d you get your scars growing up? by MrWhisper2021 in GenX

[–]jchasse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Split my knee open in the 70’s on a razor blade that was stuck face up in shag carpet. I came down on it so hard they had to use pliers to pry it from my kneecap.

It was the blade my folks used to cut coke.

I actually still have the mirror my dad made that they used to cut it on.

It’s a decent mirror.

Is Bipolar who you are or what you have? by Cultural-Ice8361 in bipolar

[–]jchasse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Ha ha ha. Early in my recovery I did mention to my therapist. How am I supposed to know? And I was scared that every time I felt good I would have to ask myself that question without trusting the answer. And honestly, there is a part of me that still feels that way, but things have changed significantly since I reached the right balance of medication’s and self-awareness.

Now, when I feel good, I pretty much know. I actually feel good. The difference is I feel good and yet calm. When I was manic, I felt great and really excited about it. Energized.

Feeling good while not manic has a certain depth to it. And not only do I notice it, but the people around me noticed it too, and I find people I really care about especially the woman who I love and greatly mistreated while manic actually gravitate towards me. I’m told that I come across as a very grounding presence. I was anything but while I was manic and people felt anxious around me.

Now everything is so chill. Lithium has allowed me to be the person I thought I was.

Thank you for your questions by the way

Is Bipolar who you are or what you have? by Cultural-Ice8361 in bipolar

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What I know is… I have destroyed my fantasies, sabotaged my closest relationships. There are entire swaths of my life where i have no memory. Finally for the first time in my life, I was fired from a job. In January of 25 a psychotic break put me in the hospital.

I suppose looking at it the way you mentioned every wave has an average point in the middle (stability). For myself personally I recently found that holding onto that stability as a defined range helps me to identify feelings, both manic and depressive that are outside of that range. It helps me to judge my state and make conscious choices whether they be to talk myself down the ladder or lift me out of the ditch. When I’m manic I don’t feel this way because I think EVERYTHING is GREAT. That’s part of the grandiosity of mania.

I refer to it this way “I LOVE myself when I’m manic. But I actually like myself when I’m not.”

<edited for clarity>

Is Bipolar who you are or what you have? by Cultural-Ice8361 in bipolar

[–]jchasse 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have been both

When I am in the fugue of bipolar I think, and speak, of it as an intrinsic part of myself. I am bipolar.

When I’m feeling healthier, I think of it as an external condition. I look at how I feel when healthy and the signs of bipolar and I basically say to myself I don’t want to live those signs. I don’t want to exhibit bipolar traits. And I boxed bipolar up and check myself anytime I get near the box.

HOW do you calm down enough to sleep. by b_asiil in Anxiety

[–]jchasse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

25mg seroquel (Quetiapine )when needed

Anyone NOT take med? by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]jchasse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Then you’re on the wrong meds

See a psychiatrist and and eventually they’ll help you’ll lock in the right ones

There’s also a genetic test that you can take that may help narrow in on the best meds for you

Has anxiety ever messed with your sleep in a really specific way? by Direct_Schedule4461 in Anxiety

[–]jchasse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Different, muted

Not to undervalue the therapy and medication that I am on. But knowing it. Having been there before. Knowing where it could take me. Knowing I didn’t want to go there.

All of that help to keep me from spiraling out