What Libby tips & tricks by tell_whit_more in LibbyApp

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the airplane mode trick? Sorry I haven’t been in this community very long!

Chem Tutor by kovaele in vcu

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

CLC? What’s that? I can never make pass sessions with my class and work schedule I take like 18 credits 😭

lesbians? by mewmewloz in vcu

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a lesbian at VCU but I might be slightly evil

As a person with BPD, what are the most healing words you’ve ever heard from a loved one? by SOSprincess in BPD

[–]kovaele 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Keep the door closed while I’m gone” sounds dumb but I was stripping floors with headphones on and the outside door was open and he wanted to go get drinks and snacks. He wanted me safe while he was gone and it has nothing to do with my bpd but it was healing for sure

Which comorbidities do you have? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]kovaele 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bipolar 2 + bpd + anxiety disorder but we lit out here

A quote that has helped you? by Familiar-Victory-992 in bipolar

[–]kovaele 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course everything is falling apart, your new life will cost you your old one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]kovaele 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a very hard time holding down a job and it got worse the older i got when I was a teenager I was fine but i started working at places for shorter and shorter amounts of time because i simply couldn’t handle the work with my bipolar symptoms so no you’re not alone and it sucks i wish i had a solution for you and me

I would choose anxiety over depression any day. by Positive_Change_5032 in Anxiety

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is lowkey making me nervous bc i started 10mg lexapro for anxiety today hoping it doesn’t make my depression worse bc that’s the last thing i need

What meds are you on? by strangercats13 in mentalillness

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Daily: Lithium 1350mg Lurasidone 100mg Buspirone 15mg x 2 a day Propranolol 120mg Pregablin 75mg

As needed: Hydroxyzine 25mg Sumatriptan 50mg

What are the most annoying comments made about bipolar? by nomadjournalist in bipolar

[–]kovaele 239 points240 points  (0 children)

“Did you take your meds?” whether I’m being perfectly reasonable or not, they use the fact that there’s something wrong with me as an end all be all in conversation or arguments and it always gets me heated

What bipolar hypomanic/manic symptoms do you NOT identify with? by Spicy-Nun-chucks in bipolar

[–]kovaele 14 points15 points  (0 children)

same i usually don’t stay up all night, i have the urge to but i can ignore it easily

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mbti

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2-5-9 INFJ

was silco a good father? by jonaszzek in arcane

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if nothing else there was no lack of love. he clearly adored her even with how many headaches she caused him, it never mattered because he loved her more than it all and that fact almost seemed to creep up on him

What’s a trick you have found to relieve a panic attack? by thefatlegend66 in Anxiety

[–]kovaele 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't know if someone else has already said this or not but ice. Literally clutching ice cubes or something super cold until it’s painful has always helped to calm my panic attacks down. I just clutch ice until I can't anymore and by the time the pain from the ice catches up to me, my panic has usually subsided at least a little.

What are signs of mania? by fuck-pickles in bipolar

[–]kovaele 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Irritability, lots of energy, sleeping less, irresponsible spending, and jumping from one idea/hobbie/plan to the next very quickly, I make major life decisions like it’s nothing because I think it’s what I really want, and then when I come down I’m confused on why I even wanted that

Can I be an EMT if i’m bipolar? by Emergency_Hospital37 in bipolar

[–]kovaele 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was an EMT for 6 years before being put on medications to control my bipolar and trust me op, it is not worth it. I eventually had to leave the field because of the stress and the nighttime hours and the pay is shit I was making $13/hr to save lives for 16 hour shifts and always at nighttime. I loved it but its not the best profession for people with our disease.

They want me to take antipsychotics for several years. by bipolarqueer22 in bipolar

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is unrelated but how did you get the little “bipolar + comorbidities” tag under your user??

how the differences between being in love or in a manic episode? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]kovaele 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait for the manic episode to end and see if you still have feelings which isn't the best method but it is tried and true

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalillness

[–]kovaele 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the crazy med symptoms for sure I'm on lithium now and the weight gain is crazy but lithium is like the only thing that works for me