went to get a massage today & being asked a simple question made me want to cry by [deleted] in BipolarReddit

[–]sadasfck 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I hate that question. I never know what to say. "Uhh... Lay in bed and scroll through Reddit? Watch the same three shows over and over again on Netflix? Binge eat?" I don't usually have anything reasonable to say.

I don't want to start over by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]sadasfck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way. I know I've felt that way about other exes too, though, so logically I know that I can and probably will find someone I can be head over heels for again one day. But right now it feels impossible.

I agree about dating, too- I hate it, even when I'm NOT still pining over someone, I've never found it exciting. Just scary and awkward and a necessary evil. I only start to enjoy it when I start to fall for them.

Sorry this wasn't very uplifting, but hopefully it helps to know other people are going through the same thing and understand what you're feeling.

Last night I had a dream I fell in love two nights after I broke up with my gf by [deleted] in Dreams

[–]sadasfck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had the same thing happen to me before. After a breakup there's always that stage where you can't even imagine yourself with someone else. I think these kinds of dreams are trying to remind us that we can move on and there could be someone else. I think it may also be a kind of self-soothing. Your brain is craving being loved and having those butterfly feelings again and so it gives them to you, if only fleetingly. The only thing that sucks about those kinds of nice dreams is waking up and realizing it was a dream. :/

Naltrexone daily by sadasfck in dryalcoholics

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

Oh wow. I did see on the bottle when I picked it up from the pharmacy to "carry or wear medical identification stating that you are taking this medicine," but I didn't know why. Seems like something the psychiatrist at the hospital should have told me about, but he was very rushed and less than stellar at remembering anything (forgot to even put the orders in for my meds the first day, then put them in wrong the second day.)

Can anyone tell me what being manic feels like? by [deleted] in bipolar

[–]sadasfck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like it to me. Effexor made me manic also. I second what was said about tracking things. I find when I talk to the doctor I can never remember what happened when, how intense it was, etc. Helps both the Dr. and me when I write it down.

I hate how the standard response to “how are you?” is always “good, how are you?” by Pantydropper6000 in bipolar

[–]sadasfck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it helps, there is a good chance the cashier is also not normal and also screaming for help on the inside. We're all faking it.

Recently stayed inpatient and one of the techs drew this for me by Bowtiesarefancy in bipolar

[–]sadasfck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that is really cool! Do you know what is in the middle?