Action Plan Idea's (for the bad times)
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April 9, 2009 - 9:08 pm
Contributors to this forum have a great wealth of knowledge that could help others to manage the ups and downs of bipolar life. Forward planning is a key factor in management.
Does anyone have an action plan for the crazy part of the cycle when you're freaking your family out?
Does anyone have strategies that help you recognise danger signs in your behaviour? eg. Behaviour that will embarrass you later or hurt someone you love?
Does anyone have a special agreement with family members about when they should step in and let you know your compass is way off?
What help has worked for you? What help hasn't?
Does anyone have an action plan for the crazy part of the cycle when you're freaking your family out?
Does anyone have strategies that help you recognise danger signs in your behaviour? eg. Behaviour that will embarrass you later or hurt someone you love?
Does anyone have a special agreement with family members about when they should step in and let you know your compass is way off?
What help has worked for you? What help hasn't?
Contributors to this forum have a great wealth of knowledge that could help others to manage the ups and downs of bipolar life. Forward planning is a key factor in management.
Does anyone have an action plan for the crazy part of the cycle when you're freaking your family out?
Does anyone have strategies that help you recognise danger signs in your behaviour? eg. Behaviour that will embarrass you later or hurt someone you love?
Does anyone have a special agreement with family members about when they should step in and let you know your compass is way off?
What help has worked for you? What help hasn't?
Does anyone have an action plan for the crazy part of the cycle when you're freaking your family out?
Does anyone have strategies that help you recognise danger signs in your behaviour? eg. Behaviour that will embarrass you later or hurt someone you love?
Does anyone have a special agreement with family members about when they should step in and let you know your compass is way off?
What help has worked for you? What help hasn't?
April 10, 2009 - 7:39 pm
Total Posts: 20
Joined: 04-08-2009
Joined: 04-08-2009
Lets see. With the situation I'm in right now and how serious bipolar disorder is I was told I had to set up a safety net with the people that are closest and spend the most time near me. The last 2 months though I saw things going wrong and tried to tell people to no avail and in came the relapse during the second month. So now if I happen to notice it the first call goes to my psychiatrist. After the relapse i was put on an opiate blocker which was able to shut the addict up in my head some. This mood chart is a good way for us to keep track each day. Im aware of things and notice things that I'm not supposed to, but I really started paying attention to me and for the most part its working. I love having this tool to talk to others about what we go through. Work closely with your psychiatrist and tell them everything and keep logs to help them treat you. It makes life easier on both ends of the spectrum.
Current medications as of 04-10-2009
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | lamictal, 300 mg. 1 time daily |
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | revia, 50 mg. 1 time daily |
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | seroquel, 300 mg. 1 time daily |
Lets see. With the situation I'm in right now and how serious bipolar disorder is I was told I had to set up a safety net with the people that are closest and spend the most time near me. The last 2 months though I saw things going wrong and tried to tell people to no avail and in came the relapse during the second month. So now if I happen to notice it the first call goes to my psychiatrist. After the relapse i was put on an opiate blocker which was able to shut the addict up in my head some. This mood chart is a good way for us to keep track each day. Im aware of things and notice things that I'm not supposed to, but I really started paying attention to me and for the most part its working. I love having this tool to talk to others about what we go through. Work closely with your psychiatrist and tell them everything and keep logs to help them treat you. It makes life easier on both ends of the spectrum.
Current medications as of 04-10-2009
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | lamictal, 300 mg. 1 time daily |
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | revia, 50 mg. 1 time daily |
| 04-08-2009 - Present: | seroquel, 300 mg. 1 time daily |
April 13, 2009 - 12:54 pm
Total Posts: 265
Joined: 08-30-2008
Joined: 08-30-2008
I have thoroughly explained to my husband and a couple of close friends what my antecendent (behaviors before the out-of-control) behaviors are. I have written down reminders to myself of how my thinking can become unreliable. And I have built trust in my husband that hopefully I will let him call the shots if I ever reach that point again. I had an episode in August that we were able to work through without any major problems. My husband agreed that under the circumstances I could take a vacation for a week to get away from the psychosocial stressors that were triggering the episode instead of going into the hospital.
I believe it is very important to develope a support team that includes someone very close to you that can help redirect you if possible before the episode gets out of control.
I believe it is very important to develope a support team that includes someone very close to you that can help redirect you if possible before the episode gets out of control.
(Psalm 94:19) . . .When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, Your own consolations began to fondle my soul.
I have thoroughly explained to my husband and a couple of close friends what my antecendent (behaviors before the out-of-control) behaviors are. I have written down reminders to myself of how my thinking can become unreliable. And I have built trust in my husband that hopefully I will let him call the shots if I ever reach that point again. I had an episode in August that we were able to work through without any major problems. My husband agreed that under the circumstances I could take a vacation for a week to get away from the psychosocial stressors that were triggering the episode instead of going into the hospital.
I believe it is very important to develope a support team that includes someone very close to you that can help redirect you if possible before the episode gets out of control.
I believe it is very important to develope a support team that includes someone very close to you that can help redirect you if possible before the episode gets out of control.
(Psalm 94:19) . . .When my disquieting thoughts became many inside of me, Your own consolations began to fondle my soul.
April 13, 2009 - 1:10 pm
Total Posts: 146
Joined: 01-04-2009
Joined: 01-04-2009
I have Bipolar II and when I get hypomanic I get very irritated and have bad anxiety. When I express the excess irritation my husband feels like he is the "target" even when I explain it is not personal---I am NOT irritated with him.
We have noticed some triggers, ie pointless TV, so we have agreed when I start to feel irritated we will check the environment and eliminate as many irritants as possible. We have also agreed I will go to a safe alone place if needed but he will check so I know I am not abandoned (if that makes sense)
If the hypomania swings back into depression my husband is already VERY good at supporting me thru that because he has a low level depression (controled by meds) himself--so that feeling is no mystery. I also have a verbal safety contract to call my tdoc if it gets too bad. The depression end is, for me, what is dangerous in terms of possible self harm
We are currently located in a very rural area--necessary for his job, so a lot of my support people are not close enough to be of help.
The free floating anxiety has been bad lately and the only thing I have come up with for that is journaling like mad and taking my as needed med and when I see my pdoc we will probably do more med adjusting.
We have noticed some triggers, ie pointless TV, so we have agreed when I start to feel irritated we will check the environment and eliminate as many irritants as possible. We have also agreed I will go to a safe alone place if needed but he will check so I know I am not abandoned (if that makes sense)
If the hypomania swings back into depression my husband is already VERY good at supporting me thru that because he has a low level depression (controled by meds) himself--so that feeling is no mystery. I also have a verbal safety contract to call my tdoc if it gets too bad. The depression end is, for me, what is dangerous in terms of possible self harm
We are currently located in a very rural area--necessary for his job, so a lot of my support people are not close enough to be of help.
The free floating anxiety has been bad lately and the only thing I have come up with for that is journaling like mad and taking my as needed med and when I see my pdoc we will probably do more med adjusting.
I have Bipolar II and when I get hypomanic I get very irritated and have bad anxiety. When I express the excess irritation my husband feels like he is the "target" even when I explain it is not personal---I am NOT irritated with him.
We have noticed some triggers, ie pointless TV, so we have agreed when I start to feel irritated we will check the environment and eliminate as many irritants as possible. We have also agreed I will go to a safe alone place if needed but he will check so I know I am not abandoned (if that makes sense)
If the hypomania swings back into depression my husband is already VERY good at supporting me thru that because he has a low level depression (controled by meds) himself--so that feeling is no mystery. I also have a verbal safety contract to call my tdoc if it gets too bad. The depression end is, for me, what is dangerous in terms of possible self harm
We are currently located in a very rural area--necessary for his job, so a lot of my support people are not close enough to be of help.
The free floating anxiety has been bad lately and the only thing I have come up with for that is journaling like mad and taking my as needed med and when I see my pdoc we will probably do more med adjusting.
We have noticed some triggers, ie pointless TV, so we have agreed when I start to feel irritated we will check the environment and eliminate as many irritants as possible. We have also agreed I will go to a safe alone place if needed but he will check so I know I am not abandoned (if that makes sense)
If the hypomania swings back into depression my husband is already VERY good at supporting me thru that because he has a low level depression (controled by meds) himself--so that feeling is no mystery. I also have a verbal safety contract to call my tdoc if it gets too bad. The depression end is, for me, what is dangerous in terms of possible self harm
We are currently located in a very rural area--necessary for his job, so a lot of my support people are not close enough to be of help.
The free floating anxiety has been bad lately and the only thing I have come up with for that is journaling like mad and taking my as needed med and when I see my pdoc we will probably do more med adjusting.
Joined: 02-12-2009