bipolar?

I have been unwell for over a month, and just struggling along. I get used to the chaos (ie really disorganised at home) and avoidance (going out or staying in bed, or shopping, binge eating). It all becomes part of normal life to me.

Then my sister said- hey have you told your doctor about this? Then I realised that I need help to get back on track. My kids are tired of the bipolar excuse for things being a shambles around here.

Using tools to help me stay organised are critical at times like these. Like putting in my phone diary that I need to get lunch across to the kids today at 12.30pm. Nice and healthy - pizza!! hmmmm

I use to do lists, but have trouble keeping them realistic.

I need to get my medication system back on track, as I have been going from the boxes lately, and that is just asking for trouble, as I will end up forgetting or doubling up.

I've had a hard couple of weeks as well. My time of month hormones throws my bi polar out of whack. It's harder to control my emotions during that time. Thankfully I put into motion my go to coping skills. I find NOT talking about it helps. I know it's weird. It's a matter of not feeding that wolf. And I make sure to stay on some sort of sleep and activity schedule. But I'll be honest. The best coping mechanism I have is to NOT follow my emotions. I know to not do ANYTHING during those times. I just let them be but don't act on it. It's hard at first. But now I am able to go about my day relatively free of mood swings. I let them happen but don't show them or act upon them. Of course some of the days I just slept in till 4pm. But I seem to be pulling out of it a bit now.