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oliveThinker2918
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Give me all you communication & emotional regulation tips! Please 💜
Personality Disorders Support / by oliveThinker2918
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 June 28th, 2022
...See more Hi all, I'm not "officially" diagnosed, but am strongly suspecting BPD. About a year ago I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder "resulting from other condition". My psych agrees that BPD is definitely a possibility but since bipolar and borderline (and ADHD) all have so many overlapping symptoms she's not ready to make that call yet and wants me to see a therapist to try DBT to see if it has a significant improvement in my symptoms. I am 100% on the same page as her and was finally able to track down a therapist in my area that both takes my insurance and is taking on new patients. Unfortunately, my first appointment isn't for another few weeks, and as many know, the first couple or few sessions are usually more "getting to know you". In the meantime, I'm really hoping for some advice/tips on how to manage my emotions and improve my communication by myself since they are causing SIGNIFICANT issues in my personal life (and have been over the last few months I'm now realizing). The impairments are enough that I really just can't justify sitting and waiting for my therapy appointment & getting to know you phase of therapy. TIA for any help you can give!! 💜💜💜
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Feeling broken
Student Support / by oliveThinker2918
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 June 26th, 2022
...See more Have been rapid cycling for the last month+ and now I'm at an uncomfortable point of not feeling right but not really knowing what's wrong either. Now I'm just frustrated that my brain doesn't function correctly. Logically, I know a lot of this is stemming from the fact that this was the first semester back teaching in person for my colleges and I am so burnt out (6 classes, 3 subjects, 2 colleges = a little over 100 students), but its still so hard to not feel broken right now. I have a great support system but unfortunately it's late where I'm at right now and they're all asleep right now so who else better to vent to than strangers on the internet? Thanks for reading.
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Can mania/hypomania episodes look different in the same person?
Bipolar, Schizophrenia & Psychosis Support / by oliveThinker2918
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 May 22nd, 2021
...See more Hi all! Recently diagnosed with bipolar type 2 and I'm looking back trying to identify what my hypomania episodes look like so I can start to identify signs they're starting. I've come up with two possible symptom sets and they look a little different so I'm hoping those of you that have been diagnosed much longer can tell me if every single episode for you is the same or can you get different symptoms in each episode? TIA
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