How I Coped with My Mood Swings?
Recurring episodes of mania and depression - which are the typical symptoms of bipolar disorder - can be difficult to manage. Especially when your condition is worsening day by day. Bipolar disorder is peculiar in its own way. You don’t want to meet someone, go out for party, converse with your friends, and take care of yourself. Life couldn’t be worse.
The only way out is to fight your way back and cope with those symptoms. First, you need to understand different emotional triggers in bipolar disorder.
What happens when you have mood swings?
Emotional states or mood swings are the main symptoms of bipolar disorder. With mood swings, you get angry at trifling matters. You also feeling lonely and abandoned.
When I used to have mood swings, I’d shout at my mom because I thought she was unfair to me. But it was not that way. She took proper care of me.
It didn’t stop here. I’d fumble my hand around, lose track of activities, scratch old gadgets, start watching T.V, and then unintentionally bash that remote on the ground. Bipolars are pesky creatures.
How to Understand Emotional States?
The main thing about emotional states is how do you look at it? Are you comfortable with that? Does it bother you? Do you feel down while you’re emotionally upset?
It happens, but realizing that you are comfortable with your current situation is alarming. You have to get out of the ring, because it’s a trap. The best way to cope with the illness is to accept it.
Come out of the comorbid condition and taste a chunk of life. It’s sweeter than honey. And tastier than tacos (any one?) No matter how far you have gone, how long you have suffered, there is always a way to return. Take that U-turn.
How to Manage your Emotional States?
Emotional states can be managed by medicines and therapy. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which is psychotherapy for people with mental illness - can ease your condition . You can cope with your emotional states in different ways.
For example, if you’re facing anxiety, take a bath. It refreshes you and makes you feel better.
If you’re frustrated, take a walk. Walking around your home is the best way to start. All the management techniques revolve around taking some bold steps, even if you don’t feel like it. Meeting people and talking with them help you relieve stress and release mood boosting hormones.
Don’t lose heart. It can become worse. You wouldn’t feel like anything. But you’ve to go out, meet people, talk to them, and give your illness a voice.
Have you ever faced any severe mood changes? What are your emotional management techniques? Join your community of like minded people and voice your illness.