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Posted by susan C on July 15, 2001, at 20:13:39
What do you say to yourself? What do you do first? I have been on the same dose of depakote for 5 months now with some mood stablizing help (began 8 months ago).
But have been going upp for last month, last Sunday was so depressed, couldn't see straight... brother was telling me how to live, should leave husb. he was making me crazy, stress of his opinions...then was sort of ok, then yesterday I started banging and bashing and dropping things as I furiously started to clean the 'junk' on the deck.
Husband came out and said, when you are like this I get worried, go take a long walk. I did, I kept walking, I got lost, I didn't want to come home, I was one of those people muttering as they walk and gestering with their hands and sobbing...and I wasn't on a cell phone. It was a good thing I was on country roads with only cars passing by.
The only reason I came home is my feet hurt. I kept hoping in one small part of me, that if I kept walking long enough, I would feel better. Five hours of walking. It was several hours after I got home, after I bit my husbands head off, leave me alone, I don't want to 'tell anyone how I feel' and my son came and told me a joke and rubbed my shoulders and told me if they hurt I should soak my feet in epsons salts. Out of the mouth of babes. Which I did. And my feet felt better, and then, slowly, I felt better.
And I held my husbands hand and appreciated all the work he had been doing all day to put a new fan in the bathroom. What do you hold on to when you are at your worst?
Posted by mila on July 17, 2001, at 9:26:10
In reply to When going UP or DOWN what do you hang on to?, posted by susan C on July 15, 2001, at 20:13:39
Susan,
how are you today? I hope you are feeling better now.
Sorry for not posting right away. I do not have ups and downs like you do, although i do fluctuate a bit, mostly because of sugar, one ice cream cone can wreck my mood like you wouldn't believe. I have learned to realize right away that this is 'not me', and do just what you do: walk. I do not leave my husband alone, though. I make him walk with me!
I also ask him to tell me how great I am and how strong I am and that I will be over it in no time, soon, etc. It helps a lot.
mila
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