Coming Down - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

kaylakitty · 11-26-2008, 11:12 PM

When you are high up there and you feel like you can't control yourself, what do you fo to help control? Like what coping strategies do any of you use? Or is it something you need to take or what.

dreams in neon · 11-27-2008, 08:10 AM

When I'm extremely manic, I do any one of the following:

* Take long walks
* Listen to soft, relaxing music (such as smooth jazz or classical)
* Cook a nice meal for myself
* Run on my treadmill
* Read a good book
* Watch a TV documentary to help get my mind off of my emotional state
* Talk to a good friend on the phone
* Take a 15 minute nap
* Have a phone session with my tdoc
* Surf the Internet
* Take a walk in nature and/or along the beach
* If my mania is severe, I contact my pdoc and tdoc and admit myself IP

VRL · 11-28-2008, 07:09 PM

Those are really good ideas- Dreams in Neon.
Something else I have started doing is writting. That way I can keep notes and refer back to things that didn't or do work. I even keep track of foods and meds in my little journal. For some reason writting helps me feel that someone is listening.

dreams in neon · 11-29-2008, 12:13 AM

VRL,

Yes, of course. I knew there was one I forgot -- and that was it. Writing in a journal is an excellent way to help calm yourself down and get your mind off of your mania.

cool9 · 11-29-2008, 07:33 PM

Dreams-

When you're manic how is your concentration, decision-making? Are you irritable and/or agitated when you're manic? Do you stay up all night or stay up very late? Do you have a flood of thoughts for a long period of time?

Rob