that I would be feeling a little better today...

I'm still not stable, but the clouds clearing for just a moment helps soooo much!

I am so interested in getting myself to the best place I can - consistently! I suppose that is about meds; keeping up with the exercise; meditation; staying as engaged with life as possible; focus putting energy into working on the ptsd. (If I manage triggers better, I can make my bipolar more stable).

* Avoid needless conflict
* Manage negative situations
* Try to have a stable sense of self
* See things as they are
* Further develop coping skills
* Asserting myself respectfully and with compassion for others
* Trying to maintain a routine as closely aligned to my values and interests as possible

They are prolly enough focus areas for now.

One foot in front of the other

its good to hear that you seem to be feeling a little better. i hope you keep climbinh up that ladder and not down to give your self a relive from the depressed side of it. i seem to be more on the hypomanic side the last 2 days. so im feelin pritty good for now. and i hope you join me soon. but nowing our cyclothymia when your up ill be down lol. xo

LW,
Glad you're feeling a bit better. You know, your "to do" list is a very good one that is applicable to all of us... well, it is to me, anyhow... read it and thought "Hey, Koshka, you should be trying to do these things too!"

Step by step, luv... step by step.

Babygirl- that's the good thing about us talking to others on here... when you're down, others are up and vice versa... so there's always someone out there able to see things from a little different perspective than the skewed ones we're kinda bogged down in at the given moment.

Hugs to you both!
-K