by Lanka » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:26 pm
Like most of the others.. It comes when it comes. Rathen than trying to avoid it, I'll just get ready for it much like others; shut out people you don't need to be in daily contact (and even of those ones you can't argue with until you feel better). Depending of the time, postpone mandatory appointments etc. Drop all the stress you possibly can - in my case talking with teachers to re-schedule deadlines or lower required works for lower score (long as it passes it's fine, right?) I don't know how that'll pan out in work-life, but so far I've met many people who have been quite easy to negotiate with, even though most of them aren't aware of my condition.
Although technically I did avoid multiple depressive episodes by being busy and stressed for few months. Frankly, I wouldn't recommend that approach at all. Those months were the last straw that made me seek proper medical help. Avoiding depression only meant hitting another sharp hypo, followed by another equally sharp depression, followed by stress induced hypo - times uncountable. Retrospect it's far easier to just ride it over.
Oh, and send mom a message, so she'll drop by to give me a hug and see that I've got something edible in my fridge, even if I don't feel like eating for days. Even if I don't feel like talking to anyone, at least I can look forward to have someone to hug and rant about life. Makes it tolerable in my case.
Rapid cycling BP II with side of anxiousness, mixed states and BPD/AvPD-traits.
Meds? Went feral. So far nothing has given me the equal of highs on daily basis.
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”