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cyclothymia/ptsd/at risk for psychotic breakdown
I have all the mental illnesses listed in the subject line.
For the five-hundredth time since I was diagnosed, I will explain what cyclothymia is. Cyclothymia is a milder version of bipolar disorder but it sure doesn't feel like it. It affects less than one percent of people in the US.
I have post-traumatic stress disorder which has manifested itself through voices and A LOT OF noise in my head, and also obsessive compulsive disoder.
I see a psychologist and a psychiatrist. I'm told that I'm at risk for a psychotic breakdown.
I'm scared and I don't like being mentally ill. How do I keep calm when everything in my head is so loud and stressful? Medications don't help anymore.
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I found this from a website and you may find it helpful:
Here are tips that an individual can do in order to help reduce depression. Think about things that makes you happy. Do fun things that make you happy. Going to a club to get exercise is another thing that helps people reduce depression. Try to remember the good times when you were really happy.
Depression isn't something that lasts forever. You can be happy again. Depression is something that can be fixed. Depression is something that isn't forever. You can be happy again if you have the desire to be happy. You have to want to be happy though. Happiness has to come from within ourself. Yes, being around someone else can cause us to be more happy because of the positive energy around us.
Eating healthy is important to be able to function better. Eating enough vegetables among with other foods and getting enough vitamins does make a huge difference in the way an individual feels from day to day. Vitamins is one of the most important things that we need.
Drinking caffeine can also help you feel better about yourself since it gives you a boost of energy. Sometimes all people need is a little bit of caffeine to help them be happy again. It works better than anti-depressants sometimes. Coffee or soda pop may be the solution for you if you feel a little in the blues or not very happy.
Sleep is also an important factor. Enough sleep does make a huge difference in a way an individual feels throughout the day. Getting enough sleep and eating healthy along with enough vitamins and exercise is most important things one needs to do. Sleeping too much can be a bad thing though, so make sure that you get enough sleep , but don't sleep too much. Make sure not to sleep too much cause it will make you feel worse and won't help much. People who are depressed tend to sleep allot or not enough sleep.
Try to reduce the stress in your life. Perhaps taking some time off from work will help you feel better. Everyone needs a vacation from work every once in a while. Are you happy with the house or apartment you live in? If not then perhaps moving to a different place will make you feel better. Are you happy with the city you live in? Perhaps moving to a different city will also help you. Allot of times people need to change something in their life when they find themselves unhappy.
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My step mom recently just died..and i think she had your illness.(she didn't die from the illness she died from a bloodclot) Shed take medications and theyd only make things worse..you should see a doctor if you haven't already. My dad helped her alot ..like in the middle of the night shed get these bad headaches and to make her calm down he had to hold her.. I found her journal recently..and she wrote out somethings the doctor told her to do to fight her from going crazy..here are the ones i remember.
1. Drink lots of water
2. Get plenty of rest
3. Try to reason with yourself..think if its really a big deal to get mad etc.
4. try to fight it the best you can
I dont remember the rest..but if you want add me and ill get them for you. I think you should go to the doctor pronto if you haven't tho..I hope i helped hun..
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