Archive for the ‘National Institute of Mental Health’ Category

Holiday shopping can drive any sane person crazy but it can drive an already crazy person to the brink of insanity! As I continue onward through my holiday shopping I’m constantly pushed to my limits. There are people everywhere, babies crying, kids runing around and screaming, bright lights, long lines, decisions to be made, and crazy drivers in parking lots. The amount of stimulation that we get while out running around to find that perfect gift is incredible. I try to do a little bit everyday so I’m not forced to spend 8 hrs at the mall on a Saturday (yikes). I know that because I’m crazy I need to set limits on my daily activities to make sure I don’t lose my mind. If I try to do too much I’m impatient, cranky, tired, frustrated and could probably start crying if I can’t find a parking spot… seriously! -XOXO CrazyInHeels

I’m trying to bring my relationship with my fiance back to normal. When I slip into my crazy world of depression for a few months it definately takes a toll on our relationship. It’s hard for someone who isn’t sad to be around someone who is for a few months. If you really think about it who in their right mind would want to come home to that every day?! Not only can it bring that person down but frustrate them and make them feel pressured to get us back to normal only to be let down when they don’t. After a few weeks into the depression your relationship takes on a new routine. This routine probably isn’t the healthiest it should be. You become stuck in your routine and as you begin to feel better it’s almost as if you have to direct all of you energy and focus on getting your relationship back to a good spot, you have to fall in love again. It’s easy to do if your with the right person. I know it’ll take a little time but I’m already starting to feel we’re on the right track again. The happier I become the happier our relationship becomes. I’m happy today because I’m with someone that I love with all of my heart and so does he, we are determined to get through this… together!!! – XOXO CrazyInHeels

Thank God I’m feeling better than yesterday! I thought I was going to lose my mind yesterday. I was so anxious and sad. I would periodically start crying for absolutely no reason. I felt totally out of it and definitely not myself. I was consumed with sadness, I was stuck in my own hell of crazy thoughts. There was nothing I could do to snap out of it! I took some medicine that my doc had prescribed in case of this very situation. I was hesitant to take it because I knew it would make me tired but I had enough sense to let that go. I was afraid I was going to just lose it… have a psychotic break and end up in the ER from a mental breakdown. I took the meds and sure enough I was feeling much better within a couple of hours, crazy how that works. I could tell the minute I woke up that the meds were working their magic. I didn’t hate the world and want to stay in bed all day. I have more energy and am happy to face the day today. I hope this feeling lasts for a while. – XOXO CrazyInHeels

NIMH ~ National Institute of Mental Health.

This is a great link to find some general information about the “Crazy” disease…

http://nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtml

When I discovered that I was “Crazy” I quickly became addicted, in a good way, to learning about what the heck is wrong with me. I believe that the more you know the better off your going to be. You’ll learn to recognize what’s going on with your thoughts, your moods, and your body. Educating myself was the best thing I could’ve ever done.

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