Queen Dopamine

Received confirmation today that I am dxed with Bipolar II, PTSD, and generalized anxiety. I suspected as much based on how my initial assessments went and how my therapist previously talked, but...

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Some popular mood stabilizers and their common side effects. Source

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I’m no stranger to therapy. Though I’ve never lasted longer than 6 months, I’ve tried different therapists over the years. I know I need to dig in and do some deep, hands-on work. I’ve go...

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Feeling guilty for setting boundaries. Obsessing over small things that other people don’t seem to think about. Anxiety. Nearly constantly and sometimes for seemingly no reason. Second-guessin...

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I need to learn to self-validate because a) other people’s validation is fickle, b) if I care about their validation, I have to care about the negative things they think about me, too, and c) i...

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 via Therapist Aid __________________________________________________ 5-4-3-2-1 TECHNIQUE Using the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, you will purposefully take in the details of your surroundings using ...

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Looking back at my old posts about my own trauma and my own mental illness has me triggered, wanting to dissociate. I kind of want to revive this blog though

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You’re a good person. You don’t have to be the nicest, most perfect person to be *good*. All the bad things you were told as a kid are wrong. You’re good. You’re capable of great things. ...

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Reach out. Your best friend, your guidance counselor, your teacher or professor, anyone on an online forum (facebook groups, a subreddit for your specific need, Tumblr, 7 cups of tea). Someone y...

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Sorry but I will still use he/she. I’m not sure how it’s hurtful. I’m not trying to be exclusionary. I try to be as general as possible when I am making posts that can apply to everyone, so...

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None of you deserved what happened to you.

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If I write they, doesn’t that exclude binary people?

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I see you. You’re valid. What happened to you was real. You’re not making it up. You’re not faking. You deserve to feel heard; you deserve to feel whole.

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I am SO sorry it took me a million years to see this. I’m not sure how long this has been sitting here but I rarely get on Tumble and I need to be better about that. But this is horrible to h...

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This is my tried and true method. If it doesn’t work for you, I guarantee your money back ;)  When you’re faced with a possibly life-changing crisis or event that shakes you to your core, ...

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When you’re up, you’re up. When you’re down, you’re down. There’s no rhyme or reason to this pattern. It’s not linear. It’s not predictable. Everyone has good days and bad days, but...

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Anxiety makes me feel forced into avoiding, cancelling, or not pursuing something based on fear, but then I feel guilt or shame for not doing it.

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Increased irritability and/or anger when you don’t know why Feeling numb or having muted emotions in response to upsetting or exciting situations Lack of interest or passion, in general, for t...

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Mental illness is hard. Life while struggling with one is hard. And when we say hard, we mean that little things are difficult. Getting out of bed, going to work or school, following through on p...

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