Bipolar Disorder and Internet OCD! Facebook

I believe that I have to practice what I teach.

Every once in a while, I will try something new and think- oh, that’s such a great idea! It will be fun and will help my business. So, I started a FACEBOOK account. Well, if you read this blog a lot, I am sure you know where this is going. Fun for others can turn into a bit of an obsession for me. It’s not that I was obsessed with Facebook- it’s that my brain found it stressful. I am sure you know what I mean.  It was an experiment that I am glad I tried.  It IS good for business to get myself out there so that I can connect with readers. and it IS a good idea to keep up to date with my writing friends and their projects.

In theory.

 I want to stay well- especially when it comes to internet use.  [ Read More ]





Reader Comment: Bipolar Disorder and the Economic Crisis

I just received the following comment on the blog:

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I am unable to stop focusing on the economic situation. I can’t seem to stop worrying about the future and this is just feeding into my triggers. If anyone has a good suggestion about this, I would appreciate it.

** Wow, most of us can commiserate with this! I suggest that we all focus on and take care of the bipolar disorder side of the worrying – which will help with the obsessive thoughts.  This can help us view the economic crisis realistically.

If you read my past entries, I’ve had some terrific OCD problems this past month. Many of them were financial. That’s normal.  OCD symptoms simply mean that an obsession gets in your head and won’t stop talking and talking. This leads to fear that something bad will happen in the future. 

Most people have a worry and then it calms down so that they [ Read More ]





bipolar disorder and OCD symptoms

More About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Six characteristics of OCD

1. Overestimation of Risk 2. Excessive feelings of responsibility 3. Controllability 4. Overimportance of thoughts 5. Intolerance of ambiguity 6. Perfectionism

People with bipolar disorder may share some of these characteristics. I certainly deal with 3, 4 and 5 regularly!

Julie