Comments on: Why are my moods all over the place? Hmmm .. could it be… http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/why-are-my-moods-all-over-the-place-hmmm-could-it-be/ by Julie A. Fast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Helen http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/why-are-my-moods-all-over-the-place-hmmm-could-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1532 Helen Tue, 05 May 2009 15:07:35 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/why-are-my-moods-all-over-the-place-hmmm-could-it-be/#comment-1532 JUST READ your article on work. You do not mention disability for people with bipolar. Talk about feeling guilty.. Do you know of many people who are on disability and can't work? I've found that having the stress of working off me has been beneficial. Less mood instability, more resilience. Helen Hi Helen, YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT! I didn't cover disability. I have written about it in the past, but probably not enough. I was close to disability when I discovered ebooks and started selling mine on the internet. I had a partner who supported me when I was first diagnosed. Many friends of mine are on disability. I see it as a step many people need to take as they work on getting more stable- or as a way to support themselves in the long term. I have one friend who has been on disability for 15 years and he truly needs it. Work is extremely stressful for people with bipolar disorder. My goal is to become finanically independent so that I don't HAVE to work. I would say that work is my biggest trigger these days. I will address this issue on a podcast. Thank you for bringing it up. There is absolutely nothing to be guilty about when you're on disability. Julie JUST READ your article on work. You do not mention disability for people with bipolar. Talk about feeling guilty.. Do you know of many people who are on disability and can’t work? I’ve found that having the stress of working off me has been beneficial. Less mood instability, more resilience. Helen

Hi Helen,

YOU ARE TOTALLY RIGHT! I didn’t cover disability. I have written about it in the past, but probably not enough. I was close to disability when I discovered ebooks and started selling mine on the internet. I had a partner who supported me when I was first diagnosed. Many friends of mine are on disability.

I see it as a step many people need to take as they work on getting more stable- or as a way to support themselves in the long term. I have one friend who has been on disability for 15 years and he truly needs it. Work is extremely stressful for people with bipolar disorder. My goal is to become finanically independent so that I don’t HAVE to work. I would say that work is my biggest trigger these days. I will address this issue on a podcast.

Thank you for bringing it up. There is absolutely nothing to be guilty about when you’re on disability. Julie

]]> By: joanne http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/why-are-my-moods-all-over-the-place-hmmm-could-it-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1530 joanne Mon, 04 May 2009 18:58:37 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/why-are-my-moods-all-over-the-place-hmmm-could-it-be/#comment-1530 Hi Julie Well done for keeping your emotions in check. I know how difficult it is to do. Sometimes i feel physically exhausted from times like that. I am struggling at the moment to come to terms with the fact that feelings like that are not going to go away and that the best you can do is control your behaviour. Is there a way to help stop these feelings rising up to the point of having to fight to control behaviour. Sometimes it feels like a never ending task Jo Hi Julie
Well done for keeping your emotions in check. I know how difficult it is to do. Sometimes i feel physically exhausted from times like that.
I am struggling at the moment to come to terms with the fact that feelings like that are not going to go away and that the best you can do is control your behaviour. Is there a way to help stop these feelings rising up to the point of having to fight to control behaviour. Sometimes it feels like a never ending task
Jo

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