Note: This post was originally written by Kate Devlin, a friend who contributed posts about her life with multiple disabilities to an earlier version of this site. Due to site transitions over the years, Kate’s posts now appear under my name. The content below is Kate’s original writing.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s autumn in New Jersey. I am concerned my bipolar and pain will worsen, with this change.
I am on the right pills to prevent anything. But it’s still a concern.
To those that understand this, I can offer what works for me, when I can’t get out:
- Reading something escapist.
- Music
- Organizing/cleaning, which I hate, but hey, anything to stay stable.
- Meditation
- Reaching out to people in need, via phone calls, Facebook, or text. Helping others makes me feel I can be productive.
- Exercise. You Tube videos help, but it’s best to know your limitations.
- Journaling.
- Watching an innocent kids movie or a comedy. I like clean things, myself. Helps me feel less anxious. I don’t know why. haha
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I really appreciated this post! I do all of these things and have for a long time but there are still those days that creep up on ya lol. Do any of you know anything about mania? I’ve been having more and more manic episodes and I don’t know what I can possibly do to prevent them? Thank you