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Is he going to call back? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Is she ignoring me? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n What time are we meeting? Why isn\u2019t anyone telling me! Are they avoiding me? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n I need more information. Why doesn\u2019t someone tell me what is happening? <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n This thinking can be so physically painful, the body compensates with physical action. <\/span><\/p>\n – Compulsively checking social media or your phone. <\/span><\/p>\n – Calling and leaving more than one message.<\/span><\/p>\n – Continually texting…\u00a0 <\/span>and really upsetting stable people. <\/span><\/p>\n Uncertainty is painful for the bipolar brain. We want answers NOW! in order to feel better. If we can\u2019t get the answers, our bodies choose repetitive behaviors as a calming tool. <\/span><\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t work! <\/span><\/p>\n If obsessive behaviors are a part of your life, there is help. <\/span><\/p>\n I love the work of Don Miguel Ruiz and his book The Four Agreements. It changed my life. <\/span><\/p>\n Dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT) is an excellent tool for managing obsessions that lead to compulsive behaviors. <\/span><\/p>\n Compulsions harm. They hurt us and the people around us hate them. We overwhelm others with our worries \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We can learn to manage uncertainty internally<\/p>\n Julie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is he going to call back? <\/p>\n Is she ignoring me? <\/p>\n What time are we meeting? Why isn\u2019t anyone telling me! Are they avoiding me? <\/p>\n I need more information. Why doesn\u2019t someone tell me what is happening? <\/p>\n This thinking can be so physically painful, the body compensates with physical action. <\/p>\n – Compulsively checking social media or your phone. <\/p>\n – Calling and leaving more than one message.<\/p>\n – Continually texting… and really upsetting stable people. <\/p>\n Uncertainty is painful for the bipolar brain. We want answers NOW! in order to feel better. If we can\u2019t get the answers, our bodies choose repetitive behaviors as a calming tool. <\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t work! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n