{"id":684,"date":"2009-04-09T04:51:28","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T04:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-severe-depression\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T17:01:22","slug":"bipolar-disorder-and-severe-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/bipolar-disorder-and-severe-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar disorder and severe depression&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can survive this illness\u2026\u2026 even when it feels impossible<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just getting out of two days of hell. Absolute hell. I had simultaneous severe depression and relentless OCD thinking.\u00a0 I am finally better tonight.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what I did:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dealt with work disappointment in a reasonable and realistic way. I am in a tough, tough business. There is more disappointment than success- that\u2019s part of being in a media profession. This means I MUST be ready for the depression that comes with disappointment.<\/li>\n<li>Once I realized I was depressed- which was not hard since I know my signs completely- I then went into management mode.\u00a0 This is an illness. I used the tips in all of my books 24 hours a day. Literally- because if I wake up with obsessive thoughts, I have to take care of things so that I can get back to sleep! It\u2019s hard.<\/li>\n<li>I got out of bed. It\u2019s the only way to lead a normal life. No matter what. No matter how depressed you are- you must always get out of bed as the first step.<\/li>\n<li>I told people I was not doing well. I have taught them how to help.<\/li>\n<li>I did as much work as possible- just sitting down and doing SOMETHING made a big difference. I worked quite a bit today and I\u2019m glad I did.<\/li>\n<li>I kept going, even when I was crying. There are good things in the world and when I keep going, I have much more chance of putting myself in a position to experience the good things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And I\u2019m now better.\u00a0 I can go to sleep feeling ok. It\u2019s over and I\u2019m so relieved.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I have all of the tips in my books memorized- but I still have to make myself use them. That\u2019s the key.<\/p>\n<p>We can all make it through the hell caused by this illness.<br \/>\nJulie<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can survive this illness\u2026\u2026 even when it feels impossible<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just getting out of two days of hell. Absolute hell. I had simultaneous severe depression and relentless OCD thinking. I am finally better tonight. Here\u2019s what I did:<\/p>\n<p> Dealt with work disappointment in a reasonable and realistic way. I am in a tough, tough business. There is more disappointment than success- that\u2019s part of being in a media profession. This means I MUST be ready for the depression that comes with disappointment. Once I realized I was depressed- which was not hard since I know my signs completely- I then went into management mode. This is an illness. I used the tips in all of my books 24 hours a day. Literally- because if I wake up with obsessive thoughts, I have to take care of things so that I can get back to sleep! It\u2019s hard. I got out of bed. 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