{"id":69,"date":"2012-03-02T00:57:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T08:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/2007\/10\/15\/emergency-depression-plan\/"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:59:18","slug":"emergency-bipolar-depression-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/emergency-bipolar-depression-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder and Triggers- watch out because they are sneaky!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I walked into a trigger this weekend. This is like walking into a brick wall that\u00a0you refuse to see- \u00a0even when it\u2019s staring you in the face. It\u2019s a hallmark of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0bipolar brain says, \u201cSure Julie! Of course you can do that!” and then once I do it, my stable brain says, \u201cOh no Julie. Look what you\u2019ve done! You caused the monster to come out once again!\u201d<\/p>\n

I know better. I write the books right? I know not to be so hard on myself. This is a tricky illness. I can get mildly manic and not realize it and then make a decision that seems just fine at the time- in the past, these decisions usually involved money and men- and of course…. beer.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

The good news is that I have\u00a0the plan from my books that\u00a0I put into place as soon as I make a mistake with a trigger. This shortens the inevitable\u00a0mood swings from triggers\u00a0and lets me get back to my life often in days or a week\u00a0instead of the\u00a0months and even a year\u00a0I used to experience.<\/p>\n

Bipolar disorder is a triggered illness-\u00a0 if you can learn your triggers and then avoid them whenever possible- you can stay a LOT more stable!<\/p>\n

And drink less beer!<\/p>\n

Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I walked into a trigger this weekend. This is like walking into a brick wall that you refuse to see- even when it\u2019s staring you in the face. It\u2019s a hallmark of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

My bipolar brain says, \u201cSure Julie! Of course you can do that!” and then once I do it, my stable brain says, \u201cOh no Julie. Look what you\u2019ve done! You caused the monster to come out once again!\u201d<\/p>\n

I know better. I write the books right? I know not to be so hard on myself. This is a tricky illness. I can get mildly manic and not realize it and then make a decision that seems just fine at the time- in the past, these decisions usually involved money and men- and of course…. beer. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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