{"id":9633,"date":"2016-08-19T18:38:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-20T01:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:06","slug":"mean-bipolar-downswings-check-yourself-before-you-wreck-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/mean-bipolar-downswings-check-yourself-before-you-wreck-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Mean Bipolar Downswings: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trek-yourself-l1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trek-yourself-l1.gif\" alt=\"trek-yourself-l1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When overwhelmed, negative mood swings arrive, they can bring out some very unsavory behavior.<\/p>\n<p>1. No table at a restaurant pleases.<br \/>\n2. No food tastes good.<br \/>\n3. Driving causes road rage.\u00a0<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\n4. Life feels very difficult.<br \/>\n5. It&#8217;s hard to find a comfortable place to sit.<br \/>\n6. Work is scattered.<br \/>\n7. The body is out of whack.<br \/>\n8. People get on the nerves.<br \/>\n9. Life is too busy.<br \/>\n10. We want a different life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>When I have one of these mood swings, I recognize that I&#8217;m overwhelmed and I take action. It usually takes me hours to get myself to calm down and those are often lost hours. I have to stop myself from driving randomly. I will park, go in a place, feel uncomfortable and leave over and over again if I let myself. I will eat sugar to feel better and to calm down. I will snap at people and yell and scream and pedestrians who do something stupid.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to be this person, so I check myself before I wreck myself.<\/p>\n<p>Julie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trek-yourself-l1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/trek-yourself-l1.gif\" alt=\"trek-yourself-l1\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When overwhelmed, negative mood swings arrive, they can bring out some very unsavory behavior.<\/p>\n<p>1. No table at a restaurant pleases. 2. No food tastes good. 3. Driving causes road rage. 4. Life feels very difficult. 5. It&#8217;s hard to find a comfortable place to sit. 6. Work is scattered. 7. The body is out of whack. 8. People get on the nerves. 9. Life is too busy. 10. We want a different life. <\/p>\n<p>When I have one of these mood swings, I recognize that I&#8217;m overwhelmed and I take action. It usually takes me hours to get myself to calm down and those are often lost hours. I have to stop myself from driving randomly. I will park, go in a place, feel uncomfortable and leave over and over again if I let myself. 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