{"id":9656,"date":"2016-08-29T08:27:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T15:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=9656"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:56:06","slug":"the-humdinger-bipolar-downswing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/the-humdinger-bipolar-downswing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Humdinger Bipolar Downswing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9657 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger.jpg\" alt=\"humdinger\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\">My <\/span><span class=\"_5u8n\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">bipolar<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-2-0\"> depression episode has ended. It was three weeks and it was a humdinger. Here is a picture of a humdinger. I can&#8217;t stress enough that the BEST thing about bipolar disorder is that it&#8217;s an episodic illness. Episodes end. Every day I would wake up and say,<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ec0ml-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\">\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\" data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\">&#8220;This is the day I get out of this horrific episode.&#8221; <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d4pjb-0-0\">Eventually it worked. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"5sug1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5sug1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5sug1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"2510i-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2510i-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2510i-0-0\">I spent at least four to five hours a day working on bipolar disorder management tools I know have worked in the past. Especially the strategies in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Done-When-Youre-Depressed\/dp\/1592577067\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1472484415&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=get+it+done+when+you%27re+depressed\" target=\"_blank\">Get it Done When You&#8217;re Depressed.<\/a> <\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"1cj11-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1cj11-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1cj11-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"9o30u-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9o30u-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9o30u-0-0\">You can get better. Your loved one can get better. Your client can get better. My depressions used to last for years. They now last weeks at the most. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"8l8jg-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8l8jg-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8l8jg-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"na70-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"na70-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"na70-0-0\">Think of reducing the length of your mood swings as a goal. This helps me find success. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"amu73-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"amu73-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"amu73-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3k8us\" data-offset-key=\"cuj2h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cuj2h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cuj2h-0-0\">Julie <\/span><\/div>\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\/humdinger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9657 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger.jpg\" alt=\"humdinger\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/humdinger-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> My bipolar depression episode has ended. It was three weeks and it was a humdinger. Here is a picture of a humdinger. I can&#8217;t stress enough that the BEST thing about bipolar disorder is that it&#8217;s an episodic illness. Episodes end. Every day I would wake up and say, &#8220;This is the day I get out of this horrific episode.&#8221; Eventually it worked. I spent at least four to five hours a day working on bipolar disorder management tools I know have worked in the past. Especially the strategies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Done-When-Youre-Depressed\/dp\/1592577067\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1472484415&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=get+it+done+when+you%27re+depressed\" target=\"_blank\">Get it Done When You&#8217;re Depressed.<\/a> You can get better. Your loved one can get better. Your client can get better. My depressions used to last for years. They now last weeks at the most. Think of reducing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/the-humdinger-bipolar-downswing\/\">[ Read More ]<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11143,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656\/revisions\/11143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}