tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post7843184258672701680..comments2023-10-02T11:11:57.034+01:00Comments on Bippidee: I don't know?Bippideehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-27279102222074134382010-05-30T15:01:58.558+01:002010-05-30T15:01:58.558+01:00Often antidepressants will cause mania with BPD pa...Often antidepressants will cause mania with BPD patients so I understand why you were taken off of them. Yes, personality disorders are usually impossible to treat with meds, but some symptoms can get out of hand and an antipsychotic can help quell these out-of-control feelings. For a short-term course, not extended use. <br />You are an actor and dancer so you probably know the connection between breath and relaxation. Have you ever tried this calming technique? It seems so weak in comparison to what is going on in your head, according to my daughter. But, she has admitted to getting some relief - in through the nose, deeply, out through the mouth. Again, a temporary fix. <br />Don't look too far ahead. Concentrate on the here and now. focus on getting what needs to be done today and not ALL the lines for every play you will be in for the next year. You are clearly talented, when you need to learn them you will. All together it might look overwhelming, but I think you will be happy down the road that you went out for these parts and got them!<br />Get through today knowing that you have a cheering section in your readership.<br />xx krisKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383541747197866087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-17756686730874655992010-05-29T16:53:55.995+01:002010-05-29T16:53:55.995+01:00It's a double edged sword sometimes having lot...It's a double edged sword sometimes having lots of things to do can be a really good distraction. However, putting yourself under pressure and stress can end up pushing you back down. You'll just have to take care and do what you feel you can manage. Good luck with all the parts. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-47901484691632098602010-05-29T14:49:51.545+01:002010-05-29T14:49:51.545+01:00Thanks Kris. At the moment I am not on any meds - ...Thanks Kris. At the moment I am not on any meds - my Psych is of the 'you have a personality disorder, therefore medication isn't going to help you' way of thinking, and so she took me off the anti depressants I was on. Which was fair enough, because they didn't seem to be doing a lot, but both L and I feel that overall I have been worse since coming off them - things like concentration and sleep and all those clinical depression symptoms have been worse. I have an appointment with her in a couple of weeks, so I will mention it then. <br /><br />The thing about protecting myself and keeping myself safe is a difficult one. If I went to A&E every time I had suicidal thoughts, then I would literally be there all the time, because they are constant. I don't have episodes of feeling suicidal, and then times when they go away - they are just there all of the time. I have to distinguish between when they are just thoughts, and when I am getting more out of control and feeling like I am likely to act on them. But even then there is a limit to what I can do. I don't have the option of being admitted to hospital, so I basically just have to sit it out and try not to act on it. Which most of the time I manage, sometimes I haven't managed it and I have tried to kill myself.<br /><br />xxxBippideehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499124986641789890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445354648404556157.post-67124182600395818472010-05-29T14:04:27.996+01:002010-05-29T14:04:27.996+01:00I think that if you have a plan of action to end y...I think that if you have a plan of action to end your life, you should take yourself somewhere (hospital, crisis center) until this episode passes. Depression can zap all enthusiasm for life right out of existence. if you are in danger, please talk with someone.<br /><br />It doesn't matter that you have some very positive things going for you. (Which you do!) Unfortunately, it should, but it doesn't. Not an hour after my daughter had the experience with the British Vogue editor, she was back in her rut. Depression stripped the accolade away. <br /><br />Please, take action to protect yourself. Although we would all miss you terribly, we want you around because you want to be. Not because you have an obligation to be in the plays you have auditioned for and gotten the parts (!), but because you want to do them and are excited about your performing schedule. <br /><br />The spark needs to come from your own source. Maybe your meds need tweaking? <br />xx krisKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383541747197866087noreply@blogger.com