How to manage bipolar disorder - 6 Strategies
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- How to manage bipolar disorder. Even though medication is the mainstay of managing bipolar disorder, there are ways you can manage bipolar disorder naturally without medication (or independent of your medication). The first step is to identify what triggers you to get off your normal cycle. People with Bipolar Disorder are sensitive to even small disruptions in their equilibrium. Step two is to keep a mood diary. This can help you see how you are progressing or when you are moving from one episode to another. Step three is to establish a daily routine. Step five is to have an activity plan that you implement when you are oversleeping or withdrawing during your depressed phase. Step five is to implement dark therapy for the manic periods. Step six is to establish a relapse prevention plan.
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You're welcome!
Do you have bipolar
No I don't. My experience is based on treating hundreds of patients with it.
Thank you so much. I was diagnosed BPDII some years ago. I have been in treatment ever since, with medication and therapy, but I had never heard about this approach to deal with recurrences.
You're welcome Leticia!
I got diagnosed with bipolar 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting bipolar. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
What I have found other than taking my medication, the most important thing for me is to get enough sleep.
Sleep quality, too. That's a highly important detail. Structuring your evening (your whole day matters, but evening focus is a good start) so that you hit deep sleep for at least 1 sleep cycle helps tremendously. It may mean that you sleep slightly shorter hours, but really getting into a deep sleep state has been invaluable for me.
@@markguyver1211 how can I improve sleep quality? I have insomnia so my sleep is bad sometimes
YES!!!
Exactly! I’m diagnosed bipolar as well and I swear that helps!! And walking in nature, that helps too
I have bipolar I. The best thing I do to sleep is listen to a sleep app throughout the night. I use Breethe but there are others like Calm. I bought the comfortable headband earbuds. I listen every night without fail. It has been a lifesaver. 😴
Everyone remember this one: “ANY kind of MOVEMENT is an IMPROVEMENT.” ... (and pat yourself on your back every time you decide to make movements, even if it’s just getting up to put your dirty dishes in the sink or take out the trash 🗑 👏🙌
Exactly! This is sooo difficult X_x
I make myself to do 3 tasks a day [at least] Like Vacuum/Chnge my bedclothes/Shower Seems little things there Huge to me to get out of bed
Wise words, mate!
_Recent research has found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and neuropsychiatric illness. Specifically, it has been noted that vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with bipolar depression._
_Vitamin B1, vitamin B 5 vitamin B6, vitamin B9 vitamin B12 in conjunction with vitamin D, if taking these vitamins three times a week for two to sometimes 2 1/2 months. Can you cure your bipolar disorder_
_Almost 100% of the worlds mental and physical sicknesses that happens internally are caused from vitamin deficiencies_
Yeah, unfortunately that doesn't pay the bills, which causes more stress
being bipolar in the pandemic yay i feel like i'm in a 6 months rollercoaster by now, I'm exhausted
Buna ziua ! As dori sa stiu daca trebuie sa ma îngrijoreze sa stau in preajma soțului meu după ce si a omorât mama?
Yes. I'm feeling this intensely. Up and down all the time.
seriously
I hope having places to go and more routines to follow again will fix me back to how i was before
@@neagoemihaela7085 A lua o viață este la un nivel următor instabil, autoapărarea nu este inclusă. Atenție. Am trăit cu cineva care a luat viață și nu a fost un mediu sănătos. Tendințe volatile.
How to manage bipolar disorder - 6 strategies
1. Identify things that trigger an episode
2. Keep a record of your moods, e.g. mood diary
3. Establish a daily routine: build your time around anchor points
4. Have an activity plan for when you're in an low mood episode
5. Use dark therapy (6PM-8AM) can be blue light blocking glasses especially in a high mood episode
6. Have a relapse prevention plan, using step 1.
Make sure to take your meds
Not necessarily meds drugs.. Research those drugs. Coercion n fear is, I would encourage ppl to check out mad in America
Kakaka 😂😂😂
Thanks for listing this!
Thank you for the break down 🎉
All of that can be done without meds, meds doesn't help after some time. They only poison you slowly.
1. Identify Triggers
2. Record Your Moods With A Mood Diary
3. Establish A Daily Routine
4. Have An Activity Plan (Disaster Management Plan)
5. Use Dark Therapy (Dark Environment From 6pm to 8am)
6. Relapse Prevention Plan (Strategy to avoid triggers or be less reactive to them)
Thanks for the summary.
No problem thanks for the great video.@@DrTraceyMarks
Sharon Eldridge if you take a look at the bit where the doctor is wearing a pair of orange glasses, that should explain it. It's essentially to do with your circadian rhythm and reducing the type of light that is around you. Hope that helps :)
This is what exactly does when they have no idea of the illness
Hello, doctor, I'm happy to listen to your tips. I have been suffering all my life with this illness. Until one day, finally, God had mercy of me, and I met an excellent therapy she prescribes me a med that helps me control the episodes has been 6 yrs. Still, lately, I notice that my event is often repeating. I'm driving crazy My husband and I feel crying for nothing. I'm afraid of taken other medications please can you give me any other advice or sent me your link so I can read more about your plan I would appreciate thank you so much. God bless you 🙂
If all doctors were as knowledgeable and able to explain this disease, we may conquer this. Thank you for your knowledge!!!
Thanks so much Susan!!!
All about diet
it is a lack of protein binding, in brain.
Isnt it a neurological imbalance rather than a disease.
@@HealingandProtection do you have any info where I can read about that, please?
I'm absorbed in self pity right now , but would like to try these tips in the future.
Ok, I hope they help you. 🙂
You can do it!!
I am climbing out of the same hole. I was diagnosed 5 years ago, and have only recently accepted my diagnosis and am trying to work with it. You can too! :)
Structure your sleep first...long walk..big meal ...a good nights sleep....
At age 55 i'm embarassed to say I needed this but wow. THANK YOU
Ohh.. that just represents the fighting spirit inside you!!
Best wishes to u
I'm 59, and I've been struggling with a relapse for the past two months. This has been very useful. I'm very grateful.
Hang in there, my friends and take care of yourselves the best that you can.
I’m bipolar 1, mixed. I have a real hard time figuring out if I’m manic or depressed. It’s both at the same time.
same but im type 2
I get psychotic when i listen to music
Sounds like you are having mixed episodes, which are really dangerous. You are experiencing mania and depression at the same time.
I notice when I'm in mania by my heart rate and my sleeping patterns
@@brigetteadame8291 how do you know which type you are? I’ve only been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but was never mentioned a number
Dr. Marks: sleep deprivation is really what can lead to those manic episodes
Me watching this at 2am: ...
For real 😂
yeah and at x2 playback speed
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Same like shit
Me at 1am lol
I got diagnosed at 25 and had been given meds for 7 years prior based off anxiety/depression which ended up being medication that heightened my manics and made things significantly worse until I was put on the right meds. I'm 28, almost 29 now and still trying to figure out the best ways to manage this. Thanks for the videos. They're providing with me some much needed peace of mind. My family is dismissive about it so I don't feel like I have anyone to really talk to about this stuff. Thanks to everyone sharing their stories too. Your stories are inspiring me to give each day another chance.
I like having my planned activities! I usually sleep 12-15 hours a day and stay in bed under the covers even longer but I know I always need to feed my fish at a certain time and then I always try to do one extra thing (library, a walk to a coffee shop, etc) especially when my fiancé gets home from work and I can do them with a partner
How do you support yourself financially..?
Most important tip I can give anybody I was diagnosed bipolar in 1978 it wasn’t called bipolar then but the most important thing you can do is to keep a journal to keep a running chronological record of what’s going on so you can look back and maybe be able to recognize a manic episode of depressive episode and you’ll notice that you can make a change you can put yourself in a better position when you’re in an extreme mood
I identify as Bipolar 2 , though, my psychiatrist, diagnosed me as Depressive and GAD, I’ve been in spending sprees, as a way to forget my job stress, I know I’ m clever and know more about my job than others(I’m a pharma rep that works with antidepressants!, ) but there’ s a sort of cyclic mood, there are periods where I’m anxious and depressed, there are others where I’m confident and defiant , and work from 8am to 8pm nonstop. I think I should change my doctor !Thanks for your vid. Good job.
Hi Alberto. What you describe sounds awfully suspicious for hypomania... 🙂 Thanks for watching. I do have a bipolar disorder playlist goo.gl/1hKamL
I watch your videos because my daughter was diagnosed with bipolar 2 a few years ago, and it has been a real roller coaster ride in our family. Numerous hospitalizations and several suicide attempts as well. Your knowledge and thoroughness of teaching about mental illness is superb!
How did u know that ur daughter was bipolar
you sound like an amazing mom :) if my mom had taken the time and care to do that for me i feel like our relationship would have been a lot different back when i was suicidal and acting out. god bless you
How is she now ?
When you are Bipolar 2, you yearn for mania. I dare not prevent it.
I'm in a really strange place right now, I feel I sledding in to a depressed state. I'm crying as I write this. However, I was actually writing this to tell you thank you for your antics about the blue blocker glasses & your rookie mistake. It actually caused me to laugh and smile. But my laugh quickly turned into tears. That fact that I'm looking for the least little thing to smile about and be motivated by is saddening. Everything thing seems overwhelming right now. I know I have things to do or even know what to do but I just can't seem to get jump started... This is the worst! I have to find a way to take care of me.
I hope you feel better.
I'm sorry your were feeling so depressed. I'm depressed and crying now. May you be feeling better.
@@jenniferswenson4956Thanks, it's been months since I wrote that and I feel better now than then. I noticed you responded recently though. I hope you can feel you feelings enough to understand them. I was feeling overwhelmed at the time. I felt every decision I was making wasn't the right one, the pace I was going was not efficient enough, nor did I measure up to anyone's amount of success. The main thing I got out of the aforementioned, is stop beating myself up and comparing myself to others. Because I only see their highlight real and even that is most like being played out in my head. Hang in there Jennifer you are a one of a kind gem of a person!
I’m starting to realize I’m bi polar as I have manic episodes that I usually take out on loved ones and then my depression hits for doing things I didn’t mean and it’s taking a toll on me. Thank you for the tips
I’m here to validate your feelings, emotions and experiences. I too recently got diagnosed as bipolar ii. Unfortunately I’m so good at pretending to be fine that people are surprised at when I lash out or shut down, not why. I struggle with explaining things concisely because my thoughts are racing so quickly I can’t stop myself mindfully unless it’s concise, quick, and preferably some sort of memory tool to repeat in my mind until I distract myself enough to focus on the things I actually want. It’s mentally exhausting, and physically represented. But my spirals have been reinforced by cycles of doctors only seeking to understand my symptoms as they present - as opposed to what they stem from and how I’ve trained myself to cope.
I am emotionally triggered by things and behaviors I know to be irrational. But I internalize my compulsive behavior and any sort of criticism because my brain has been trained to overexplain and interrupt, as opposed to actively sit in silence and listen to others or just myself. Humans are complex, we need simplicity in all things to free ourselves up for true mindfulness.
I hope you found help and are feeling good about the small wins! 🥰
I think I do this too even with my cat trapped in my house with me. Spaz on him and sometimes just not amazing and feel horrible because I love the little guy SO much. It sucks!
How are you now
Thanks so much, Doctor! This should be required viewing for all diagnosed folks and their families...so helpful and simply presented. This has really helped my entire family. You are a God-send!
Oh you're so welcome! Glad it's helpful.
_Recent research has found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and neuropsychiatric illness. Specifically, it has been noted that vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with bipolar depression._
_Vitamin B1, vitamin B 5 vitamin B6, vitamin B9 vitamin B12 in conjunction with vitamin D, if taking these vitamins three times a week for two to sometimes 2 1/2 months. Can you cure your bipolar disorder_
_Almost 100% of the worlds mental and physical sicknesses that happens internally are caused from vitamin deficiencies_
All of your videos are so wonderful, and this one is one of the BEST
Thanks Dr Tracey.
I have lived with bipolar for 24 years...the last time I was in hospital was in 2008. It was serious but now under control. Thanks for your podcasts, every bit helps. Heath.
How were you able to control or manage your bipolar? I am still struggling…😢
Just wondering are you on medication for it?
I would like to know if one can go without medication
I am so exited to have found your channel - I've been struggling with bipolar 2, unmedicated/medicated for 15 years, and your videos are so helpful. Thank you!
Best channel on UA-cam! Definitely the most helpful. Thank you, Dr. Tracey Marks!
This particular video changed my life at least by 60 to 70 % .
Thank you Dr.Tracey .
You are awsome .
God bless your heart
Recently diagnosed with bp2. This was so eye opening for me I can't wait to put all of this in to practice. Thank you ‼️
I just filled mine out. Thank you for this resource. I’m excited to share the work I’ve done with my therapist!
Dear Dr. Tracey, I have been studying psychology and the disorders that can create chaos in someone's life and this video compelled me not only to comment on it but to subscribe to your channel as well.
Excellent advice.
I’ve always taken naps in addition to eating well and walking my dog in my attempt to manage my illness. I swear by my routine. My issues still arise, but my schedule has really helped cut down on the chaos and stress when I have a breakdown. Best wishes to all those dealing with this nightmare.
At 41 I've had almost 20 years since being diagnosed with Bipolar 1. Your mental health explanations have been the best I've ever seen. I say this because I've had many an episode where I have spent hours reading or listening to individuals trying to explain what I was experiencing. Just like the right combo of meds and strategies, we find you. I've learned what my triggers are and can usually identify them. The loss of control is my weakness though. But we move forward and I think once a person accepts it and tries to move forward, life gets a lot more bearable. Thank you.
Dr Mark's is always right on time.
I want to give this wonderful lady a hug for all the content she’s put out into the world for us. I can’t tell you how grateful I am.
I love your videos. They’ve given me so much insight to my bipolar disorder. Thank you for shedding light on this 💜
You're welcome. I have a bipolar Playlist where I group all of my bipolar videos. As I make more videos I'll.add them. UA-cam lets you save playlists to make it easy to reference them ua-cam.com/play/PLazcP3-djRZ0IoYFWgkl0_tFtBVqA3bu-.html
I had been living (more like surviving) more than 10 years in darkness. Last week finaly got my diagnoses as bipolar. Your videos make so much sense to me. I have found out these points on my own that they do help me. Problem is I have lost my social skills in these years and now I don't even know how to go back.
Give yourself time Sweetie! It will be okay!
She is awsome , unique .most of the approach and no boring long lectures .
To the point.
So comforting abd reassuring and easy to adopt
Thank you for the download! I just recently been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder , after only being treated for just anxiety and depression. It all makes sense now . After all these years🤷🏽♀️.
Dr. Tracey Marks is extremely brilliant and a great communicator. She explains things in such a simple language that it becomes easy to understand. Her videos are just about the right length and do not get boring. Thanks a ton Dr. Tracey. I am a big fan and have been a Bipolar for about 25 years now. You explanation of the difference between Bipolar 1 and 2 was also fantastic. I am now going through all your lectures (videos) one by one Thanks for all the help to the Bipolar Community.
I truly appreciate all your videos! I feel like I’ve gotten more answers and a better understanding from you than I have with well over a decade of therapy. I even share your videos with my therapist and she finds them helpful too! So thank you! You are literally saving lives! Please don’t stop!
Hi Michelle! thanks so much for the encouragement. I enjoy doing the videos and have no plans of stopping. But They do take time, so it is good to get validation from time to time that people appreciate them. Thanks for sharing the videos as well.
_Recent research has found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and neuropsychiatric illness. Specifically, it has been noted that vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with bipolar depression._
_Vitamin B1, vitamin B 5 vitamin B6, vitamin B9 vitamin B12 in conjunction with vitamin D, if taking these vitamins three times a week for two to sometimes 2 1/2 months. Can you cure your bipolar disorder_
_Almost 100% of the worlds mental and physical sicknesses that happens internally are caused from vitamin deficiencies_
Just want to say thank you for all of your videos. I am a psychotherapist and use your videos to educate clients, teach students and fine tune my own skills. The videos are clear, portray psychiatry and psychotherapy as normal and approachable. Thank You!
Dr. Tracey Marks playlist would have to be the most constructive, concise and well articulated information I've found anywhere online. This has significantly helped myself and family understand my mother's state - which has been undiagnosed and untreated for 50 odd years. Dr. Tracey Marks - i sincerely want to thank you for this channel and your work on this topic.
Hi Tracey,
So, I'm 16 years old, and, to keep it short, i know that something is "not okay" with me since i was 12. I talked to my parents about it too, I openly told them that I want to get a therapist, but basically they refused with the explanation that "therapists just want to MAKE you sick and to show you how sick you are" , so that's that. My girlfriend knows about my struggles, and about a month ago, she noticed that the stuff that I'm dealing with seems to have very similar symptoms to the symptoms of bipolar disorder. We talked about it and stuff, and of course we know that we could easily be wrong but since I can't do anything else, I will try to use your mood diary and the stuff that you linked to maybe test if it will help me. I wanted to thank you for everything, your videos are my only help at the moment and I appreciate that so much. Thank you for your time, your dedication, everything.
I just saw this but you can go to your school social worker for help! Atleast then you can have an adult on your side and can explore options
i have recently been diagnosed and finding your channel has helped me so much in accepting that i can live with and manage bipolar rather than be this crazy, unpredictable person i am used to being. not only are you very easy to listen to, the specifics of your videos are far more helpful than others i have come across (signs mania is coming, mood journaling, etc). thanks for making all this content available :)
_Recent research has found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and neuropsychiatric illness. Specifically, it has been noted that vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with bipolar depression._
_Vitamin B1, vitamin B 5 vitamin B6, vitamin B9 vitamin B12 in conjunction with vitamin D, if taking these vitamins three times a week for two to sometimes 2 1/2 months. Can you cure your bipolar disorder_
_Almost 100% of the worlds mental and physical sicknesses that happens internally are caused from vitamin deficiencies_
I found the "6 Strategies" very helpful. They are concise, "hands on", and show a path to a better life. When your life is in chaos it is difficult to absorb/accept advice. It is near impossible if there is too much complexity - however well meaning and evidence based. This video, strikes a good balance between the two.
Thank you, TM.
Thank you. I've been feeling overwhelmed and on the verge of just deleting. Thank God for you uploading this.
The emotional rollercoaster is very tiresome.
So as a first responder living with bipolar I, I really do find some variety of dark therapy really helps to ground my mood. When I pull a string of night shifts, I feel like I’m able to function a much higher level of calm. I run the vast majority of active time in the dark, and end my days with the cozy morning sun. It’s a little backwards, but I do find it really helps my day to day when I’m working nights versus days.
Thank you for this video! Very helpful :) I've tried this the last few days and I feel an improvement already.
Awesome!!
The dark therapy works for me. Guess my work related stress triggered my latest manic episode and i was so depressed
I love your videos. I have shared them with my group where I support mental illness. I have bipolar/ borderline personality with dis association. Not a good time. Therapy is key. I love how you express the tips and tricks. Thank you
Dr. Marks, I realize that this video is years old but the information and the kit are on time for me. Thank you.
Thank you so much Tracey for all your videos, they really help me to understand how to help myself!
You’re truly a blessing to the mental health community!!! 👏
This has been so full of helpful information.
I’m finding I learn so much on UA-cam.
You are very clear and don’t talk too quickly so I can take it all in.
Thank you.
You’re welcome. Thanks for watching Kimberley.
I was just recently diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder and OMG I didn't know why I feel so terrible whenever my routine is disrupted for whatever reason. Watching this video has been so incredibly eye opening to me. I just now realized the stark difference in me when I have a fixed routine vs a very freestyle one. I think my episodes are far more manageable/less disruptive when I have a routine set in place. I'll definitely download the packet. Thank you so much for this video, Dr. Marks 🤗
Dr. Marks, you truly are one of youtube’s greatest jewels ❤ thank you for your videos.
Describes me accurately. I either under sleep or over sleep to the extreme. Also regularly drink hard liquor can trigger mania. A beer or two doesnt. Ive looked into light therapy.
It's good to know your triggers. At least you can handle a little beer. Light therapy can be great for depression, be careful though because it can trigger mania in some people.
My coping mechanism that I like best is consuming marijuana. Unfortunately, it’s far easier for me to buy from a dealer, when I know I don’t know the exact compound breakdown. But if I do seek a medical marijuana dispensary, it gives me so much anxiety to buy it legally because I know getting caught with it, and especially transporting it, is still heavily criminalized.
So I’ve learned to cope in my daily live by abusing weed. And even my therapist asked me about medical, but I have no access that doesn’t scare me, even though long term cooking my own edibles and buying them specifically to help with symptoms of my mood swings, I still can’t vocalize and talk about it socially like I wish I could. Because both my disorder, my coping mechanisms, and my compulsions result in risky behavior that’s uncontrollable, and difficult to accurately pinpoint because I won’t give up my weed habit unless something else helps more… 😜 alcohol for me is a physical trigger that I hate the feeling of. I would like to go out with friends and smoke/consume weed in whatever fashion and situation I want. Because if I have to end up DD’ing for my friends who struggle with alcoholism, but that behavior is only because I’m nice and I can’t drink. Then I compulsively use weed to cope, but the stigma is not the same and the behavior is not socially acceptable except in “habitually stoner” stereotypes that I shirk every day. Thanks for listening to my ranting.
Woah thats too close to home… drank hard liquor and slept little and now im giddy as fuck and wilding
I have just learned what bipolar disorder really is. I think I am on definitely on the spectrum. Just listening to your videos has really given a sense of peace, some answers and relief. I don't have health insurance but I don't think it's type 1. I have definitly felt like there has been something "different" about me for a long time and been managing it on my own. It's nice to find some more tools. Thank you so much for your videos and time.
You're welcome Sarah! 🤗 So glad to help.
_Recent research has found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and neuropsychiatric illness. Specifically, it has been noted that vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with bipolar depression._
_Vitamin B1, vitamin B 5 vitamin B6, vitamin B9 vitamin B12 in conjunction with vitamin D, if taking these vitamins three times a week for two to sometimes 2 1/2 months. Can you cure your bipolar disorder_
_Almost 100% of the worlds mental and physical sicknesses that happens internally are caused from vitamin deficiencies_
Thank you so much for these videos. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 disorder as a teenager and have been trying to go about it without medications. Medication would trigger my hypomanic episodes and make me extremely aggressive towards those I really cared about. I have recently become an adult and have been trying to learn more about my disorder and how to manage it. My parents weren't able to afford therapy when I was younger and this has been huge for me. Thank you so much!
I've been semi-diagnosed with Bipolar II (never 100% confirmed but strongly suspected by multiple previous therapists) and this video made me burst into a full sob-cry in realizing that a lot of my depression trigger is being so scared and overwhelmed with everything that even basic tasks and aids like the ones stated in the video feel violently out of reach and borderline impossible for me to keep up with for longer than 2 weeks tops. I ofc feel awful in the general sense but this opened my eyes to a lot of triggers / reactions / etc. I didn't consider before, even with how simple they seem. Thank you so much for this wonderful resource!
I believe my mania has started and tbh I like this phase, they are the best. All I am afraid of is of depressive episodes which are twice a year for me that lasts for about 3-4 months so all I'm trying is to keep myself at bay from those mentioned triggers. It's so hard living with bipolar as you're in constant state of fear that this shall too pass and you will fall into the rabbit hole again.
I find that what really screws up my routine is when the clocks go forward and backwards every year for daylight saving time.
Samantha, hello, how are you given your post was five months ago. I hear and empathise with you, f..ks me up every year, I only gained insight to this trigger recently. Have you explored protective factors? I would be interested in hearing them if your happy to share. It may be twice a year but my mania and psychosis are deliberating. Daylight savings due here soon. May try melatonin. I also recall a doctor suggesting a quick lap around the house when I first wake up in the morning to reset cycadian rythem when I was severely depressed. May give that a whirl. My screens TV I try to have off by 9pm I have a good sleep hygiene.
Know you post has being very helpful. Prompted me to reply to you and in doing so I have a focused relapse prevention plan to discuss with my psychiatrist.
Warm regards Mandy
To the 8 likes and others with this trigger,
Any relapse/protection strategies you use that your willing to share.
All the best. Sincerely Mandy
@@mandyritchie7115 Hi Mandy, I have different routines depending on my mood. So I have 1 routine for when I'm hypo manic and a routine for when I'm depressed. I didn't have much help at all with preventing lapses or how to manage bipolar. I was simple diagnosed given medication and that was it. A lot of things I've had to figure out on my own as to what works and what doesn't. However, what works for me may not work for others with bipolar disorder as it affects everyone differently. No two people are exactly the same. I think the main strategy is to "know yourself". I work and the employer knows I have Bipolar Disorder so they know there are some jobs I am not able to do but other jobs I can do really well. I work in a supermarket, usually in the cafe, but sometimes I will work on the shop floor putting items back on the shelves which customers have ditched at the checkouts. I tidy the shelves at the same time which then makes it easier for other staff when they have a "store tidy" because most of it has already been done. The girls in the cafe know when I'm manic because I end up whizzing around doing things so quickly that all they see is a blur and a gust of wind as I rush pat them. When the store has changed my rota at the last minute then that's when things get awkward. If I usually am rostered to work from 2pm to 7pm and they change it suddenly to 11am to 4pm I tell them to expect me to be late and to try to keep my rota the same every week as I need to take my meds at the same time every day. I don't cope well will sudden changes so it's good if they can let me know a few weeks ahead. When I'm depressed I mainly work in the kitchen doing kitchen porter work such as food prep, washing up, stock rotation and cleaning. I've discovered I much prefer being a kitchen porter because then I don't have to deal with rude customers too much either. Some people with Bipolar disorder find it hard to get and keep a job due to extreme anxiety and becoming very defensive by blurting out what they really think of a rude customer. I tend to imagine in my head them choking on the food they order and it makes me smile. I know it's a weird way of coping with it but it stops me from getting angry and upset when I get blamed for some items on the menu not being available or when they scream at me, "Why can't I have a double shot expresso? I want one now?" Trying to explain to them calmly that we don't have barrista type coffee machines goes over the heads of these self entitled Karen's and it makes me laugh as they turn a beetroot red with anger when I tell them it's also self service. There are a few Bipolar Groups on Facebook you might find helpful. Sorry this post is a bit long but hopefully it's given you a laugh along the way. Laughter is important as well as meds.
Doctor, thank you for posting this video. It really gave me a foundation as to what to do to better keep track of my moods, manic/hypomanic episodes, all things considered, I was diagnosed with Biopolar I w/mixed episodes yesterday.
I’m glad I found you. It’s very informative for someone with bipolar or their family. Thanks for the help.
Thank you. My girlfriend has bipolar 1 and Im working on understanding what that means and how I can help. This video was very helpful to me
Hi! Love your videos! Please do a video on how bipolar disorder affects relationships and how to manage it ❤
Hi Sarah. Thank you. I've had up the requests for this kind of video, I'll have to give it some thought. It's not that easy to do because there's not one answer that fits everyone's situation. There's a lot of dynamics that affect how the interactions play out in how you should handle things.
Sara Makayla Naidoo seriously running mine into the ground 😩
Dr. Tracey Marks well some general tips?
Hi D, any relationships in particular?
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Thank you so much for your kind encouragement in these educational videos. You present in such a compassionate and supportive manner, wish you were my doc, but what you're doing is a great service to the public!
Thanks so much Deb I really appreciate it.
So beautiful to see a good passionate doc as a doctor myself 😊
I have been diagnosed with bipolar one for 17 years now.
I developed most of these tools with time to be able to function as well as possible, and I wish someone would have explained them like this, so I didn’t have to find them myself by going through so many bad times.
But one thing is sure: I can guarantee that they do work wonders.
Do you take meds? What are the tips you might want to share if you don't mind
Just found your channel, thank you so much for making these videos.
You're so welcome. I'm glad you found my channel.
I will really need a online consultation, I’m always feeling withdrawn from people feel down , I’ve had major trauma in the past now I’m able to understand they Y I feel this way !
Thank you for this video
“Movement is an improvement” I like it doc
Another very helpful, highly informative and practical video. Thank you!
You're welcome Rick!
@@DrTraceyMarks I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar 1 (at age 55) as well as concurrent ADHD and PTSD (I'm a Veteran). In addition to lithium carbonate (which is working), my Psychologist has me engaged in cognitive behavior therapy/cognitive processing therapy and we are also alternating with cognitive remediation therapy. We are exploring stimulants for the cognitive deficits. All very new, admittedly scary, hoping for the best. Thanks again for your very resourceful videos!
I LOVE this! Thank you Dr. Tracey!!
You're so welcome Mizz Morphine!
Dr. Marks thank you so much for these videos. You are saving lives. I have struggled for years to manage my bipolar, but thankfully I got on Seroquel and followed the advice in this video and the bipolar packet. Today marks two years with no hospitalizations. I know what to do to help myself and I’m starting to believe my bipolar won’t be the thing that takes me out one day. I still have struggles and challenges but I’m armed to actually fight this thing and manage my life. I’m so thankful to God for grace and I hope you remain encouraged to keep up the life saving work you are doing.
Thank you for these videos on bipolar disorder. I was diagnosed with bipolar 2 back in 2014. I did not realize, until I watched this video, how I could help my mood stabilizer.
I have been having a very difficult time the past couple of months with the whole COVID 19 thing. My work place ended up being shutdown by the state because I work at a place for people with disabilities and I also have epilepsy and asthma. Most of us are immunodeficiencient. With my schedule being pulled out from under me, my mood swings started to escalate and I hadn’t realized it until I started blacking out again. I have either been sleeping too much or too little, there is no in between. I will be seeing my psychiatrist next week, hopefully.
Thank you, again for posting these videos. I am going to use this information to help me get stabilized, again.
So glad I found you. You are very educated and i appreciate learning more from you. I was wondering if you have any personal experiences with these illnesses, such as bipolar disorder?
Hi Kristen. All of my experience with bipolar disorder has been from my work as a psychiatrist. I've had people close to me with depression though. I think seeing it from a personal perspective gave me a more rounded view of the disorder and how it affects all the people involved.
Kristen, if you want to hear someone’s first hand experience with bipolar 2, check out my channel. I also have an anxiety disorder.
Very Helpful!!! Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Your videos are awesome. I am learning so much and understand that bipolar isn't as easy as some will think when you have different stages of the illness and triggers. I'm studying for my PMHNP and starting clinical on May 31st.
I'm looking forward to seeing and listening to more of your videos. Thank you again.
I am very newly diagnosed. I really appreciate your information. It is clear and precise and easy to take in plus the length is perfect for my attention span right now. Thank you Love and Light from Canada
Hi. Thanks for the video. I've downloaded the package but decided to use the memo app on my phone for the daily log. You mentioned oversleeping as a trigger of depression. Dehydration is another trigger. After having alcohol, soda and frankfurters for 4 days, my depression symptoms came back yesterday. After realizing the connection and rehydrating, they're gone. It turns out dehydration slows down the serotonin production.
Ashley
i've been trying to keep up with life being depressed most of it. So it is very difficult when I hit a crisis, because is very hard for me to feel better.
I love your videos Dr. Tracey Marks! I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 in 2012 and these videos help me so much!❤️😊
Best advice I ever heard from a dr relating to bipolar advice
Thanks for the detailed breakdown of the disease. I have bipolar disorder and I leave all therapy to the doctors. I've had good advice so far. Nevertheless, I would like to learn more about it and your UA-cam channel helps me with that. For example, a manic phase can help cope with addiction and quit. This is how I was able to quit heroin and alcohol. I've been sober for over 10 years now. Drugs hardly work in mania. However, support is needed for depression. I guess I'll have to take my medication for the rest of my life. Please keep making great videos like this.
Thanks Dr., good tips.
Why do you think many Bipolar people can be highly intelligent and talented, yet we get dismissed by the general public as “crazy”?
Hi Katie O! Bipolar disorder has nothing to do with intelligence. It's an emotional regulation problem. But I think if someone is in the throes of an episode and doing something that affects others negatively (like angry mood swings, emptying out bank account, not showing up for work etc.), the people affected lash out by calling the person crazy. Also Bipolar is an illness. When people just see the erratic behavior, they think you can control it and call it "crazy" because they don't understand it.
Dr. Tracey Marks true dr. marks I think you're probably absolutely right unfortunately in our society people don't even use words correctly the word crazy just indicates out of the ordinary not expected etcetera etcetera doesn't indicate right or wrong we're in such a judgemental situation we can't deal with this sort of thing
Dr. Tracey Marks dr. Marx I wish you would explain this to people because it doesn't have anything to do with our intelligence it is just an emotional Disorder so please quit calling it a mental health disorder it's got nothing to do with my mental health my brain is perfectly fine as a matter fact it runs it about five times the speed of everybody else's if they can't keep up that's not my problem that's their problem
Maybe i'll find a way to weave that into another video.
Maybe my question wasn’t clear- I said CAN BE highly intelligent and talented. I understand they are not related. My point is there are many bright talented people like Russel Brand, Mariah Carey, Kanye West, late famous people like James Joyce and Jimmy Hendrix who are thought to have had Bipolar disorder, yet in general, people in our society dismiss you as crazy or say ignorant things about people with BOD. Myself I am a professional and cannot tell people of my BPD because the stigma would damage my career even though I am very good at my job.
Your channel is so helpful for me and it means so much to me that in your videos you don’t make it seem like we’re abnormal and different in a bad way bc most of the time I dread going to the doctor bc I feel like they judge me for being the way I am.
Me too
I’m so glad that I found you Dr. Tracey. I have been learning a lot about mental health and I’m currently a pre-med student who would love to the a psychiatrist one day!
zeida bermudez We need more great ones! Best of luck to you ❤️
Love this video.
I have Bi polar 2
Helpful
Thank you so much Dr
For all you do. You are so awesome/ beautiful and very respectful.
You are a good person.
We need your videos..
Thanks so much D Chry.
my sister has bipolar 2, and she lives with me, this is really helpful
Thanks Trish! I'm glad.
Lucky sister
I appreciate your taking the time to educate us on this disorder. Right now I'm looking for any help I can get. So thank you, keep up the good work and God Bless
Thank you. This is the first real help I have found...
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but we wasn't able to get counseling to try to work on getting better and tracking my progress. I am going to counseling tomorrow for the first time and I am trying to get a handle on what my role is other than "stereotypical angry black guy". I saw another video on bpd and I see more of my issues there, but apparently they can exist at the sometime. I don't get manic, but I have been bummed out since I was a kid at an uppity private school. Anyway, thanks for sharing!
Great first step in recognizing that you have a role, then being open to seeing and accepting what it is. I plan to do a video on BPD versus bipolar. They can look similar but are very different. And you can get mood instability with BPD that It is not related to bipolar. I record in batches so that one is currently in the works. Stay tuned.
# GoHardGibson hi, congratulations on starting counselling. Reading your comment about what happened at your ‘uppity private school’ It rang a cord with me regarding the private schooling which I organised for my son. now a grown man but I am concerned about how his experiences in Private school has left its mark and affected my relationship with him. When you said bummed out since you were a kid what did it involve?
# GoHardGibson how can you be bipolar without mania? How are you coping now a year after your comment?
Thank you for this video🙏
You're welcome sandraenglandful! 🤗
Your videos are very helpful to me. I was just diagnosed with bipolar 2 and you gave great tips that have helped already. Please keep doing these videos.
Hi Bryce! I'm so glad to hear this. I will keep em coming.🙂
I live in a country where mental disorder are still widely considered as something taboo. People are ashamed to talk about their struggles and they have minimum knowledge of it. Acknowledging your mental issue here you will get the label of an attention seeker and even labeled as crazy. i’m currently self treating myself. as I wasn’t able to get prescription or proper professional help, this video has been a great help. Thank you, thank you for this. Please keep doing what you do because i believe there are more people like me who depend on this type of content. Much love 💖
My psychiatrist recently said I may be bipolar, so I've been watching your videos a lot. They're very informative, and I appreciate them so much. Rambling now: As terrible as it sounds, I'm kinda hoping I am or have some sort of disorder because it'd make me blame myself less for how badly I feel. I experienced trauma as a child, and my Psychologist said there's not going to be a switch where I immediately feel better and stop hating myself. So maybe that's exasperated my bipolar if I have it? Idk. I rarely get manic and it lasts at most a day, at least 1 hour. Mental health is complicated and fascinating lol.
Idk if it’ll make you feel “better”, but I can validate the cycles of self blame and internalization of a very complex disorder to understand and learn objectively - especially if you’re also naturally inquisitive and like to do your own research by finding people that “get” you and can get to the point of actually helping you.
I have a hard time keeping any schedule over a day. It’s so frustrating. This is a trigger.
Dr. Tracey: Thank you so much for this video. It's easy to understand not only for those who have the bps but also whom like me, don't but we are relate to someone who does. It's a starting but a huge step to understand and as a supportive net. Thank you once again.
You're welcome Mildred! Thanks for reaching out and letting me know you're watching.
Thank you SO much for these videos. I have been diagnosed with BPD by some psychiatrists, other psychiatrists have said I have Bipolar instead, so as you can imagine this has been really confusing for me. I have been watching all your videos on Bipolar and BPD and I have to say I understand both so much more clearly now, so thank you so much.
You're welcome Suzanne. I'm so glad this is helping. I'll continue to develop the bipolar playlist over time. Stay tuned. 🙂
Thank you doctor! I feel like you’re reading my mind about my dad’s undiagnosed bipolar. His mania starts around 12-2am and ends around 5-7am (depending if he takes 1mg of lorazepam). Thank you for educating me about this topic.
Thank you doc
You're welcome!!
WOW!!! This is the way how it should be, explaining you what you should do. No psycologies letting you to figure out (if you even get to figure it out) what to do on your own.
Thanks Pierina. I try to make most of my videos have some helpful message behind it other than just talking about a disorder. sometimes that’s not always the case if I’m answering someone’s question.