is anyone here living with someone or married to someone who is bipolar and on medications? there is lots of support resources for the person with the mental illness but not a lot of support resources for those helping care for their loved ones with the disease. and i dont mean how to medically care for them but how to live life daily when you are not bi polar but have to live and think as if you are. how do you deal with the daily challenges of ups and downs sometimes multiple times daily or the constant changing from one minute to the next. all without having it affect you and your own mental health? not sure this is the place but just thought id ask.
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Mind over Matter
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Parneeta Singh
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Hi pittypat, I finally found a resource for caregivers that I was looking for for a long time. This is the link: https://www.caringbridge.org/resources/
I hope you can find it helpful. Take care! :)
No problem at all pittypat! Yes absolutely meditation will help. And the best thing is you can do it anywhere, anytime! Sometimes when I'm too tired, I do it while lying down and visualize my breath moving through each cell of my body from head to toe and then back up. The App that I use is called Happify. You can try any of their tracks for free, that you find suitable. At the moment I am doing the track called: Your Anxiety Antidote: Mindfulness Meditation. Again you can always reach out to me or anyone you trust when you feel low :)
Take good care :)
Thank you so much for the suggestions. I have started meditating in the mornings and do notice a small difference. I just started so I expect it to improve. Also will check out the website. Again thank you for your kindness.
Hi pittypat. First of all welcome. I can understand how hard it is to be a caregiver. Sometimes you don't know how to help your loved ones and in the process your mental health gets affected as well. I am going to be writing a few more blogs about other coping mechanisms that could help you. As I mentioned Mindfulness Meditation is effective for everyone, including care givers. Be aware of your thoughts, emotions when you are having a difficult moment and process them. Do not suppress them. Just be aware. Write them down. And always remember that as long as you have your breath you can process your emotions and do anything. You could even speak to a counselor/ specialist. Some places have support groups especially for care givers and others also have couples communication classes. Communication is very important between the 'patient' and the care giver. Yoga or exercise is another way to relieve stress and anxiety. Here is a websites for partners/ caregivers that I hope you find helpful:
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/when-it-all-falls-apart-traumas-impact-on-intimate-relationships-0211145
(Scroll down to the partner part where it says how to take care of yourself as well).
If nothing works, you can continue to write to me and we can talk if you think that could help :)
Warm wishes and good vibes!