{"id":1759,"date":"2017-11-20T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhope.us\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:54:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T17:54:13","slug":"bi-polar-life-hacks-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/bi-polar-life-hacks-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi-Polar? Life Hacks For The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a child every Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday I would become sick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Don\u2019t misunderstand. Mine was a \u201cLeave It To Beaver\u201d childhood. It was an idyllic 1950\u2019s childhood where I was loved and cared for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I would get so excited I couldn\u2019t contain myself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There were long trips to visit grandparents we didn\u2019t see often. Sears and Wards offered extra catalogs with large children\u2019s sections of fascinating toys. Wish books we called them. I studied them and marked the pages, so mom and dad wouldn\u2019t miss my favorite requests. And I was an ardent believer in Santa Claus\u2026even after I learned it was Santa Qualls that brought the gifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today, as an adult with bipolar, I can still get sick during the holidays. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By the time I became an adult the ugly face of depression cycled into my life.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The winter and holidays can now trigger a bipolar-depressive relapse. As the days get shorter and grayer my spirits began to fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Fortunately, recent years have been better because of bipolar life hacks I have discovered. Here are a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Winter days and holidays are better when I keep my routine. I stay on my medicine. Not taking my medicine regularly will trigger a depressive relapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sometimes adjustments are made in my meds as the season starts. I just had a session with my doctor in which an adjustment was made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I have found that sleep difficulties can set off my depression. It does not take many sleep deprived nights to cause major set-backs. I have learned that I function best with nine hours of sleep. Everyone is different but it is important to know what your sleep cycle needs to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I trim the Christmas tree but also trim my schedule. Some time ago I learned what is called the Pareto Principle which states that 80% of your reward comes from 20% of your effort. While the percentages may be argued I have learned that about 20% of what I do bring 80% of my satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So I trim the schedule to make sure things of ultimate importance are done. It allows me to say, \u201cNo\u201d to things that take energy I do not have. That helps me to keep my energy balanced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">These days my muscles and joints are not flexible but my attitude is. If one of my grown kids can\u2019t be at home on Christmas or Thanksgiving I can let that go. I just make a point of enjoying them when they can. This flexibility makes life easier for them from the stress of trying to please other family members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Accepting other family members as they are and not expecting someone\u2019s personality to change makes things smoother. Over-expecting creates pressure for me and for everyone else. Everyone needs their emotional space, including me! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What about the gray dreary days? I turn on the sunlight. In my experience a sunlamp used for Seasonal Affective Disorder, helps my bipolar. So if the sun is hiding, the light comes on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I also have learned that the light is best used early in the day. I discovered when using it in the evening it will prevent sleep, even overcoming my sleep meds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What are you bi-polar life hacks?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cSo encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.\u201d 1Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cLet everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. \u201cEph 4:29<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What are your bi-polar life hacks? Share them in the comments. It may make a big difference for someone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a child every Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday I would become sick. Don\u2019t misunderstand. Mine was a \u201cLeave It To Beaver\u201d childhood. 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