My bipolar balance daily / weekly / monthly checklist :
- Physical Health
- Self Care
- £ Finances
- Productivity
- Friends & Family
- Golf
- Photography
- Leisure
Daily monitor … Control :
- £
- Website work
- Alcohol
I try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once
I have wobbly days / weekends / weeks when all sorts of trigger & stressors seem to collide in a perfect storm & all come crashing in & leads to a bipolar high phase emotional rollercoaster ride of too much
- mac website work
- photography
- p.m. taxis to my village
- £ shopping
- Wirral club golf
- den tv sky sports live golf or live tennis
- family & friends iphone texts
- white wine
- everything getting quickly out of balance
- feel I am losing control
- feel I am losing my confidence
- high anxiety
Then it can take me up to x3 weeks to recover from during which time I find it hard to see my friends & need to regroup again step by step. I retreat to my house & garden where I feel safe & just drive locally.
Confidence steps back:
- drive car to Port Sunlight garden centre / £ best plant therapy
- drive car to Wirral Golf Club / peaceful putting
- reconnect with a good friend for coffee
- play x 3 holes golf
- photography project
- family at Refreshment Rooms for lunch
It helps to know
- when my support group are away on holiday
- my medication is at the pharmacy for delivery
- that my friends & family are only a text away
Seasonal Stressors & Emotional Triggers
- Spring / summer / Autumn / Winter new season photoshoots
- Live tv big summer tennis & golf events
- Birthdays / Martin / Chris / Mark / Claire / Kim / Danni & Jo
- Mum & Dad Remembrance Days
- Mother’s Day / Father’s Day
- Xmas Eve / Xmas Day / Boxing Day
- New Year’s Eve / New Year’s Day
- Each schools term break up day
- Each schools start of new term day
- July Teacher Psychotic breakdown flashbacks
- August / Clatterbridge Psychiatric ward flashbacks