Reddit reviews The Bipolar Workbook, Second Edition: Tools for Controlling Your Mood Swings
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I'm like you, except I smoke a lot of weed instead of getting drunk.
Your alcohol use is a coping behavior, as well as doing exercise. The thing is, either good or bad, this will make us feel better but ONLY temporarily.
Now why does it make us feel better. In my case, when I'm high I let the extra dopamine intake counter my emotions. It also helps me relax and take my mind off things I don't want to think about.
So what should I do?
DON'T LET YOUR EMOTIONS CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS
How?
Find something that can distract you just as alcohol. Perhaps a hobby. Something long-term that you can enjoy without really getting tired of it. Even do it with a goal in my mind.
Me?
Well I still enjoy playing Overwatch a lot. I play a few rounds when I get home. Since it's a team based game and there's a competitive mode, if you take your mind off the game you'll die.
But, I don't play it all night so what else?
I enjoy video games and I built a gaming pc for it. I also know how to program and I know unix. Besides that I know Physics and lots of algorithms. How about I 'make' a video game, something like angry-birds. Simple but Physics-based. So when I'm not playing video games I've been setting up a Unix environment with Unreal Engine, next step is actually learn how to use it. It takes work so my mind is busy but I like it so I enjoy it.
How does it fit in my life besides just as a hobby?
Well I'm 'sick' of my job. Same pay, ridiculous amount of work to do and a lack of consideration by some. So hopefully, once I save up enough money I'll quit my job and dedicate myself to game and fx development and see if it works economically. I also want to do a masters next year so quitting my job will let me get back into Physics. My goal is to become financially well enough by selling games or services as a indie developer or freelancer and do some Physics while I'm at it.
This will help me to not let my emotions control my thinking until I have finally accepted the reality of my situation. Once you've accepted, look at yourself and analyze. Your depression will cause thinking errors when it comes to subjective matters until you learn to identify the thinking errors.
I hope this read took your mind off your emotions for a little bit.. Our lives don't have to be miserable because of an illness. We just LIVE different lives like everyone else. There's no 'fairness' involved. Your life is your main priority and not whether you have a better or worse life than someone else.
My therapist recommended me the book: Bipolar workbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XLL3A1G/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_QzhXxbP2QZ92W
It's helped a lot in this situation, maybe it can help you too.
I didn't check who wrote it, but this was the book someone linked to me which I promptly told them would be useless for me in what I turned into that post. Why would anyone pay $60 for what they can learn from the NAMI & DBSA websites and two months on reddit?