Minds racing

I cant run unfortunately cos im 7months pregnant but il look up youtube n write it down. I hope that helps. I like to read but i cant focus when im.like this. Thank you so much for replying

Can you go for a walk? Swing your arms. It has a meditative effect on your brain. Get some energy out and then youtube some relaxation yoga and journal, journal, journal.

Not now but il do that over the next few days usually i get bouts of this feeling. I do find writing stuff down helps i just get out of the habit so ill definitely do that thank you thats such a help

Guided meditation ok thank you. I tried mindfulness before but find it really difficult to do. Thats right im around there im in Ireland. Thank you for replying

My pleasure Sarah 

Meditation seems like it isn't working, but it is! Youtube Monkey Mind. It's only about 3 minutes long but it helps explain it and is kind of funny. And the fact that your hand cant keep up with your thoughts shows that you need to write more! Just scribble it down, you don't need to be able to read it. Then rip it to pieces and throw it away!

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O that's killing me I am not a writer I am more of a heart person I tend to feel it and its hard sometimes bescause how do you explain a panic attack to someone I have tried so now I just panic they get it they just run the other way 

Oh really lol. Irelands great but only in last couple of years people are talking about mental health so its nice to come on here and get advice from like minded people

I agree Sarah it's a good feeling to be able to talk with people who have the same thing but and can understand 

Thank you

They havent diagnosed me with bipolar ii yet but think its a possibility. Im pregnant right now so its hard to know they said with the hormones all over the place. Too much goin on to diagnose. Its confusing for me

I was in the same boat when I was pregnant. I was fine for 7 years. I lost my job and had some stressful things going on and had a panic attack in the middle of the night. They originally diagnosed me with situational anxiety. Then said I was possibly manic bipolar II then went back and said it was generalized anxiety disorder. But now I'm scared to take the anxiety meds because IF I did have bipolar II , the meds would make it worse. So I'm fighting it off daily with no less. It sucks!!!! Lol

Thats sounds horrible i think its very hard for them to diagnose bipolar ii cos so much symptoms overlap. I definitely have way more depressive episodes though and they do be really bad. I read that the meds affect bipolar i disorder definitely but not much for type ii. Not 100% sure on that tho. Were u on tablets when pregnant? Iv gone off mine and im.the exact same minus the awful side effects i think i was on them so long they didnt work anymore

No I took Benedryl every now and then on my restless nights, but they made me feel so groggy and hungover the next day. And if for whatever reason I didn't go right to sleep and it wore off I would stay up half the night so I just quit with them. When I was pregnant I didn't have morning sickness, I only got sick at night, so it kind of messed me up with benedryl. I've never really been one to take meds. I've never liked side effects. That's what makes me so scared to take the lexapro that they gave me for anxiety. I'm scared it will trigger a manic episode IF I was bipolar. But I want to take something to feel better. It's a terrible situation! Lol 

That's an awful situation you're in. What makes you think you're Bipolar? You can have racing thoughts without Bipolar. What about going on a mood stabilizer? Have you tried counselling?

Thats fair enough to not just take something if your unsure about it. Im really sensitive to meds and when i was on antidepressants i got bad side effects. I just got used to them and accepted them but its great to be off them and realise i shouldnt have had to suffer if the side effects were thst bad. Im going to try to stay off medication and do counselling i find that really helps me. Sometimes tho you need meds i get that. Is that anxiety medication something you have to take everyday once u start or just when u feel anxious?

When my anxiety is really bad sometimes I get this burst of energy that lasts a couple of hours and I wake up in the middle of the night and stay awake for an hour or two. Sometimes my vision is a lot sharper than normal after a panic attack. I don't really know if I'm bipolar or even think it. But my psych said it one time and I think anxiety just makes me think I am sometimes just because I'm scared of the medication. Every time I talk myself into taking it I have a panic attack then those symptoms pop up. I've never had racing thoughts but one time. The first night I had that panic attack.

I can relate. I am obsessed with the fear of going into psychosis and having cancer or something. I had a psych say I was bipolar after assessing me for 10 minutes. And then another laughed at that diagnosis. I am obviously not a Dr but it sounds like you are not at all bipolar. Sounds like anxiety. My vision goes blurry and I feel sick for quite some time after one. And because they are so scary, I think our brains try to convince us that we are crazy. Panic attacks in the middle of the night are awful. Having a lot of energy makes sense because it's pure adrenalin running through you. I was afraid of mania too after starting Celexa. So far so good. Tell yourself that Bipolar is not the worst thing in the world anyways. People can live completely normal lives still. That should stop the fear of it. Sending calming thoughts to you from Canada 😀

You know what! My first session in the first 30 minutes is when my psych told me that too! I'm so glad somebody can relate! I've been back and forth in my mind with this since then. Which like I said since then she told me I weren't manic, but of course my anxiety grabbed a hold of that word and hadn't let it go! Haha Thank you from South Carolina!!!!!