Christmas can be a nightmare for people with bipolar disorder. As the philosopher Posidonius observed in the fourth century, "occurs in autumn and melancholy mania in summer." Here Down Under in Australia, Christmas is summer holiday time, time, time, speed, time with family. This is a powerful blend of vulnerability and trigger seasonal and fall over a lot of us do with the craze. Friends and family do not always Christmas Mania, because the symptoms assuch as excessive alcohol consumption, wasteful spending remain until late functions and features of the season in a hurry. The stress involved hemisphere 'with' Christmas presents to buy and 'I'm getting together with family, together with the summer, for Christmas, a vulnerability in southern bipolar nightmare.
Not much further north. From the fourth century, we have not come far beyond Posidonius to explain unless there is something seasonalaffective disorder. It seems that the number of hours of light meet with your relatives may have depressed in winter. The closest to the poles, the better your chances.
Then there are seasonal triggers, such as how to buy gifts on a tight budget. If you are depressed, waiting ever-present, be happy (just because it's Christmas) makes things even worse.
About walking with a lamp that emits sunlight linked to yourFront, or cutting your credit card, you can make bipolar seasonal episodes? Here are some quick tips to save Christmas.
Maintain your daily routine before sleep-wake cycle. Use when you need drugs;
According Maintain control of drinking water. If you suddenly start a binge, could become an 'important offer of an episode;
Third Make a shopping list for Christmas and not buy anything not on the list!
Fourth ask her to help your partner or friend, a stickBudget;
Fifth Keeping drugs;
Sixth Consult your doctor or mental health workers as soon as you or someone close to notices of symptoms;
Seventh Keep away from any "toxic" family members know (you know who they are).
No plan is fail-safe, but then again, having no plan is like going out without an umbrella on a stormy day. You can not live well in a bipolar and Christmas nightmare. Plan ahead and have a healthy, happy Christmas.
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