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Posted by Phil on January 27, 2014, at 22:20:38
not sure cause is the right word. I have a close friend, we've known each other for 33 years. He's a great guy and smart. 32 years are great. then i start going crazy with emails..you have yours you have mine i want mine did you give it to someone. and various ways to phrase the question. in effect i'm saying he's lying. well he's pissed and we have never got in a bad argument. I've done this before to him and others that i didn't know as well. it's as if i really don't know what i'm saying or i don't realize the harm if i send the message. i think, why him, he's my closest friend, well hopefully.
the saying... 1. if you;ve been diagnosed with bipolar you are going to lose friends and relationships. 2 you can't use bipolar as an excuse.my meds are seroquel adderall lamotrigine, lithium, clonzapine clonazepam
any ideas welcomed
Posted by Phil on January 28, 2014, at 15:03:00
In reply to could my meds cause this?, posted by Phil on January 27, 2014, at 22:20:38
the answer was me
Posted by bleauberry on January 28, 2014, at 15:18:14
In reply to could my meds cause this?, posted by Phil on January 27, 2014, at 22:20:38
It is hard to tell if the meds are involved or not. I would maybe suspect adderall but hard to tell.
Since you have already seen the problem that is bothering you and you have articulated it, that's half the battle won already. Identifying exactly what we want to change I think breeds success.
So you could come up with a simple rule for your self to follow whenever you are typing an email. For example, maybe, unless it is important business, never ever send a personal email the same day you wrote it.
Wait till the next day. Re-read it. With fresh eyes and a fresh day it makes it much easier to single out stuff you wish you hadn't written, or wrong phrasing, wrong wording, whatever, and then send the cleaned up edited version.
I find it interesting how I can write something one day, really mean it, pissed off, whatever, and then the next day I read it again and I can't believe I said those things. It was mostly my mood that said those things, not me.
Since I don't have as much control over the mood itself, then instead I can control me and that's easy because all I have to do is say to self don't send it till tomorrow.
The original version allows you to vent at full force and get it out...that's a good thing....the next day's edited version allows you to get the same message across except in a nicer way that you won't regret later down the road.
Posted by phidippus on January 28, 2014, at 15:47:26
In reply to could my meds cause this?, posted by Phil on January 27, 2014, at 22:20:38
I don't understand what the problem is.
Hypergraphia (writing a lot) is a symptom of Bipolar disorder.
Eric
Posted by Phil on January 28, 2014, at 19:04:43
In reply to Re: could my meds cause this? » Phil, posted by phidippus on January 28, 2014, at 15:47:26
what i say is the problem. i think about a year ago I said i'm sending emails that are bad and will you just delete them. he said that's what i've been doing. evidently he is reading them again.
Posted by Phil on January 28, 2014, at 19:13:57
In reply to Re: could my meds cause this?, posted by bleauberry on January 28, 2014, at 15:18:14
thanks bleauberry...i think it might be the Adderall too. i talked to a friend i've known since the first grade yesterday. She asked can you just call him and talk. i said this is way past that stage. i said my job is to not contact him. I sent another today.
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