Another bad problem

A friend

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::(:

After months of fixing mental/emotional/psychological problems, I've suddenly reverted back to a state of previous mentalities.

For some reason, I seem to have gone mentally unstable, even when I'm happy, I suddenly go forward to a really mature state, or go to the opposite. Or I revert back to the mental configuration I had 14 years ago! :eek:

I can't seem to stay in one mental state. Even though I was doing good yesterday, now I've seemed to have gone extremely mentally and emotionally unstable. Though I'm happy now, and though I'm forcing myself to be in a positive mood, my thoughts are all over the place.

My memories are playing everywhere, and one of my memories took control of my eyesight and I watched that completely even though I was focusing on my breakfast.


What's going on?!
 

Feathers

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Sorry to hear about it.. Can you go see a doctor or a counsellor/therapist? Do you have one?

Do you mean you lost your eyesight or just that you saw a 'film' of old memories?

It seems you might have mood swings. Many people have them, for various reasons - either food/nutrition related (for example sweets/sugar or alcohol) or it could be hormonally related or weather-related(?).. I hope this forum didn't trigger you... or if it did, that it could get better? Maybe the topics in the other threads (or elsewhere online or on TV) triggered the memories or the running thoughts... Can you write those thoughts down and deal with them via journalling? Or maybe you can write some of it here on the forum and see if it helps?
What did you eat recently? (Any sugar/sweets/soda pop?)

Do you know EFT or TAT? emofree.com and tatlife.com (free pdf manuals online) Maybe you could try EFT and/or TAT on the memories? For me, it was helpful with old memories.. 'even though I have these odd memories, ...'

I've had setbacks sometimes too, they can happen. It doesn't mean 'all work is lost' just that you're going through another challenge, something that needs to be dealth with.. It's like ten steps ahead, maybe one step back, then ahead again.. and it's like going upwards in spirals.. It may seem like you're going nowhere, but actually you're moving up..

Personally, I have learnt to embrace my mood swings, I can predict them by nutrition and weather a bit.. Daily walks in nature help A LOT too!!
 

A friend

Well-known member
Do you think it might be a side-effect of my anti-seizure medication?


Sorry to hear about it.. Can you go see a doctor or a counsellor/therapist? Do you have one?

Do you mean you lost your eyesight or just that you saw a 'film' of old memories?

It seems you might have mood swings. Many people have them, for various reasons - either food/nutrition related (for example sweets/sugar or alcohol) or it could be hormonally related or weather-related(?).. I hope this forum didn't trigger you... or if it did, that it could get better? Maybe the topics in the other threads (or elsewhere online or on TV) triggered the memories or the running thoughts... Can you write those thoughts down and deal with them via journalling? Or maybe you can write some of it here on the forum and see if it helps?
What did you eat recently? (Any sugar/sweets/soda pop?)

Do you know EFT or TAT? emofree.com and tatlife.com (free pdf manuals online) Maybe you could try EFT and/or TAT on the memories? For me, it was helpful with old memories.. 'even though I have these odd memories, ...'

I've had setbacks sometimes too, they can happen. It doesn't mean 'all work is lost' just that you're going through another challenge, something that needs to be dealth with.. It's like ten steps ahead, maybe one step back, then ahead again.. and it's like going upwards in spirals.. It may seem like you're going nowhere, but actually you're moving up..

Personally, I have learnt to embrace my mood swings, I can predict them by nutrition and weather a bit.. Daily walks in nature help A LOT too!!


This forum didn't do anything like that...I exercise a few hours every day, it may be too high blood sugar, too low, either way, I have no idea.

Anytime I drink soda, I exercise for at least an hour so that the blood sugar does not get the chance to rise. I eat whatever fiber I can find, and eat meat and vegatibles. Though I do occasionally eat sweets and things like that, I am really concerned about health, and would enjoy life without any poor diet related diseases.
:)

Is it possible for high/low blood sugar to cause things like that (mental/emotional instability)?
 
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Feathers

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Do you think it might be a side-effect of my anti-seizure medication?
I don't know what you're taking. Google it + side effects (or 'name-of-med mood swings'/emotional instability) and read what the side-effects might be.

This forum didn't do anything like that...I exercise a few hours every day, it may be too high blood sugar, too low, either way, I have no idea.

Anytime I drink soda, I exercise for at least an hour so that the blood sugar does not get the chance to rise. I eat whatever fiber I can find, and eat meat and vegatibles. Though I do occasionally eat sweets and things like that, I am really concerned about health, and would enjoy life without any poor diet related diseases.
:)
Good to hear you exercise a lot! :) Soda pop drinks with artificial additives - I'd advise you to stay away from that. There's phosphoric acid in soda drinks, and it can 'destroy' magnesium which is a very important mineral... magnesium deficiency is suspected to cause or contribute to a whole lotta troubles, including depression and anxiety too.. I googled it, and yup, it seems it might contribute to epilepsy seizures too.. Magnesium Deficiency | epilepsy.com
Or were you talking about different type of seizures?
Be careful with vitamin/mineral supplements though - it's best to get good nutrition from food, and avoid the stuff that destroys the good vitamins/minerals.. more info about that on ctds.info
Too much fibre can be bad for some vitamins/minerals too.. Maybe read a book on vitamins/minerals or read stuff online?

Some people even say to have cured their bipolar with vitamins/minerals (!) It's still in research stages but it's interesting..

Is it possible for high/low blood sugar to cause things like that (mental/emotional instability)?
Yup. I can get yo-yo, after eating/drinking stuff with sugar - up fast, then a crash... Maybe observe yourself or write a food/mood/thought/activity journal?
(sometimes I have had a 'hangover' next day if I ate sweets the previous day.. I'm not sure if it's some kind of 'pre-diabetic' condition or something, haven't had any tests done on this, I just observe myself... and just know to expect it lol.. I try to eat healthy otherwise too..)

Also, if you have sensitivity/allergy to any foods (like gluten or milk, food additives or other things) it can cause emotional instability too..
 
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