Or not react to it. I don't know about you but my bipolar affective disorder use to make me quite reactive. One of the wisest things a doctor told me once was "not to be so reactive". I listened and life is smoother.
Having Schizotypal personality disorder can be a challenge for me because my affect can be abnormal at times. So it's not only how I react but how others react to me because I'll laugh at funerals and cry at birthday parties. if people don't understand then can get quite upset.
Gary, that is very true. I have learned that it is best for me to delay any action based on my first emotional response. That is very hard for me, as I am overly sensitive and tend to feel very strongly about something...which can lead to making impulsive decisions that I later regret. A recent circumstance made me really want to take verbal action with a few folks, but I am glad that I didn't. For me (and I'm sure it is this way with many who have bipolar disorder) it is hard for me to determine reality apart from the picture my emotions paint.
Mary, while I don't have the same diagnosis as you, I can relate a little because I tend to display emotions not deemed "appropriate" for some settings like that. For instance, I tend to laugh when I am scared, nervous, sad or angry. In the wrong setting (such as a funeral or trying to discipline my children) it can be highly offensive or (in the case of discipline) very ineffectual. It's hard when people can only see your actions and not your thoughts...then again maybe my thoughts would be even more offensive :D
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Or not react to it. I don't know about you but my bipolar affective disorder use to make me quite reactive. One of the wisest things a doctor told me once was "not to be so reactive". I listened and life is smoother.
Having Schizotypal personality disorder can be a challenge for me because my affect can be abnormal at times. So it's not only how I react but how others react to me because I'll laugh at funerals and cry at birthday parties. if people don't understand then can get quite upset.
Gary, that is very true. I have learned that it is best for me to delay any action based on my first emotional response. That is very hard for me, as I am overly sensitive and tend to feel very strongly about something...which can lead to making impulsive decisions that I later regret. A recent circumstance made me really want to take verbal action with a few folks, but I am glad that I didn't. For me (and I'm sure it is this way with many who have bipolar disorder) it is hard for me to determine reality apart from the picture my emotions paint.
Mary, while I don't have the same diagnosis as you, I can relate a little because I tend to display emotions not deemed "appropriate" for some settings like that. For instance, I tend to laugh when I am scared, nervous, sad or angry. In the wrong setting (such as a funeral or trying to discipline my children) it can be highly offensive or (in the case of discipline) very ineffectual. It's hard when people can only see your actions and not your thoughts...then again maybe my thoughts would be even more offensive :D
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