tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post602087795523893356..comments2024-03-28T14:42:42.958-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: Awareness of My Bipolar SymptomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-29164165294878584342017-11-27T00:54:58.577-05:002017-11-27T00:54:58.577-05:00Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad...Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad that you enjoy reading my blog, and I'm sorry that you can relate to the depression. It's such a hard thing to live with sometimes! <br /><br />That is SO exciting that you'll be running your first marathon soon! Please let me know how it goes--I'd love to hear about it :) Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-58211251170143817872017-11-27T00:49:51.532-05:002017-11-27T00:49:51.532-05:00Yes, sometimes our bodies just want those things! ...Yes, sometimes our bodies just want those things! ;) Now that I've been much more aware of my hunger and satiety, I knew that I wasn't just eating out of boredom or emotions. I love that I have learned to trust my body!<br /><br />I'm SO glad that you are feeling better! Finding the right meds is such a relief. I hope it continues to work well for you :) Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-8931604014905640742017-11-27T00:41:03.756-05:002017-11-27T00:41:03.756-05:00Anxiety sucks, doesn't it?! I get really bad a...Anxiety sucks, doesn't it?! I get really bad anxiety when I'm hypomanic. Maybe that's why you may feel like your anxiety disorder could be a sign of bipolar? The age of onset of symptoms plays a big role in diagnosing bipolar as well (I was very young when I had symptoms!) so your psychiatrist is probably taking things like that into account with your diagnosis. Just a thought! <br />Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-84770394691757740832017-11-27T00:34:36.191-05:002017-11-27T00:34:36.191-05:00Thank you so much! I do know that it's normal ...Thank you so much! I do know that it's normal to feel sad or lonely sometimes, but it's so hard to know whether it's normal or the bipolar part coming out when I start to feel that way. After having such bad depression last year, I'm sure you can imagine that the first sign of sadness makes me worried that it's starting again. But I think as I get used to my diagnosis and Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-49906158872849433292017-11-21T23:50:25.789-05:002017-11-21T23:50:25.789-05:00Katie, I'm loving that you are writing about t...Katie, I'm loving that you are writing about this. I'm not bipolar but I have a friend who is and I do suffer from mild depression. It's really fascinating to hear your insights (as well as all the other stuff you write about, which is why I've been reading you for years).<br /><br />It's thanks(not sure if that's the right word hah) to you that I'll be running my my name is katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17905341447835133368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-61890023967971626592017-11-21T17:35:46.870-05:002017-11-21T17:35:46.870-05:00So funny, the other day I ate a ton....I wanted sa...So funny, the other day I ate a ton....I wanted salt and sweets and I hadn't had a "freak out" feeling like that in a long time. (Like I had to have it and there was no skirting around the craving).<br /><br />Naturally I gave in and it felt great....then I kind of regretted it but in the end I too realized I hadn't eaten that kind of food and in that way in soo long so I was Ms. Witihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304175400543323958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-74916108765101010132017-11-21T10:18:18.507-05:002017-11-21T10:18:18.507-05:00The more I read about the type of bi-polar you hav...The more I read about the type of bi-polar you have, the more it seems like a possibility for me. I am diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but the only medication that has ever worked (referring to long term meds) is not an anti-anxiety med, but a medication normally used for treating bi-polar. But, given that I have been seeing a psychiatrist, I feel like she would have been able to diagnose K-Koirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933780350863090595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-15680998937315911492017-11-21T07:36:06.662-05:002017-11-21T07:36:06.662-05:00Katie, you also must keep in mind that you are als...Katie, you also must keep in mind that you are also a human being and a woman. It’s normalto feel sad, lonely or depressed from time to time. I can understand why you get worried when certain feelings associated with your diagnosis make you worried, but perhaps it’s just feeling the normal human emotions on the spectrum instead of extremes. I’m so happy that you’ve found the cause of these Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912743521850984418noreply@blogger.com