NewStats: 3,259,609 , 8,170,589 topics. Date: Sunday, 25 May 2025 at 05:03 PM 2h3s65

#1 Limiting My News Exposure
I’m on hiatus from scrolling through my phone’s news feed. Instead of streaming news every day while I’m working, I’ve switched to music. Now, I listen to relaxing classic jazz to keep myself sane and stable.

Music soothes my mind and keeps me calm. If I feel the need to know what’s going on, I’ll allow myself only five minutes at a time to scan the headlines. I am not going overboard, spending hours digging deeper into long news stories or health updates that are simply repeating the same information. Instead, I quickly glean what I need to know, and then I move on.

The last thing I need to do right now is ruminate. Historically, that leads to depression, at least with me. I’m also automatically archiving all incoming email updates on current events. I can read them later if needed; reading them all right now is just going to make me more anxious.

#2 Practicing Mindfulness to Ease Bipolar Anxiety
Yoga balances my mood and improves my state of mind. Aside from the obvious physical benefits, I also find a yoga practice to be incredibly grounding. It strengthens my core in more ways than one. Both yoga and meditation enable me to practice mindfulness, which has been immeasurably powerful in my journey to stability. Mindfulness is a simple way to focus my thoughts, which makes it much easier to keep events in perspective.

#3 Self-Soothing for Stable Moods
Simple pleasures can have a huge impact on my happiness. Self-soothing is a very useful tool to help me stay stable. Small joys can make a big difference in my mood. For example, petting my cats is one of the best forms of therapy I’ve found. Taking a relaxing bath, sipping a cup of noncaffeinated floral or mint tea, or going on a walk can brighten my day. Just the act of doing something nice for myself can be therapeutic because it feels good to know I’m nurturing my soul.

#4 Getting Enough Sleep to Prevent Mood Episodes
Stress and anxiety take a huge toll on me, upsetting me to the point that I have a hard time falling and staying asleep. I toss and turn and sweat and have bad dreams. I cannot stress this enough: adequate sleep is crucial to bipolar mood stability. Lack of sleep is one of the fastest ways to trigger a manic episode.

My three-pronged approach to healthy and restful sleep:
Eyes: I wear an eye mask every night to keep myself in restful darkness, and I also use room-darkening curtains in my room. Too much light disrupts my circadian rhythms, and that wreaks havoc on my ability to get a restful amount of shut-eye.
Ears: I have a white noise machine by my bed (there are loads of free white noise phone apps available if you don’t have a machine of your own). The soothing sounds help drown out my racing thoughts. Sometimes, I switch it up and listen to calming rain or relaxing ocean waves.
Mind: I don’t watch stimulating TV shows or movies in the evening. I strictly avoid exposing myself to any news at that time, and I don’t look at my emails. Instead, I watch nature shows. (Recently, I’ve been indulging in British television’s Time Team, a documentary show about archeology. Strangely enough, an episode I saw just recently featured a veteran who overcame his PTSD by watching their team of scientists, “dig a hole and see what was in it.” Most episodes are available through subscription streaming services, and some are even available online for free. Plus, there are 20 seasons, so I’m not likely to run out anytime soon. And, even then, there is a new American version as well, Time Team America.)
#5 Powering Down Devices to Quiet My Mind
Sometimes I just have to turn off my phone if I want to feel stable. Whether I feel like I’m being blasted with the latest breaking news or with more mundane updates about social obligations, it can feel like the world is pressing down on me when I hear the repetitive alerts from my digital devices. I have found that taking a break from technology alleviates stress and allows my brain to slow down to a manageable speed. Quieting my phone lets me quiet my mind.

#6 ing That This Is Temporary
This will not last forever. I have an especially hard time seeing anything as temporary. My mind naturally goes to extremes even in everyday situations. That’s just how I’m wired. With me, I see things as “all or nothing,” and I frequently use words like always and never.

Given these uncertain times, I’ve found my thoughts snowballing as I imagined end-of-the-world scenarios filled with doom and gloom. But if I’ve learned anything from my talk therapy sessions, it’s this:

DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK.

Just because I think this way doesn’t mean it’s true. My bipolar brain is chemically built to catastrophize even normal situations. And with the latest developments worldwide, my mental illness has been amplified.

I have to keep telling myself not to listen to that little voice in my head. That little voice is a liar. I’m here to tell you, now, if you’re having these thoughts, don’t let them consume you. Things may change as a result of everything that is going on right now, but, in the end, humanity will get through this. This isn’t going to last forever.

Mental Health Matters, Especially Now
I am following the recommended safety guidelines, and I’m maintaining physical distance where appropriate—but I am being careful not to socially isolate to a level that I feel disconnected or alone. I’m taking my mental health seriously. I’m attending to my specific needs by caring for myself. And these are just a few strategies I’ve been trying to practice. Most importantly, I can reach out for help if I start feeling overwhelmed. None of us has to suffer in silence. No matter what’s going on around us, our mental health is just as important as our physical health.



Sources: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI); PBS; Journal of Affective Disorders

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Dis una corona just dey maintain 500 plus cases. He good

They have finally wasted 2020 for us in Lagos. I how many times i trekked

You all better get back to work and stop day dreaming. these politicians are something else. na so we wait for palliative during lockdown only to find out na our ancestors dem dey give palliative.

Why put up the phone number online?

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Whenever my wife is bringing pastor topic when we at home. i quietly shun her. Let the counsel of the church be in the church. women fall anyhow to stories.
My wife was due for CS delivery. because these pastor trust she went to meet with the pastor. i told her plainly am not into things like this . medically you cannot give birth on your own. finally, she gave birth via CS. when u tell a woman she believes the pastor than the specialist.

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I can vivdly tell you these are the few smart guys that quickly created formats when the country is still switiching from ignorance to knowledge base. They have been with us for long. They are all graduates. They perfected their plans. Why are you holding crusades when everybody is going through alot. just because of the offering...

MelesZenawi:
Pentecostal churches are the problems of this country.

They have configured, subjugated and brain washed the minds of their followes and creating followership without proper God's word.



You can as well refer to them as CEO of their churches( Company) and chairman board of directors in the church company business.



They are many Redeem, winners, mountain of fire, Iginla, house on the rock, synagogue...etc

These churches has made christianity a laughing stock in eyes of men and other religions.

Until all these churches are abolished, they will continue to work on minds of people with their tactics.

Thats where home starts to break.

. TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE WITH PROOFS

Maybe he is a spirit child. Even wood can give birth to them. Fear Kogi

A state where all their youths and citizens are selling gala and plantain chips in traffic... Instead of buy tools and share to his community this one here is looking for favour.

BadRadio:
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Very funny. And the Hisbah are what?

do u noticed flowers planted by past governors dies when the istration ends. If we dont demand for quality, our tax is just a waste. every contractor should be able to tell us the duration of each job done

My broda u no need all these promo. When investors take over na u go dey shout. Those lousy men wey dey invest on lazy girls no get shame. keep your something within your reach.. All i see is Mary Kay.

Okpa042:
According to google...the average vagina is 4 inches deep




The average vagina oooo....

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The average which has no end

Our people no like electronic thing. that is why it cost 25k for court wedding when it is just 7k500 . those crooks do not like it. Thank God NIN will soon erase those shits outta the system

is dis why celotape has increased in price. abi which one be this one now....

We will wake up to some Alien soon

With a gun to my head i cannot hug you. Lazy people everywhere.

ND 1 .... tHEY DIDNT ENDED WELL

Max 3 years

Yakubu wey don dey play football when i dey primary school na him be 37 year old. He is not lying but telling us truth

look at his penguin legs

when dem tell u to show ur bum bum i hope u will

Mills and no farm

All these ones are part of the future problems we are expecting. what would you expect from children who are living their lives like a prince. no decency again.

Things like this always happen in the Nut

Even Tacha no need 1million naira for Perfumes...