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6/4/09 11:49 P

I finally started a mood chart on Moodtracker.com. I think I'm in a manic state. Sleep is decreasing and productivity is up. At least I can concentrate to finish something at this point.

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6/3/09 1:28 A

I'm about a 2 right now

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5/18/09 3:38 P

ZFISHPOND.....
What type of food??? I have a high sensitivity to artifical sweetners. Do you take a lot of supplements??? Sometimes those don't mix with the meds we are on or you might have a sensitivity to them and you are associating it with the food. Just a thought.....
Shannon

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5/18/09 3:42 A

I am manic, still and underneath it is a feeling of doom. I am around a 2, I guess.

hugs,
zo

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5/14/09 7:57 P

I use a mood tracker also. I have a silly question. Today, I woke up very sleepy. I went back to bed. I am feeling out of sorts still, though I have a hard time telling you this.

The ? is: Have you ever eaten at a restaurant, and then the next day felt out of sorts, like really tired, hard time focusing, almost depressed? Just curious. I guess I am trying to say also, I don't feel in control of myself. Make sense?

Thanks in advance ladies!

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5/14/09 1:46 P

OMG...you made that chart???? That's fantastic. I have printed it off too. It explained things to me! Thank you :)

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5/1/09 8:40 P

I am 6. Happy and Content. Just chilling. Ready to start the weekend. The dread of the weekend has not set it - I mean usually I have issues on the weekends because it lacks the structure of the week but this weekend I have made plans for Sunday and some plans for Saturday. hopefully that will keep me in the middle zone. no highs or lows for me this weekend - fingers crossed!

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4/28/09 7:22 P

I'm having a 3 day but i think thats because its raining and i just spent 10 hours at work with a bunch of "adults" that act like teenagers. Ugh. I'm so glad tomorrow is a short day. Anyhoo, I hope however that everyone else is having an awesome day, best wishes to y'all!!

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4/25/09 3:06 P

I'm about a 6 today. Sitting content with myself. Need to look for a job in a bank. Last job was stressful and demeaning.Giving everything to God and decided to live in peace with myself. I think when I find the job God has for me then 7 will come. Today I am content with me and all in my surroundings.

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4/25/09 10:59 A

Seriously a 2 right now. everything seems to be going wrong and there is nothing I can do about it.. save for cry... No one wants to help and I'm stuck in a situation that makes everyone but me happy...

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4/23/09 2:49 A

New to the team...
What a great idea...probably a 3 right now.

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4/21/09 8:35 P

jenbug, you're a genius! This is perfect, i wonder if they'll let me put this on my cubical at work...lol
It's so hard for me to explain how I'm feeling daily and it would be so much easier to be like "go away I'm feeling 9 today" Lol awesome, thanks for this!
Hmm.. today i think I'm a 3

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4/15/09 4:33 P

I feel like a 5, possibly 6. I understand how some people move quickly back and forth the chart. I rapid cycle, too.

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4/5/09 9:12 P

This is a great chart!!! Thank you for sharing

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4/2/09 9:31 A

I really love this chart idea. Today I am a 4 having come out of a 2.

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4/2/09 9:30 A

I really love this chart idea. Today I am a 4 having come out of a 2.

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3/22/09 5:53 P

I am definitely a 7 today. I feel like I can move heaven and earth with little effort. I am struggling with sleeping and eating enough, but feeling good.

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3/22/09 4:34 P

i'm right about 5 today too.

there are a lot of changes about to happen in my life and generally i've been able to be pretty positive about them, but today i'm feeling sad and a little bit scared.

so i guess i'm really a 5 leaning towards 4, but trying to do positive things to keep myself from starting what could potentially be a long downward spiral.

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3/22/09 1:50 P

5 today. I'm sortta mad actually, but I know that it's for no good reason, so I am trying to be okay. There's no reason for me to be mad. Of course, I don't have any more meds either, so that could be something too. I've called my doctor all ready.

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3/18/09 6:41 P

SORRY BUT I'M BETWEEN A 2 & 1

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3/14/09 2:11 A

i'm a 6 today. it seems that since my meds (lamictal and prozac) have stabilized me i just kid of hang out here. rarely any higher. sometimes a little lower. i'm still learning to be happy with this middle ground. i appreciate that i can totally function in the world this way, but i do miss being able to reach a 7 or 8 at times - not enough to trainwreck... just wistfully at this point.

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3/9/09 2:35 P

I feeling good my mood today is about a seven or better.

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3/8/09 11:43 P

I've dropped to a 2 today...

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3/2/09 8:45 P

I love this chart it totally describes my moods, no offense but it's nice to know other people feel the way I do!!

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3/2/09 5:51 P

Thank you for sharing your chart. I'm a 3, and I will "borrow" it from you for use with my family members. It's especially difficult to explain what I need when I'm in the situation- with this, there's not much explaination needed. Thank you!!!

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2/24/09 11:25 P

Hi everybody...my name is Essie and I think my husband has bipolar disorder...but I am not quite sure...he appears to cycle every month and anything can set him off...he is always in a rage about something that cannot be changed...or if I leave a light on...stuff like that...Its all so self centered. His feelings, always his feelings...and I am wondering if this is part of it. I am a registered nurse and I told him point blank that I thought he was bipolar and needed help...well, that wasn't a good idea...just more rage and said I told him he was crazy which I know is not correct...I need some pointers and some assistance to get him help (us help) or our marriage of 42 years is going to go down the drain...so if anyone has any suggestions I am willing to listen...
Thanks
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2/23/09 9:25 P

I am abot a 2.I'm very depreessed these days.I go to the doctor in the morning hopefully he will give me something for my depression.I hate feeling this way.

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2/23/09 5:01 P

I LOVE IT!! That guide should be posted in all womans homes with bipolar.. Thanks so much for the guide!

BTW today Im feeling like a 6

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2/10/09 10:33 P

I am about a4 today.I 'm getting very depreessed.

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2/10/09 2:50 P

That mood chart seems like a very good idea! I am about a 3 on it today.

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2/7/09 11:19 P

My mood is ok. I have been more on the depression side.I wish everybody a nice weekend.

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2/5/09 9:08 P

Welcome to the group.

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2/5/09 7:30 P

hi I am new. My mood today is about a 3.

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1/24/09 8:15 P

My mood has been very down.I have been fighting with my boyfriend for over a week.I haven't been doing much accept from crying.

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1/23/09 4:07 A

Thanks so much for the chart! I have never seen one whose purpose was to explain to the significant other. I am fairly new to bipolar having been diagnosed about a year ago. My bf and I have been dating for about six months and my mood for the most part has been pretty stable (compared to before the meds...lol). I have changes almost daily but not so much of the extreme highs and lows. I have not been able to find a way to explain these changes to him and think this chart with help tremedously. Thanks again for posting it and thanks to everyone whose posted with this team. It's great to know I'm not alone in the journey with bipolar. :)

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1/14/09 8:10 P

I love the mood chart idea. I think I will make something similar for my significant other so that they can understand me a little better.

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1/4/09 9:02 P

I'm new to the team but not new with bipolar.I am a mother of 3.They are all teenagers.

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11/29/08 7:04 A

Thank you Jen for the chart you showed and to everyone else who suggested different websites to check out. I've been feeling like I'm the only one that goes through these awful, weird mood swings and haven't known how to explain them to people. Sometimes there's times when I can't even get out of bed. I'm glad to know there's a place I can come to where people like yourselves will actually understand what I'm going through and can perhaps help me. Thanks everyone. This has actually given me hope.

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11/25/08 5:19 A

For additional help, you guys may want to check out the free online mood tracker at:
www.medhelp.org/land/mood-tracker

I just found it through some online searches and got started with it.
Besides the specifics of your mood, you can track your energy, self-esteem, sleep and appetite... as well as whether or not there are certain issues going on (family issues, financial issues, friends issues, personal issues, relationship issues, or work issues). You can also track your medication through the mood tracker.

So far the mood tracker has proven easy to use. One thing I don't like about it is that there aren't a wider range of symptoms. While filling in information about how yesterday went for me, I specifically noticed they don't have "hallucinations" in the list of boxes to check or leave unchecked. However, they do include the option for putting in a daily journal entry. I also don't like that it doesn't seem to be geared as much toward those of us who experience rapid cycling and can go back and forth several times in a day. In part of it, they kind of make you generalize your mood for the day by asking if your mood is excellent, good, okay, bad, or horrible. Sometimes I have days where my mood goes back and forth - during part of the day it was excellent and another part of it was horrible... and all sorts of stuff in between. I guess this is where the journal entry thing can come in handy again. Don't get me wrong - I'm thankful to have found it, despite it's drawbacks.

Anyway, the site has a bunch of other trackers to offer as well. To see what they are, go to:
www.medhelp.org/land/health-trackers

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11/23/08 9:36 A

I've been having the swings continuously for about a year...alot of 2 &3's then swinging all the way to 8 and 9. Ive just been newly diangnosed and so the meds havent even touched the sides yet. Its hard to deal with when alot of it is internalised not everyone sees how it actually is eh. Good list you have there.
Thanks

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11/16/08 2:15 P

I just checked out the mood chart, looks good. My mood is not good. Missing work tonight. I will come out of this I'm sure. Just not sure when,lol. Bare with me please.

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11/9/08 2:27 P

Same here...except I wish I went for months! Mack truck....great description! I wish they would put a sign up it was coming torward me!

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11/9/08 12:56 P

Thank you for your reply. I'm the same way, I can go for a long while then I'm hit by this mack truck and who knows how I will be reacting.
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11/8/08 1:56 P

I don't feel this way all the time. sometimes I can go for months and not have a problem, but when it hits it hits me hard. I change like 360 degrees over night.

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11/6/08 2:38 P

I just have a question, Do the majority of you feel this way all the time? Or are there days when you don't feel any of this?
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10/16/08 12:02 P

That chart is so awesome. I am so proud to know that I am not the only person like that in the world. It is such a relief. My husband often makes me feel like a true crazy person because of my mood changes and attitudes. I wish that he could understand that things aren't as easy on me as he thinks that they are. He thinks that I am out simply to hurt him and his feelings or something. I often can and do tell him pretty much which mood I am in at the beginning of the day but he doesn't seem to understand and listen. It is so hard to workout when your mind changes daily and sometimes even hourly about how you feel on things. I am going to copy and print this chart (a revised version for me of course) and put it where my husband can see it daily. Maybe this will be a reminder to me.

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10/12/08 8:22 P

Jen
This is great. My hubby just looked at me when I handed him the copy. He knows my moods before I do. He know when to ask what's wrong or not. He has been very in tuned. I do not know if he looked anything up on the internet.

He does say that since I started this team I have been so much calmer. Easier to talk with. I notice his humor is back. Maybe it never left and I did not notice.

About the only time I have major problems is with my Dad and Sis how they argue in front of my mother. Mother is a stroke victim. Her right side does not work.

Or when my Dad tells me my weight has gotten to a dangerous place. When he smokes 4 packs of cigs a day. And cannot quit. Won't quit. At least I try to lose weight. Or when he says I am on drugs because of my psych meds.

Then I am just wild. My hubby goes into the other room and hides on the computer.

He is a good man.

Thank you again, Jen.

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10/11/08 12:20 P

Will try hard to be in a better mood today. I plan to listen to some music before I start my day. Music usually helps my mood.

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10/11/08 9:34 A

Jenbug1218:
I had to scroll to the bottom to see the chart. It would of worked well for me in the past, but now it's just Howard and myself and we're retired. He knows my moods before I do most times. My children have decided not to have children so there are no children in the family. I am going to record my moods in my journal so I can chart the ups and downs.
I raised my children not knowing what was wrong with
and I certainly didn't want it to be mental problem.
Freida Jenbug1218

Edited by: FREIDAFAGRE at: 10/11/2008 (09:32)

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10/10/08 9:10 A

I have been in a very bad mood for two days and it seems like everyone wants to push my buttons. I will stay in my room most of the weekend.

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10/1/08 5:56 P

Thank you so much!! I also figured out the mood chart...

I printed my husband the bi-polar list and told him to keep it with him at all times, he thought it was a great idea

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9/30/08 10:52 P

i just sarted it the other day. there should be a journal thing i use that!! it's SO helpful!! not sure how to work the alerts but i've done the chart. hope it helps!

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9/30/08 10:35 P

Okay stupid ? How do you enter your moods on moodtracker.com
I have the chart up but I cannot figure out how to use it

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9/30/08 10:29 P

OMG thank you for the chart. I copied and tweaked it a little (my son is 16 and is usually not home) but added in taking over the house, kid (if around) and pets.

I am about a 4 right now, but have been a 10. I see myself in this chart and I thank you so much for making me feel like others understand

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9/25/08 8:37 P

just signed up for the moodtracker.com thing!! a lovely idea!!! thanks!
love the mood chart for the husband!!!!

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9/24/08 8:39 P

I've been looking for a mood chart ... love yours, Jenbug! Will also look at the other sites mentioned.

Best thing I've found to tell my family: if it's not life-or-death, stop pushing me if I tell you I can't handle it. Just stop talking! I tell them they're throwing gasoline on a fire! A book I read says to tell your loved ones "You're talking to the illness, not to me, at this point."