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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But back before medication, that frustration would just stick in my brain.

Yes! Exactly that. What you call emotional stickiness I call spiralling. Before meds, once something upset me it was nearly impossible to stop. That minor annoyance made me feel anxious and upset, which in turn reminded me of other times I felt that way, and it all amplified.

I'm glad you're in a better place. Remember, if you can't make your own neurotransmitters, store-bought are fine. ๐Ÿ‘

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I'm glad you are too!

My partner is also on treatments for bipolar, so between us it does make planning...romantic encounters very difficult as well, but as you said too, we both prefer each other leveled out as opposed to dealing with each other at our extremes. We'd probably be a disaster if we were both doing poorly at once. We still have a very friendly love for each other though, which helps fill the gap left in the physical things. I'm sure it help that it's similar for both of us, than if it was just one of us on mood numbers.