Where I'm at Now | Avoidance and Memory Issues?

[@AxelSommerfeld]

Amen God Bless you! 🙏

[@goldust369]

❤

[@Riley_sd]

I have memory issues also, but I contribute it to my lithium. The good totally outweighs the little memory loss I have. You seem like you are handling your issues well. Hope to see you soon. Take care 💜

[@BipolarGossamer]

You make a good point - that the good outweighs the bad. And that also reminds us that things aren't perfect for anyone and what matters is what we're doing to live our best lives.

[@RobHTech]

Unless really necessary, you should stay at your first job for at least 1-2 years minimum. Sometimes it seems like things are getting worse only because you are becoming more aware of it which makes you think it’s worsening. I’ve had problems with memory and awareness for a very long time and I just deal with it. I avoid words that I cannot pronounce correctly or cannot spell. I also forget how to pronounce and how to spell words that I routinely use. It’s the neurotransmitter balance not that your brain physically shrinks.

[@BipolarGossamer]

That's good advice, thank you! Also bipolar in general is a neurotransmitter imbalance, but there is also evidence that shows the volume of the hippocampus of bipolar individuals is generally smaller than those without a mood disorder and even those that have major depressive disorder. And they suspected it was because of the rapid change between depression and mania

[@RobHTech]

@@BipolarGossamer yeah. I'm aware of the research. It needs practical application though. Psychotherapy has also been shown to affect size of certain areas. It's interesting, but it doesn't impact my daily life functioning. Maybe my hippocampus is smaller. Who knows.

[@BipolarGossamer]

@@RobHTech That's a valid point. I guess I was just responding mostly to your last sentence in your original comment. I think it can be both, but you're right it wouldn't matter what is physically happening in your brain. It matters how you cope and respond to the issues/symptoms that arise