It sounds pretty self-explanatory, such as when you're self-harming or suicidal, or if you have thoughts of hurting others, but there are many more subtle signs many people fail to notice until it's too late and they end up involuntarily hospitalized. This list is to , hopefully, help everyone out there from ending like that and to help them understand how to 'watch' their illness.
- Monitor your daily moods/ mood changes, along with any 'episodes'.
- This allows you to better understand what your norm is and can help you identify
changes from your norm. It can also serve to allow you to see patterns, such s having a
string of bad days. This could be a sign of needing to check in to the hospital for a few
days.
- Keep records of your medications, how you respond to them, and any side effects you experience.
- This can be very helpful for both yourself and your doctor. It serves to better
understand how your meds are working, and IF they're working for you.
- If you have thoughts of harming yourself or others
- If you have suicidal thoughts or gestures.
- If your medications are causing side effects you can't accept.
I hope this list has been helpful to all of you out there. Remember, knowing your illness in any way and every way you can is th key to recovery.
I will be updating tomorrow with a post on what to do when you're in crisis.
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