Well I got my days a bit muddled up and went back on the wrong day, but it was fine! I had a long meeting with someone from the Health and Wellbeing team (who also has Cyclothymia – small world eh?!) and we went through all the things I can do to reduce my stress levels and improve my self-esteem. I’ve got a bit of homework to do over the next few weeks but if it helps me then it’ll be worth it.
I’m just doing simple things at work for the time being until I get settled in again. I’ve told the other people in my team about my condition as I thought it was important for them to be aware of any changes in my behaviour. We’re a really supportive group of people and if one of us is having a hard time then we all look out for each other. Honestly I’ve never worked in such a place where people actually cared about their colleagues.
I also thought it was important to share my diagnosis so that it might help other people. As I said before, I always knew there was something different about me. I just had this feeling that I can’t really explain. My wild temper, my intense emotions, my obsessive behaviour, my depressive episodes that seemed to come and go really quickly, my moments when I seemed to have a lot of energy and big ideas…it all had to mean something.
If anyone is reading this then I’d love to hear your experiences of the condition and how it affects you. Leave me a comment and I’ll make sure I reply 🙂
The Vicious Cycle 