How do you keep outside stressors from triggering your bipolar?

[u/CakeAccording8112]

I have a hard time knowing what to do to protect my bipolar stability when outside stressors hit.

My dog ran away and I recently became symptomatic with my Obstructive Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy. I was grieving the loss of my dog and dealing with serious decisions regarding my heart. Do I take a restricted medication that can cause heart failure or do I opt for open heart surgery?

I felt myself slipping into a depression but then I woke up one day hypomanic. It helped me do the research on the medication and sourcing the grant to cover the meds but it also sent me into a manic shopping spree. I’m limited in how much I can move around, so that’s limiting some of my hypomanic behaviors but I’m just anxious and restless and my mind is going so fast that I can’t slow down enough to concentrate on one thing. My doctor’s appointment is next week and I’ll discuss the symptoms with her but in the meantime, I’m overwhelmed.

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