To Stabilize or to Not Stabilize, that is the question.
4/17/18 My therapist finally asked me if I have thought about mood stabilizers. I kind of knew the talk was going to happen, but it still felt a little, rough. And yeah, I have thought about mood stabilizers. I know they would help me in my every day life. If I could not freak out at every little mistake I make, and not have ridiculous, mean outbursts once a week, that would be fantastic. But having a history with drug addiction, I don't want to feel hooked on anything, and I know that mood stabilizers can make you very addicted. But right now I feel like it could help me in the short term. I want to take time to actually think about it without jumping the gun, like I always do. 5/01/18 Well, I've had a really good couple of weeks and have kept really calm. I feel like if I could just learn how to control my emotions and just realize that things aren't as bad as they seem, I might not need any medication. I haven't had any outbursts and even when I mess up at work,
