I’m recovering from an upper back strain. The other day, I shared this with my boss. I’m working on a stressful project that started in May, and I’m feeling overwhelmed. Twice she has said at meetings that I may have a mental breakdown – ha ha ha. 😐

It occurred to me that maybe I push myself to the pain so that I can share it for sympathy. I feel that I can’t share my mental pain for fear of stigma (also people at work have some negative misconceptions about bipolar disorder). Multiple days, I’ve taken more drugs to help me sleep through this stressful time. I need to remember this so I can stop taking things out on myself when stress is high. Not a very well formed thought, but I wanted to put pen to paper on it.