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7-10-13 Running With Mental Illness

Some of the people who read this know I have a mental illness that found out about until about 6 years ago. I was diagnosed with bipolar type 2 (deep depressive swings and hypo-mania). I have up and down days and have been on a drug cocktail that has helped to regulate my moods to a great deal of success. There are triggers that really hit me hard (like lack of sleep, my daily schedule getting out of whack by surprises, or not enough or too much social interaction), and sometimes I don't know what the trigger is but I start to spiral down into a depressive state. Today I don't know what happened, but I have been overly emotional and lower than I have for over a month. I wanted to stay inside and hide from the world. I still feel that way, but my schedule saved me along with my wife being persistent. She got me out of the house, to the gym, and even kept pace with me. Thank you sweetie.

With my running I was able to run 2 miles in 28 minutes (first mile was 13 minutes, then a 15 minute mile). I will be able to hit my 15 min running goal either tomorrow or Saturday.

Also there is a 10k-5k-1 mile walk on August 3rd the Wasatch Wellness Run. I am still not sure if I'm going to do it or not, I'll let you know within the next few days.

Good Night,
Riley

PS I will be updating my physical stats Tuesday.

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