Bipolar Disorder Support Group
Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.
Our state of depression is supported by those thoughts and we need to learn to switch the channel like we are holding a remote control, even if for only a second or two. Look out the window of your state of mind.
It can change to a happy place for a second, that you only have to trust for that second it is presented to you, in your mind.
In my mind, I think things through to their end.
I tend to go down the path of what will keep me from doing something that will get me out of the house.
Instead, I am practicing finding my happy place that will give me a bridge to other thoughts. Two of my sisters have an ability to find a happy place no matter what catastrophy hits. It is unreal. I spend decades in a Depression and they are Polyannas...lol
I also try to read or listen music to change my thoughts...can't because I gravitate toward sad songs or bad/tragic news. That is how I am here today.
I have to read something like instructions or something factual.
Ok, signing off now. I hope I helped spark a new thought for you today.
It is only a day, tomorrow is another new day and another opportunity to discover a way to a 'happier' place. Start looking for it like a needle in a haystack, its there.
Sorry you're having a rough time:( New things gone wrong, or the same struggles you've been dealing with, your brother, living situation, lack of transportation?
Either way I'm sorry and yes, life sucks sometimes. Some days people ask how I'm doing and I respond "everything sucks and I hate everyone." I say it with a smile so they know I''m sort of kidding and it makes me laugh at my melodrama a little bit.
I'd like to respond more, but I don't know your current situation or thoughts well enough. We were friends in my previous incarnation on here, so I'll send you a request and I'm happy to talk or listen if you want.
Things can get better. You deserve and can have a wonderful life.