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.

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Is surviving Bipolar an achievement in itself ?
Or do I have to go and find something that the SANE MAJORITY will praise me for..like success and money and stuff ?
I have trouble reminding myself what's important in life sometimes.
Please help.
I'm quite serious too .
Or do I have to go and find something that the SANE MAJORITY will praise me for..like success and money and stuff ?
I have trouble reminding myself what's important in life sometimes.
Please help.
I'm quite serious too .
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I wonder about that myself, existing through bipolar is one thing living with it and functioning is another....
I basically exist right now....... if i ever get to the living part I'll be impressed
I mean, I have friends I've known all my life.
I can see how they progress.
They can't see the extent of bravery we need.
I see a friend.I'd have had a similar job as we studied the same stuff.
I just can't do what he does.
They say I'm cool and have done a lot.
I have.
You can't explain your journey everytime you meet people new either.
So, then I feel a zero.Even though I don't transmit that.I support them.Help them.
Achievements to see are few though.
Survival don't feel enough sometimes.
Oh...and I am quite serious too!
it certainly isnt money and power and things, only the human spirit lives on, thats our legacy
This is lovely to get reminded from people that also know.
I was beat up in hospital, my fingers purposely crushed then I was injected and seized twice.Then once again later.hey 'lost' the meds details.
So...only my eyes could move.
I headbutted the floor so many times in fits that the lady broke down.
She was trying to cushion my head with a settee cushion.Such was the force and speed, she missed each time.She never once caught my head.It was about 100 times in three minutes.She cried on my back and apologised for fucking the meds up.
So, just being worried about what achievements are..without having to mention all that crap again.....makes me lose my footing.
Other than that: What do you want your space to be like? Go after the things in your own space that make you happy whether material or otherwise. If it doesn't apply to your life what difference does it make to you? [[aside from things that affect your friends, family, etc. because those things matter too since those are the people in your space]].
Sure we live in a world with all sorts of opinions... but, you get to decide which ones matter. The ones that matter to me are those that will have a positive effect on ME. I sort the mix and toss out the crap that brings me down. I've learned to tune out the negative when it comes. It does come in all forms.
When I feel like I've accomplished things that make me happy I've reached my goal in part or completely, short term or long term ones. I'll be in a better space and everyone around me will benefit.