I agree with you-- the blessing and curse of bipolar is that nothing is ever constant, and every mood will change again. I'm not sure about faith, but I know that I have the will to keep going most days, and I hope that will pull me through the rough times. I just wish that it wasn't certain that there will always be more rough days ahead. I am so ready for smooth sailing...

Maybe you will stabilize. I am fairly stable right now and most of my days are good ones. Don't lose hope.

"always"??? Too absolute.

I agree.....too absolute. I am not feeling crappy in the slightest.....
Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Faith in what?

Faith that I can overcome and faith in God

I wanna see the Clint Eastwood film.I have faith in him.
The paranoia in queueing better be worth it.

I've been in a RA flare for awhile now,which seem's my bipolar love's to hang around with my RA ........lol.........It all lead's up to my major melt down.I feel ypur pain.

Once you find the right meds things will get better.

Grand Torino is great by the way Ozzy

I just have to talk to God before all my neg thoughts take over. I feel as you..fairly good 1 day..bad the next..I speak prayers that I have on my bathroom mirror...I have God's favor..he will be with me and I will make it through every situation...I read Psalms.

i feel you too. supposedly you can become stable. or so i hear. you have to count the good days and forget the bad ones, or learn from them. im starting to learn how to deal with the instability but sometimes it's too much for me, what's hardest is dealing with the consequence of all the stupid things i do during those times. lessons to be learned from right?

i hear you ataraxia.....that for me is hardest also....having to deal with the consequences of all the stupid, and sometimes harmful things i have done...and do during those times...
but i guess merge.....this is where we draw apon faith.... i don't know...is it after we land?....i know when i'm in my deepest darkness...i cannot muster, or find faith....hmmmmm this is a good thing to think about... peace for everyone here...

You have a point. I have been experiencing a calm normal state for almost two weeks. The first time in two years.I feel good. But in the back of my head I expect it will change...but when?But I have to say one thing...since dx, my life isn't such a wreck. So maybe I will just be content with the ups & downs as long as I don't go wild again.

Those human beings over the past thousands of years had some kind of faith and still suffered and died.
Ignore that shit.
Want to move the mountain...move it.
That is what brought us to where we are today in medicine.
Yes, we are still fucked even on meds.
Meds are not a cure to bi-polar. They are just helpers like cold pills to a cold.
My pdoc made that clear.
The question comes down to...what are you going to do about it?
I know I need a med shift so that is what I am going to do until I find the best cocktail.
The same goes for any situation.
My wife is divorcing me and I cannot change the course of action so what am I going to do about it?
Now I will be left alone for the first time in my life at the age of 38.
Do I just give up?
Do I fight to survive?
I am going to do what I have always done, follow the drive to survive in the best possible condition I can.
They will have to scrape me out of this body.
Do the best you can do in your situation. Whatever that situation is. Do your best.
I do not think anyone is asking more than that from you and if they are tell em to go blow.
Do YOUR best!

I often struggle with the same issue...

I do believe God always walks beside me, it's just me that moves from his side on the odd occasion...probably more than I should...

but I always try and have faith even though it can be very difficult through a trying time...