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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wolverine22
wolverine22

I think one of the worst parts about getting help is looking back at the messes you made, friends you lost, and stupid things you did. I try to clean up the messes, but try as I might, some of them are irreperable. 

Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I go back to 'this place' at times as well..... especially if I'm in a depression

I allow myself the thoughts for a short time and then I have to move away from them.... They don't help me and I find that they can keep me down

I do work hard on making better choices now and working 'with' bipolar and not 'against' it meaning acceptance

Big hug sweetie.....xo
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
I think we all have regrets, some can't be fixed others can't. I try not to beat myself up for the things I can't fix...I didn't choose this, it is a medical condition, etc. I try very hard to keep my damage to me...but I chose to have kids and my boys, mostly my oldest as he was there for the whole ride and it takes a while in the beginning to get things stable. More than once that child woke up to me standing on his bed painting his room at 3:00 a.m. or cleaning madly in the middle of the night.

The thing I did right was accept that I had a responsibility to do the best I could to mitigate my damages, so with my children, we had very open lines of communication and there were no secrets. Every time I was in-patient, grammy would bring them afterschool to do homework and hang out and on weekends, we never let it be something that seperated our family. This helped them develop very strong characters, and become caring, compassionate, loving strong men that I am so proud of.

My 28 yr. old is in the Army Natl. Guard and a FireFighter/EMS, my 18 yr. old is getting ready for college and a career in the North Carolina Department of Fish and Wildlife afterwards. They both developed a love of community and helping others. We still have discussions of some of the harder times, it helps to know they understand and didn't think mom was just crazy.

Take Care,
Sunshinegirl0228
Sunshinegirl0228
Don't look back. You're not going that way.

I know what you mean. I just try to focus on how far I've come
tommymott
tommymott
I think it's important to learn from our mistakes. If we don't make mistakes then we don';t learn much. One thing we need to learn is how to forgive ourselves and apologize to those that deserve an apology.
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