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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learning to do nothing

bywena
bywena

I am learning to do nothing not an easy thing i just sit with a cup of coffee and listen to music sometimes when i get in bed i try to blank out thoughts so i will go to sleep i walk up to the clubhouse and back sit in the sun and smoke just doing nothing and it feels good i do not have to do something every minute of the day i still do crafts  make something everyday but i do not have to turn out 5 bouquets of flowers now to be happy i am happy with 1 or a giant rose or just print up card sentiments i found some new fonts so i can print up new ones and i am doing better i think i may have this under control even organized well put away some craft supplies in new bins things going well at this point 

Breezy28
Breezy28
Sounds like lots of relaxing activities :) happy for you.
arfie
arfie
Learning how to simply be and enjoy the show of life was the hardest thing I ever learned, but it was worth the effort. I was missing quite a show while I was busy being busy.

Enjoy, Bywena.
enaid
enaid
bywena - you are learning to do something I’ve never been able to do and that is to sit with just your thoughts and sometimes the blue sky above you and do absolutely nothing! I admire you for this and I envy you as well. You are really getting in touch with yourself this way and I bet it’s the best medicine for people with our illness. It's funny but in the old days it was the way people were all the time. It's only in the second half of the last century that we got farther and farther away from it.
irishwriter
irishwriter
If i don't take plenty of time out to just sit and be in the moment (mindfullness) on my own i know the crash is bigger and less tolerable and suicidal ideation becomes impossible to ignore. some people thrive on having every moment planned but this is detrimental to me. it causes severe depression and mania to be tied to any kind of routine. For the last 40 years I have only worked 2 yrs of 9 - 5 and just could not cope with it. In the intervening years i have worked several jobs at a time (once five jobs together) but i prefer to be in charge of my own schedule and like OCP prefer to be the boss than to be given orders. some people take the power trip of being in charge too far and can do a lot of damage without even being aware of it. I do tend to isolate big time but i am making huge efforts not to do that anymore and lately have been much better at asking for help and very much appreciating that help.
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