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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Stress Free Thinking

ddr1958
ddr1958
Bipolar robs you of that which is you. It can take from you the very core of your being and replace it with something that is completely opposite of who and what you truly are. Because my bipolar went untreated for so long, I spent many years looking in the mirror and seeing a person I did not recognize or understand. Not only did bipolar rob me of my sanity, but it robbed me of my ability to see beyond the space it dictated me to look. I no longer could tell reality from fantasy, and I walked in a world no longer my own. Having what they call "lack of insight" is not being able to realize your ill. I was very angry that people including my family would allow me to stay sick so long. It was hard to finally accept this is here to stay. The highly motivated, organized, focused and driven person I was does not have the same energy It requires me thinking without stress.

Remember: No amount of stress changes a thing.
tommymott
tommymott
Stress is destructive. Maybe the most important point in my BP journey was to accept responsibility for my own treatment and well being. And that works. There are always reasons why we can hold family and friends in contempt but they're not responsible for our well being in the same way that we are.
ddr1958
ddr1958
And I did forgive myself and my family.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Forgiving yourself and your family is HUGE!!!.... That's great to hear... It's something that many of us struggle with... x
deleted_user
deleted_user
Its funny you should say you were upset because your family waited so long before they got you treatment. I'm always upset that they put me in too soon, this was mainly because I wanted to get well on my own. But like you say. once you lose insight medical intervention is required.

Its hard on everyone when we get unwell and its our job to keep on top of our illness before someone else has to step in on our behalf.
ddr1958
ddr1958
Long term the only way to reverse this illness is medications. Without treatment people that have Bipolar 1 pass away ten years earlier Bipolar has been linked to heart disease and other crazy issues. Without the medications you may get killed ten years earlier by your spouse also.
SensitiveHoboLady
SensitiveHoboLady
Very thought provoking words, everyone.

I am at a point where I remember things from my past and recognize how bipolar disorder stepped in my way and confused everything. Everything. I obviously can't go back in time in a magic time machine and explain, so I have to forgive myself. Leaving the Past behind is important to do.

Best wishes to everyone in Moving Forward.
mayismerry
mayismerry
Yes keep moving forward and learn how to navigate your accepted path. It may not be what we expected but it is truly a path of continuous discoveries.
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