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Things you miss

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In my journal entry today, I wrote about parts of myself that I miss. Parts of how I used to define myself. I made a list of things I was going to do, even if I were just faking it at first, until they become natural again. Things like joke, sing, laugh, dance, etc.

What are some things you "miss" about yourself that you feel being bipolar has sort of taken away?
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energy
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I've been bipolar from early in my life, so I really have nothing I wish was back. Except laughter, I recall laughing a lot but not any more.
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i can never plan 2 do anything cause i never know how im gonna feel......there is not much spontaniety in my life anymore.....
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I used to be the life of the party now I rarely leave my house. I miss being social. I miss being fun and having fun with others. I miss the friendships I have lost because I push people away or avoid people until they disappear from my life. I also miss my creativity.
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Spontaneity.
I miss the ignorance I once had of mental illness too.
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Ability to work 60 hours a week like I used too.
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#5 so true..spontaneity..taking sanity for granted..having confidence to leap before look etc.
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#5 so true..spontaneity..taking sanity for granted..having confidence to leap before look etc.
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I miss trusting people, being naive, and the bliss of ignorance.
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I miss goin out and bein able to drink some. Have a good time with friends. Still go out but still not the same.
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yeah I agree, spontinaity(damn I can't spell). I miss being able to just jump in the car and GO. No pills, no appts no real worries. The worries came later after I realized what a complete and total ass I had been.
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I miss the love from my husband. I miss the loving looks, that now are looks of dissappointment. I miss the warm hugs that are now just cold and unfeeling. I miss the respect he had in his voice when he spoke to me...that he has none of now. I miss him saying "I love you" every day. Now he will not say it at all. I miss "us" the way we were. I miss it more than anything else in the world.
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I must say though...there is so much more I don't miss.It sounds odd.
I would NOT have said this at earlier stages so I expect a " Fuck You ! "
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egg fu!

wait...
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I miss my i- Pod from when I was a kid in the seventies.
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