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.
What is a bad penny and why does it keep turning up? Like me!
Hi there friends old and new! I've missed checking in, but the last year or so I hardly turn on my computer much less participate anywhere, well hardly. I'm still trying.
Right now I'm in this Anyalsis Paralisis and I have to Do and Change my Behavior before my thoughts. I keep wishing I would just jump up one day and grab the day by the horns. Jump in the shower, put make-up on, head out the door and go somewhere, see someone, do something.
Most my life I've been in voluteer work, last place was NAMI for 7 years. the last couple years nothing except fostering dogs - not the same as going to meetings and events. My last fosters were adopted last month and in the last 12 months I had to put down my two dogs, 18 years old - it was their time, hard, hard decision. I had long goodbye's and knew it was right, but still sucks to decide life or death on a love one. I handled it a lot better than I thought, but I still miss them - espicially Gracie, lost her last December she was like my Lassie - loved me, followed me, adored me and it was mutual! I've been looking online and thinking of fostering with a local rescue - but that is another post LOL I hope I stick around and write it. I really need you all right now.
I'm blessed with good friends that accept me - but that feeling you don't want to talk to anyone and then you wish you could talk and just get it out - well, thats why I came back - I feel safe here and know you understand and care. Thank all of you here, for reading this far and keeping this group a living good place to come.
Que sera sera
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Hey All...I hope that you have a lovely, peaceful beginning of your weekI have a bunch of chores that need doing but may put them off til tomorrow and just hang out with my landlord/roomie todayWhat about you?...Anything special going on?Have a great day and take good care of you!!..Xo
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Once again I've had a fever today. I'm not going to the hospital because that's a huge waste of time but I did schedule a dr appointment for Wednesday afternoon.
I should not call myself a bad penny, and I hope you don't either.... LMAO really bad definitions : )
Cognitive thinking shit - you know, change the words we use in our heads and we can eventually change our thoughts.. so I've been told!
((((waa waa I do sound depressing and annoying at the moment))) lol
Yup life hands us a bunch of unpleasant junk usually when we can least handle the extra load.
Stay out of your head and get into your body...move a little!
These are words/tools I've used before, and I needed to hear them
- so I JUST decided when I wake tomorrow I'm going to jump out of bed and walk a couple miles to my friends house. LOL I can either walk home or get a ride!
I got to try, start, do........ I'm starting to believe I'm lazy not depressed. Oh, is that being in my head again? Oy veh lol
I hear you on needing to feel connected to “peers in mental health” even as you’re accepted by people outside this realm. I feel I will always have a sort of reserved side among friends and coworkers outside of this mental health realm. Though they’re supportive, they don’t know what the experience is like.
Good to hear from you!
I think what you do for these precious beings is awesome!!!......It is great to see you back.....xo