excellent!.......it's just the loud folks that moved in upstairs ......had a pastor friend that when i visited his family the pictures on the wall jumped because of the next door apt. due to their stereo[2 loud],i couldn,t stand it,but they sat there and talked normal like it wasn't happenin-when i asked about it,he said that when they 1st moved in it was a big problem and the folks next door wouldn't turn it down,so he then said that after 2 yrs of 24/7 loudness they got used to it..........

Very very good...Went out to with a good friend on Saturday night. He said, "I can't believe their playing all this 80's music." I didn't even notice what music if any music was playing. When I'm distracted enough or interesred enough in other things "T" is not a problem; when I'm distracted enough or interested enough in my "T" it is a big problem. Having had both mild "T" and major "T" I find it difficult to ignore the elephant in the room. I need to learn better that this elephant will not eat me.

Ha! Ha! Ha! I don't normally react this way to a place like this but I am new here and when I read the responses I couldn't help myself. Oh boy, I think I would've been ok except when I got to the part of the elephant in the room! lol Thanks for the joy you brought to my day! I am also Bipolar and haven't laughed at a whole lot of things these past months so coming here right now was a blessing to me. DeeFo....you are right of course of "learning to live with it." I also go to Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and am on meds to keep my chemicals in balance, at these appts. we discuss many "positive" learning technics which are at times very helpful. It will probably take as many years to unbreak the negative cycle as it did to inherit it many yrs ago...but I will continue to go because it is a very positive place to learn and be heard. You are very fortunate to be able to turn your emotions on and off....good for you. Mine just go wherever and whenever and most of the time to the extreme. Having Bipolar isn't a decision it is a war all the time...even when taking your meds. I also look at my health issues...I also have Hep C and some other uncurable ones as well...as a "it just is" thing and am thankful I am able to type this response back to you...at lest at this point of my health. God has been good to me and to my family and really that is the most important thing in my life. I am so thankful I found this support group. I have been advised, encouraged and supported daiy and I even met a cousin I never knew until now on the BD site! Bipolar is genetic and my cousin's mom is my dad's sister...wow eh? Never know who you'll run into on here. Take care of yourself. And thanks again JohnK for putting some laughter into my Bipolar day. Love and Prayers Ramona xoxoxoxoxoxoxoox

Hiya Ramona,
Bepolar too ha, cripes and me rabbiting on about emotional control.
Your right though, Ramona, once negatives have been repeated for years, it can take years to negate them, but that's no reason not to try.
We go off to uni to do 3 or 5 years study to get where we want. With life problems, if that means 3 or 5 years to control emotional responses to undesired things. Well so be it. We will be stronger in the end for the trying.
Glad u got a laugh, i'll repeat short hand another series of posts that made me laugh.
Bloke 1 says, "should i try XXX cure for my Tinnitus."
Reply by bloke 2, "I bought the Brooklyn bridge once, but i can't sell it back."
Bloke 3 says, "did the brooklyn bridge help ur T?"
So Ramona, keep trying to overcome and laugh when u can. Best wishes, God bless