You know when you can sing again, when you can feel sunshine on your face again, when the color comes back into your life- the depression is starting to break. What a relief it is to be able to feel again.
When your compassion returns, when you can write again, when you can tie your hiking boots- these are all signs that you are out of the woods. When you can remember what you did yesterday and the fog leaves your mind, when you can hold your chin up high again- it sinks in, you're getting better.
When you don't have to fake a smile and you finally put some effort into making others smile as well, when it doesn't annoy you to hear laughter, when every muscle in your body doesn't hurt- you are well on your road to recovering from bipolar depression.
You could always take this opportunity to jump head first into a "normal" life, but let's face it, your life will never be normal. Remember who you are. You now have the energy to make yourself strong again, so do things that will keep you strong. Eat well, exercise, rebuild your support system, strengthen your safety net, rethink your budget. Start a blog that reminds you how to smile, and share that blog with me, sometimes I forget how to smile too.
Resist the urge to get cocky. Be careful not to embrace mania. Faithfully take your medications, if that's what helps. Think about what helped to break your depression? Remember it. Add it to your bag of tricks. For most of us, the Bipolar journey is ongoing.
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Very hopeful article. I've been trying to understand bipolar disorder since my friend told me she struggles with it. I've researched it on the Internet and read a few books about it. A memoir called "bipolar bare" really opened my eyes to what it's like to live with this disorder. Wow...I'm glad there is always the hope of sunshine.
Hi Betty,
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I think bipolar disorder is very difficult for the average person to understand.
To understand better, imagine this: Somedays you wake up and you are happier than you have been-ever. Other days, you are more depressed than you have been- ever. BUT, there is no reason for these emotions.
Why? I wish I knew.
Anyways, I think it's wonderful that you are there for your friend and trying to understand bipolar.
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