I don't know if I would consider myself gifted, I am very acute in reading, writing, and english, I always tested well above the average and was always ahead in my reading, it use to drive my teachers in grade school and high school nuts until I was placed in higher level courses for those subjects. I always found it hard to achieve in school though, and am just know learning how to be a better student in college, in high school I was taken aside again and again by teachers telling me I could do better if I could just focus.

I think there is a gift in having any mental illness, there is a high cost though, I suffered a lot for my ptsd and bipolar disorder, but I am able to have a diffrent point of view on things it gives me a diffrent look on the world, there is a postive and negative to everyting, it's maintaing that balance that is improtant. but if there was a magic cure for my bipolar I wouldn't take it, I do plan to start medication to help balance the more negative effects, but in the end I wouldn't trade any of the experinces i've had with the disorder, even the most miserable ones.

lol course this is just my two cents

Many blessings to all and many hugs too!
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