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Originally Posted by CliveWild
The place of triggers in bipolar disorder is well known. I am wondering about the impact of life on the illness as opposed to the impact of illness on life.
I am beginning to think that my mental health is made worse by my life situation. My problem is that my symptoms make it hard to address my life's issues. This strikes me as a bit of a Catch-22 situation.
I hope I have expressed myself clearly. I would appreciate any thoughts on this. Do you feel the same?
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I totally understand what you are saying:
Our life triggers our illness, our illness affects our ability to live life... which in turn can lead to more life triggers and so on...
The improvement in my mood due to medication allowed me to deal with my life triggers and that has further improved things, making the cycle turn backwards.