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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 have suffered from this illness my entire life and I understand what you are saying. I believe that being bipolar made me afraid to do all the fun things my siblings did. I had no idea how to enjoy my life. In my experience situations can trigger a depression for me and the deep depression can trigger a manic phase. So you are right our life situations trigger a bipolar reaction but being bipolar determines how we deal with these situations. At least that is the way it is for me. I hope I expressed myself clearly also. Take care
