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Originally Posted by touchingsaturn
completely agree that the need for regular (and restful) sleep cannot be overstated for someone with bipolar... when i tell people if i don't sleep right, i'll wake up crazy the next day.. they turn their heads to the side & i can just see them thinking... "aren't you already crazy?????" LOL
i recently went through a text conversation with a friend where i mentioned that "once i get my sleep straight, i think i'll be a whole lot better off".. to which she replied "yeah, when i don't sleep, i don't do well either"... *sigh* i wanted to reach through the cell and pat her on the head (while shaking my head) and say "no dear, it's not quite the same for us biploar peeps" LOL
so i went through a few more texts back and forth explaining just how critical sleep is... not that it's just something i want.. but something i NEED... and what happens when my sleep is all screwy... or non-existent.. i believe her last text to me was something like "wow, i had no idea".. and again, i felt the strong urge to reach thru the phone and pat her on the head and say "well, now you do" LOL
i do love my friends... i especially love when they're big enough to acknowledge they don't know everything & also open enough and care enough to want to TRY to undestand my illness... i felt this friend was worth taking the time to try to explain because i knew she's one of the few that generally wants to "get it"... even though it is possible (more than that, probable) that she never totally will...
and thanks for your well wishes.. for the record, i'm doing better than half way decent.. life is pretty good.. could always be better, but i'm really trying to retrain myself to focus on the GOOD.. no matter how small.. and let the bad roll off my back... as much as i can  and i'm doing what i can with what i've got to make the best of what's going on around me... that's the best any of us can do so yeah, i'm good
best wishes to you for fully enjoying your day off & the time spent with your kiddo i hope you have a weekend filled with lots of little good things to brighten your heart and make you smile  i know, cheesy, right?? but i actually mean it...  |
TouchingSaturn......thanks for the message....and for the well wishes for the weekend....my weekend is going ok....im working today and tomorrow, but being the glass half full girl that I am (sarcastic LOL) its only 10am-6pm both days so it could be worse. I took my little one to this awesome place last night called the City Musuem in St.Louis, MO. It is this huge warehouse filled with caves and holes in the floor and tunnels and crawlspaces that end up all over the building....they were open til midnight and of course we stayed and played til then......great time though and good to get out and actually enjoy my son without being too rushed or crabby or tired.....
Its funny what you were saying about friends trying to understand Bi-Polar.....A few of mine understand it (I think to the point where they know you act like a psycho and needs pills to stop acting like a psycho) but I dont think they understand it fully. My signifigant other understands the emotional part of it, but he doesnt understand the sleep part of it at all....he laughs about how I can fall asleep standing up and Ive explained to him over and over that I cannot function on just 4-5 hours of sleep like some people can.....he thinks since he can, and hes so busy, that everyone can do it.....he doesnt understand the mental backlash of it though if I dont get enough sleep.....I think though, that I am requiring too much sleep and its getting on my damn nerves....lol
Its amazing though how some people think you just take this pill or that one and everything is ok.....sigh....I wish it were that simple.....but usually for every pill, theres another pill in line you have to take with that one.....
It is good to hear that you are at least feeling decent.....and focusing on the little things is always important...its hard to focus on those sometimes when you feel like crap, but it is those little things that make your heart lighter....
I hope you are enjoying your weekend! Not sure where you live, but there are a bunch of storm warnings out all weekend here in the midwest where I am so be careful!.....makes me want to take a nap lol......Have a blessed day!!