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Originally Posted by Trippin2.0
Self-acceptance has played a huge part in me being emotionally healthy. I see my bp as an extention of me. Not something to be feared and run away from. Idk how to be unipolar, I doubt I ever was, and trying to be, wishing, praying to be, just made me even more sick and miserable. The flipside of that coin would be focusing on the bp with a magnifying glass, that made me miserable and ill for a long time too, coz every action, every emotion was questionable, so I don't do that either. I took my power back, bp doesn't dictate my every action. I am ME, just with bp.All that means, is that I have to be careful in certain situations, eg alcohol, people that press the rage button. And also, just to learn to flow with the mental and emotional punches. Sure I get knocked down, sure it hurts ALOT at times, but atleast I KN0W why it's happening, and that it's TEMPORARY  it's a personal journey of self-acceptance, a path you have to find for yourself. Maybe a T would be beneficial. Good luck
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Well said, Trippin!
I don't know if I always accept the diagnosis, but I live with it. Some days I feel so great, that I think surely they got it wrong! But a few days later, I'm a bit too high, or a bit too low. I struggle with alcohol consumption, and I know that this may be a symptom of bp, but I also know that if I want to be my best, I must be careful. I struggle with a brain that sometimes makes very irrational decisions when hypomanic. Etc., etc.
Again, if I just live it instead of dwelling on the disease, I manage pretty well.