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Originally Posted by blackwhitered
Well I'm only 18 and have had this for a while. So while I would not be the same person if I grew up without it, I'm going to try not to be some debbie downer that lets it define my life.
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I believe this is a really important attitude. Bipolar may be part of my life and maybe I would be different if I never had it. However, I'm more than this illness. A lot more. And it's things like being a mom and wife and a writer and artist that I want to define me, not that I just happen to also have to deal with this annoying illness.
It's hard sometimes, but I am not bipolar... I
have bipolar. And even if I never "recover" that doesn't mean I can't lead a life worth living.