It's nice to know I'm not alone in this. Thanks for your response HoneyBack. Are you trying to go back to your old job/career? That's been a huge challenge for me. I've been able to find jobs, but have no idea what to do about my career right now. It feels like I lost myself in that experience, and even though I know what my strengths are and I know I can move forward, I get stuck in the transition. I can't seem to get a full time job, and I've lost my passion for most of the things that were important to me before my episode. Even yoga, which is something I teach now. I just associate it with my old life, which was only less than a year ago. I think believing in yourself is important, but getting to know yourself all over again, and finding new passions or digging up old ones that haven't been explored seems to make the most sense for me. I know it's hard. I really do. May you feel peace today and be encouraged
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Originally Posted by HoneyBack
Elisabeth, this describes my experience almost exactly. I have just come through my third manic episode and have lost a lot of confidence. Confidence to trust my judgment, my feelings, decisions... my reality! But I have hope, and hope for you too. With each step we build resilience, with each episode there are more insights into the illness learned. I would encourage you to pursue your dreams and embrace the life that you have inherited in all its un-plannedness. Bipolar is never something we choose- yet it is something we can respond to. I am still mustering the courage to re-embrace the life I had before my last episode. Like you, there are regrets over things I have lost. But even more so, I am grateful for what remains. All the best, from one who knows.
Dx: Bipolar I
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