We all are too fabulous. Look at you, Outcast_of_RGaol--Day Four! if you're like me, your thoughts and your body are in separate stages of recovery. I remember thinking, around day 4 or 5, that I was going to okay, now--I was over the worst. Then my hand would tremble or my stomach grow more queasy with every attempt to eat good, solid food.

Everyone's different, every recovery unique ... Everyone potentially on the path to recovery. And if a foot strays, you get a do-over (hopefully). My mistake in the early days was being so independent--I tried to find all the answers for myself, find my own way back when I got lost. I failed a lot, and got lots more discouraged than I needed to be.

That's why I was so grateful for PsychCentral when I got my bipolar Dx. I learned so much about life and survival getting sober, but I insisted on a whole lot of "my way." (I was in AA but was picky about which groups I'd take part in.) When the diagnosis of bipolar disorder popped out in hospital when I was 62, my first clear thought was, "Thank god I'm an alcoholic." I knew I could do anything, after healing from both alcohol and tobac. When my pdoc brought me to this website, initially I read everything I could find here about my disorder. Then I started asking questions on the forums ... several of them.

Three months later I met notz in the Thread Wars games thread, then Kali. From then on I've always had this place, where I knew at least one of my understanding friends would be.

It doesn't matter how right I am, it matters more that I'm not alone and I can always reach out and immediately find someone I know and trust to take my hand.


Take good care, Outcast_of_RGaol. Good to run into you, glok--I hope the day/night is going well for you. Hang in there, everyone!!

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