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I feel for you. Teaching is stressful enough without adding coaching in. I had to give up teaching years ago because of the stress. I miss it sometimes but I know it's not something I could do again. And I agree-- BP is a helluva difficult thing. I've been fighting it for 45 years, and I wasn't even properly diagnosed with it until last year-- which made the preceding 44 years even more difficult, of course. Thankfully I'm now on a med regimen that has kept me stable for 4 months-- the first 4 stable months I've had since I don't know when. I really don't have any answers for you-- your competitive nature is not going to change. But you've been coaching for 25 years-- that's a long and honorable career. Maybe it's time to give it a rest, and find some other way(s) to satisfy your competitiveness. All I can say really is that I hope you have some success in working this out and becoming more stable. You're certainy in an especially tough position for someone with bipolar.
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Dx Bipolar II 2014 -- currently in remission
Stay calm, be kind, have hope, love lots, and be well.
"Listen to the deep voice of your soul. Do not be distracted by the voice of your mind." -- Caitlin Matthews[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
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