[Onward2wards]

In "Thriving with Bipolar Disorder", author/attorney/activist Melody Moezzi asserts that:
* A diagnosis is not a reason to limit yourself
* Stigma prevents people for seeking treatment
* MH conditions need to be seen as more than simply a clinical problem, but as different ways of thinking with potential benefits as well as downsides

[wiretwister]

Originally Posted by Onward2wards

In "Thriving with Bipolar Disorder", author/attorney/activist Melody Moezzi asserts that:
* A diagnosis is not a reason to limit yourself
* Stigma prevents people for seeking treatment
* MH conditions need to be seen as more than simply a clinical problem, but as different ways of thinking with potential benefits as well as downsides

I agree 100% that acceptance is the first step to healing ... by healing I mean stopping for good the struggle in your own mind.
I have just come to accept myself and my bipolar . It is very liberating , I feel like a new start to a new chapter in my life .
Ty ... for posting ... Tigger

[venusss]

A great article. Of course soem commentars are whinning about "no, not everybody can, we have to lower our expectations". Gah at that.

And the author is Muslim feminist. That is ****ing great

[luvyrself]

Originally Posted by wiretwister

I agree 100% that acceptance is the first step to healing ... by healing I mean stopping for good the struggle in your own mind.
I have just come to accept myself and my bipolar . It is very liberating , I feel like a new start to a new chapter in my life .
Ty ... for posting ... Tigger

I have been taking my meds and i worked for 30 yrs, hiding this at work and having stigma from my own family. Lot of talk on the form lately about acceptance. What does everyone mean by that? Of course we have to take and adjust our meds, try not to beat ourselves up when we fall, aim high. Many of us are brilliant. But excuse me, this attorney and author was released from a week in the hospital. I dont know what her profession is now, but When you impact other people w your work as well as your family and your loved ones, you totally have to reflect on what you did if you end up in the hospital. Im sure she does. I think that is what the critical woman meant even if she said the wrong thing. I think gung ho oversimplifying can be very dangerous for bipolars because our thinking is truly tweaked sometimes. This author knows all this, but on a forum things are sometimes cant be said in detail. Controlling, finessing our disorder is the challenge. We should not be admiring the boldness of flying too close to the sun. sometimes the trick is to change and adapt.