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Apr 02, 2011, 11:29 AM
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Ugh, i hate being bipolar. Some days it seems like the world is so cruel and just too much to deal with. I know people without mental illnesses feel this way too, but I just wish I could be less sensitive.
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Apr 02, 2011, 12:46 PM
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But just think, reader71...sensitive goes both ways. Sometimes I'm jealous of "normal" people when I'm heading for rock bottom, but other times I feel sorry for them because they can't experience the heights of joy that I feel.
One of my dogs explained it to me (sort of). He's a great dog, but he doesn't do anything unless he really wants to. When he does, I can see how he commits 100% to enjoying himself, even if there are consequences. He accepts the consequences as part of the deal, then moves on to his next total immersion in joy. I guess my point is that we have the side of bipolar that is incredibly awesome (the joy in the experience), but also have the side that totally sucks, which I see as the consequences. I guess that's about as clear as mud! The simple suggestion is hang on and it will get better! 
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Apr 02, 2011, 01:14 PM
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 to you.I know it is tough at times and it is hard to see the beauty in the world, but we have to keep on trying. Each day try to better ourself and learn more coping mechanisms to make life more enjoyable. Yes, I agree having bipolar really sucks, but I have learned that it not what makes me. I really hope you can find some joy in your life that out weighs the sad times.
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Apr 02, 2011, 01:29 PM
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(((reader71)))
BP is a really cruel disorder indeed. You have unnatural highs, you have black depressions, you have intense emotions that evaporate into nothingness and worse than all of these in my opinion, is when you feel normal and start to believe that maybe, just maybe the roller coaster has come to a halt, before the mood swings kick in again!
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Apr 03, 2011, 11:05 PM
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I feel like I know how you feel. I started crying at my parent's during a dinner party today. I went outside but it was still awful because I did not want to cry there. My mom said she had just read something about how crying "resets" us emotionally. I don't know how or if that applies when you are bipolar.
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