[HEMORREN]

Anyone else feel like this bipolar roller coaster is piontless and like you'll never amount to anything with it.

[cocoabeans]

Life is meaningless. Accepting this has brought me inner peace. I can actually be happy with this knowledge.

[Bichronicity]

Originally Posted by HEMORREN

Anyone else feel like this bipolar roller coaster is piontless and like you'll never amount to anything with it.

The roller coaster itself is pointless, yes. Never amount to anything? Nah. Maybe not what you thought you could do/wanted to do before getting sick, but not nothing.
I don't know what I'd even be like without the roller coaster now, myself (but yes, it still stinks)

[Victoria'smom]

Yes, especially right now. I feel my lives in shatters but it is not. I have to remind myself a lot to be kind. If it wasn't myself I would feel that the person accomplished something. Do I want to get off the ride and be 'normal' ummm only if it's at the top. I don't know what I'd be like with out my dx's. I have to fight with myself to try and lessen the roller coaster but yes I'm in the same spot as you right now and it's sucky!

Originally Posted by Bichronicity

The roller coaster itself is pointless, yes. Never amount to anything? Nah. Maybe not what you thought you could do/wanted to do before getting sick, but not nothing.
I don't know what I'd even be like without the roller coaster now, myself (but yes, it still stinks)

it's so funny you should say that, because i mentioned that in another thread about being with out it.

what i said was (and i'll say it again here) if tomorrow came and i was free from mental illness, i wouldn't know what to do with myself.

yeah i don't really like it, but i've been used to living with it for so long i wouldn't know what to do if it vanished.

aand yes, t has had a huge impact on my life.

[BlueInanna]

Originally Posted by HEMORREN

Anyone else feel like this bipolar roller coaster is piontless and like you'll never amount to anything with it.

Hi Hemorren, welcome to pc
yes, as far as i can tell the bp roller coaster is pointless. goes in circles and circles, like rides do... but please don't believe you'll never amount to anything with it. ( i do feel that way too to be honest, but it eventually seems to pass ) many people have good productive times in between episodes, and many people make great art during episodes, etc. bp may be your burden, but it may also give you gifts, insights, experiences most can't comprehend, maybe makes you more tolerant and kind because of the suffering. i'm just sayin, i don't really know what i'm sayin, it's 2am... but i know life keeps having a new suprise around the corner. hopefully you can share here and there, learn and teach, nurture yourself and grow. and somehow we're all going to get through all this stuff. oh yea, and eat & sleep seem to be important too.

[faerie_moon_x]

I don't know, I don't think it is pointless. But I am of the belief that everything in life is meant to teach us something. For whatever reason it may be. I also believe that I am who I am and if I did not have bipolar I would be someone else. If I was someone else, then my whole life would have been different. I wouldn't have my husband or my kids and I would be in another place entirely. You may argue it could be a "better" place, but I love my family and wouldn't trade them for anything, so bipolar has been part of the reason I have them.

And I think people with bipolar amount to things all the time. On this very forum we have someone who has earned a PhD! I mean, wow! And actors, writers, CEOs, all types of people have bipolar. I don't think it's an automatic sentance of failure. I think it just means you need to learn to do things differently than the "normal" people, but we are highly creative, highly intelligant folks. The only reason to fail is to doom yourself to it. And I think that can be easy to do, I know I have a tendancy to do it to myself. But then I have to force myself to shake it off and keep moving. I refuse to lose the fight.

Everyone is dealt struggles in life... Some people are poor. Some people are overcome with greed. Some people are physically ill. Some people are mentally ill. Some people are stupid. Some people are too smart. It's just something we must deal with... Life isn't easy, no matter who you are. Whether it's not supposed to be or whether it's just a coincidence, I don't know. But I've come to terms with the fact that things are always much more extreme to the person experiencing them. Some people might find your lot a blessing compared to their own & some people might recognize or pity your pains. But that's no reason to give up or think it is pointless. It's tempting, but that doesn't get you any closer to healing.

[EverythingNothing]

I definitely feel like this at times.

[Skully]

Originally Posted by HEMORREN

Anyone else feel like this bipolar roller coaster is piontless and like you'll never amount to anything with it.

I used to feel that way but with the right medications I feel like a whole new person. I actually have hope and am doing well. Hang in there, it can get better.