[fingers1]

Hello all.
I was just wondering does anyone with bipolar lead a happy life ?

fingers1

[Moogieotter]

Um...I do. It's really not so bad.

[Trippin2.0]

It's admittedly really far from ideal but I honestly can't say I lead a miserable life.


So yes, I do too. 😊

[Standup2me]

I have a life without violence, hunger, terrible pain, and torture, even though it is all around me
I have a home, a car, a job and my pets
So all in all, a pretty happy life

[Mrs. Mania]

I'm fairly miserable most days.

[Soul Quake]

My father has bipolar and is happy. I have bipolar and I'm unhappy.

I think coming terms with this illness and looking at the little things in life that you're grateful for will put you on the right track.

[Ruminati]

I'm content and enthused about the future today. I think i'm mainly relieved to have come through an agonising season.

Bi polar is like a mountain range...it has its summits and it has its valleys.

Originally Posted by Mrs. Mania

I'm fairly miserable most days.

yes me too.

almost every day

Originally Posted by fingers1

Hello all.
I was just wondering does anyone with bipolar lead a happy life ?

fingers1

depends what you mean by happy life.

i have the essentials- heating, food, clothes, so in that respect yes... happy life.

but in myself.. no. i'm not happy.

i have no goals, no direction, and no family support.

can bipolar people live happy lives?

of course. why not.

sometimes it's not about the illness. it's about how their lives plan out

[Mountainbard]

I'm not unhappy. I'm happy I'm not crippled with depression like I was a year ago. I'm happy I'm stable for the first time in forever. I'm happy I found PC.

On the other hand I'm bored and dissatisfied. I don't have anything constructive to do, and I don't have the energy to do anything about that. I know that will change in time, but right now it leaves me feeling stuck. But not unhappy.

[wiretwister]

I have my moments but all and all yes I am...

[newlifeyeah]

there is no such thing as a happy life. happiness is temporary. and it comes and goes. so usually i feel nothing. and sometimes miserable, sad, depressed. and rarely I do feel happy. but I would just call it a "good mood".
i have no idea what happiness is. but that's alright.

[wildflowerchild25]

Now that I'm out of the horrifying depression I was in I'm pretty happy. And I had a good six years mostly stable before.

[LacunaCoiler]

For the most part, yes. But I do have my down days.

[Travelinglady]

I am choosing to concentrate on the positive things in my life in order to stay pretty happy. If I thought about the bad things about bipolar, then I would have more trouble with depression.

What's good now is that my meds are working, so I have been incident free for four years. That's a record for me.

[Resident Bipolar]

There are of course people with Bipolar Disorder who are currently living happy and relatively "normal", productive lives. It takes the right help and treatment to manage to do this and we often don't hear much about these people because they don't feel the need to reach out through media because, well, they're doing quite alright.

I strongly believe that most of us will eventually be able to lead the lives we want to lead though I'm not able to see it for myself at the moment. Are we capable of leading happy lives though? Oh yes, everyone has that potential somewhere even during their darkest days.

[Turtlesoup]

I am very happy with many aspects of life-I have a wonderful husband who supports me & we have many things in common (my relationship with my ex was a nightmare), I have a great relationship with my daughter, I love where I live, I have the time & space to be able to paint, draw, etc. I have times when I manage my issues really well but then sometimes it's a struggle, but I have a great team now helping me & I think everyone has issues & problems in their lives but it's all in how you manage things-I have a lot of coping skills & currently medication is helping my insomnia & depression-hopefully some of my others problems will even out with continued therapy & support. I'm also thankful for this forum-it really helps me.

[Curious651]

philosophy according to curious! I live a good life according to my own expectations and not others. I live for today and not yesterday. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow will never come. Live for now and count your blessings. Know ppl without arms, legs, can't clean sleeves, trouble with simple things. With that in mind I am blessed and this diagnosis is not me. I am me with this diagnosis. Hope that helps.

[Victoria'smom]

I'm happy for the most part. I can't hold down a job. I'm lucky enough to get assistance. I live in a nice-ish area where my son can go outside and play. It has beautiful surroundings. My husband and I have a great relationship despite my times of paranoia. We have food and a bit extra for gas and household goods. at my worst I'm still content.

[~Christina]

I'm happy.... Sure I have shyt days, everyone does. I have a great support from friends and family. I'm very lucky

[tipper1492]

Before medications, I was angry more than I realized. It was hard on my wife & daughter. Now being much more stable on medications, I'm happy most times of every day I think. We have a small dog I think helps.

[prepsychmel]

I have my good days and I have my bad days. But, I figure most people in the world have it like that, too.

[Becoming]

I'm indifferent. Though I suppose having bipolar, of course, will cause mood shifts. I do worry because strong emotions have caused me to make very poor decisions in the past and all my life has really been a struggle to find happiness. Now, I'm not saying it does not exist, but my depressive episodes last much longer than hypomania or unsystematic ones. At present, I'd say I'm somewhat content, but I am rarely happy unfortunately. I do think it is possible to be happy with bipolar. I just find it hard because I have not seen a whole lot of it.

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[bunnifoo]

My life isn't perfect and I have regrets that I live with and frustrations about the current limits on my life and past limits that my bipolar disorder imposed on me. I won't say I'm happy all the time or content all the time, but it's more good than bad.

But right now I think the way I feel about my life is the same for a lot of people without mental illness. There's extra challenges and not every day is a good day, but I can get up and go to work (a job I look forward to and like for the most part), I have a boyfriend and I have fun watching tv and playing video games and playing with my cat. I don't have a social life, but then I never really have had that. I don't really like the way I look but a lot of people without mental illnesss struggle with that.

So now I'm making it sound like my life is bad. I think there are very few people who don't think there life could be better in some way. But for the most part I'm content. My life is way better than it was before I was being treated for bipolar disorder and way better than the first years after my diagnosis.

It could be worse, it could be better, but for the most part I don't think about it too much so I guess that means I have level of happiness.

[ozzy1313]

In general, yes. I don't know if I would say happy, but I don't think most people are happy every day. I am content. I have a great family, I like my job, money is tight but the bills get paid.

There are also times when I am NOT happy. Life is awful and I hate everything. My anger over comes me and I hurt those around me.

Most of the time I am stable and I would say I enjoy life like most people do. I listen to people at work and I mainly hear complaints. I think many of us focus on the negative.

I try to stay busy bc when I am idle is when I am most unhappy.