Seven Life Lessons I Have Learned From Bipolar

ONE
I am the strongest person I know – enough said, it takes raw strenght to persevere and I’ve proved that to myself time after time

TWO
This too shall pass – ironically, the prospect of living with bipolar for the rest of my life has made me realise that whatever I may be feeling right now is temporary and it will always pass

THREE
Perspective – there’s a reason people with bipolar tend to be adventurous, humble and enlightened people, experiencing extreme happiness and guttering sadness makes for a most profound understanding of the human experience

FOUR
To keep an open mind – I went through a period of soul-searching during a breakdown and as someone who never believied in anything I suddenly found myself interested in all kinds of beliefs and religions. I would consider myself a spiritual person rather than religious as spirituality has allowed me to garner a deeper understanding of myself

FIVE
That my body deserves to be treated with respect – it helps keeping me stable and healthy when I have a routine in place for getting enough sleep, eating moderately healthy and doing yoga

SIX
Self-love – when I realised I could love myself the way I wanted someone else to love me, it honestly changed my life forever

SEVEN
No one understands bipolar like the bipolar – doctors, therapists, psychologists, experts, no matter how many years someone had studied mental illness and have the title to prove it, I always find that other bipolars understand me more than any professional ever will

Thank you for reading These are purely personal experiences and things that work for me, but everyone is different. Bipolar makes wise imho

very good thread, perspective was my favorite as I find it to be extremely true

Great!

I am not humble. But you said "tend", so maybe you're right. I still think not really: maybe most aren't.

I do try to be humble.

I love this! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you and good for you. You seem to have found solid ground amongst your bipolar.

Copied and pasted into my journal, with credit to you of course. Hope you don't mind.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is beautiful and I needed it right at this very moment.

I like number two...I try to remember that but logic isn't my strong suit when the emotions overwhelm me.

Thank you all for the kind replies and positive vibes in this thread, what amazing people you are. I'm overwhelmed and so happy to hear this brightened some people's day. Have a nice rest of the weekend and thanks again

I'm no doctor, but I particularly like the bit about keeping an open mind. Hopefully it teaches us that.

We experience freedom and enlightenment. Let's not trivialise or (overly or exclusively) medicalise that.

Doctors are often dogmatists.

Very nice read. I could relate to many of ur points. Thanks for sharing

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thanks for sharing.