If you have a New Year's Resolution, what is it?

For anyone who does New Year's Resolutions, post yours:

My resolution is not to overspend money.

To be more authentic, brave and follow my heart even if it is not easy.

I don't do New Year's resolutions. I believe that if we want change, we shouldn't wait until the new year. We should do it now.

There is nothing wrong with having a New Year's resolution, though. If having a New Year's resolution helps you get the changes in life you want, then I say go for it. Do what you need to do.

All that said, my recent resolution is to be more mindful of money because I will have surgery at the beginning of next year. This resolution coincidentally happens to fall at the end of this year. I started it yesterday.

Been trying to do this for months now, but find a new pdoc that doesn't suck

I would like to find some good volunteer opportunity and stick with it for a while.

I need to figure out my work situation.

To consistently stay engaged in treatment and get to as close to full remission as possible.

Thank you for making this thread, Blueberrybook. Mine is trying to improve as a person. Sending many hugs to everyone

My resolution is to restart my yoga practice. It has helped a ton in terms of maintaining stability in the past but I haven’t gone to class in a while.

To start being honest with family/friends as to what exactly is my condition. I need to start with my wife but i just cant bring myself to do it to her. She's had it, well we've had it, very rough in life, and i'm scared this one might break her.

I might ask all your help on that one when the times comes

And I might ad this is the first new years resolution that i have ever had!

Does your wife not know at all? Both my husband and I have been hit with it. It came on all the way right after our marriage in my mid-twenties. He only recently just admitted he believes there are psych diagnoses between needing 100% institutionalization and normal living (as in no pdoc, no meds). He was of the suck it up mentality. I finally got him to admit bipolar exists and that I have it. He knew I had a mental health history of depression (misdiagnosis there) and anorexia before we met but figured they were done & gone with. I was weight-restored and seemed normal to him even if I did take psych meds. I guess he figured it wouldn't be forever.

The BP diagnosis he did not want to admit to, it being lifelong and especially when my pdoc had decided I was BP I, she had us both there and was telling H everything he needed to know, but he didn't trust pdocs and it went in one ear, out the other. But he's forgotten. He thinks overspending money is being irresponsible; it is, but it's also something one in hypo or mania is likely to do. I think he likes me best hypomanic and doesn't believe I'm in a delicate balance between 2 worlds. He's forgotten all but the most obvious of the manic symptoms, like not sleeping and delusions of grandeur. I try to get him to read more about it, but no go. We have been married 14 years and it's only been after having mandatory mental health training (he's a teacher, well, will start as a college professor in Jan., but before that a high school teacher). They have amped up the teacher mental health training in light of all the school shootings and there was some exercise they did that made it hit home to him what racing thoughts are like. When he forgets, I remind him of what he said after doing that exercise in training.

Does your wife not know your diagnosis at all? How long have you been married?

No she doesnt know at all. She is well aware of my poor mental health but she just thinks i have depression and anxiety. After all those were my first two diagnoses over 10 years ago. She doesnt notice my hypo states because im a pretty productive person anyways and she likes it when i cant sleep cause shes a nightowl. I dont talk to her about anything psychiatric thats occurred in the last couple years. When i’v been hospitalized the drs never even told her either.
We have been married 14 years and have a very good relationship

Get out of Metabolic Syndrome
Actually make it a year at a job
Find a Cardiac medication that lowers my heart rate
Loose Weight and keep it off

I'm asking for a lot this year

Manage my blood pressure better

to be more open and honest about my feelings- and not care what other people think, what / who you are is what matters most

and get back in to journalling because I miss it

to keep harmful people out my life where possible

To keep to my treatment plan, especially the non-medication behaviour changes.

Stop spending money!!!

More emotional stability and balance.

To get over my anxiety.

I don't make New Year's resolutions. I never keep 'em, so why do something that I'm going to feel bad about before January is even over?

Exactly! I may follow one for a week or two, but then I go back to my old habits.

The one year I decided to lose weight, I joined Weight Watchers and lost 13 lb. But I have since stopped doing Weight Watchers and gained all the weight back and then some.

I’ve kept about 60% of my resolutions for the year 2018 and am carrying healthier habits into 2019. I’m happy with that.

I have a new year's wish.
To see the next new year. In health. Wouldn't mind in wealth either.

Resolutions, to keep being happy with my imperfect self.
My body has controlled my brain since birth.
Why commit to something that won't happen.

Cheers.