Category: Bipolar Disorder – I have it

As a fast track to building this blog I am taking the Jeff Goin’s Intentional Blog course. One of the guidelines is early on on your blog, you should post about your cornerstones, the content your reader is likely to find on your blog. I have not posted lately about a content you will likely find here. I have bipolar disorder, and it affects most aspects of my life. I have people argue with me that I do not have it because I cope so well. I have people tell me there are better ways than medication to handle it and that meds are more harmful than helpful. I have people say they must have it too because sometimes they are depressed. What it comes down to with me is people do not live my life; they are not in my skin; they may think they know, but they do not. Of course, this is true for everyone.

Bipolar is a bundle of traits and symptoms. I do not think they can all exist at the same time., but I can move through them fairly quickly. That is good, or at least, gives me hope. Today has been what I call a bipolar day. I meant to post more in depth about not only my experiences but also some articles, others’ blog posts, and some quotations. That is going to take more time than I could devote to it today. I will finish the more in depth post and publish it later.

Live as intensely as possible, burn your candle of life from both ends. – Osho

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”
― Jack Kerouac

“Your job is to get your audience to care about your obsessions.” Martin Scorsese

“To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all cherish a magnificent obsession.” Walt Disney

There is practically no activity that cannot be enhanced or replaced by knitting, if you really want to get obsessive about it.

STEPHANIE PEARL-MCPHEE, At Knit’s End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mr-personality/201107/what-makes-your-obsession-healthy-or-unhealthy

https://www.bphope.com/blog/is-this-a-healthy-interest-or-my-latest-bipolar-obsession/

Eric Maisel

One of the cornerstones of my life is bipolar disorder which is a blessing and a curse. Its effects shift and show at varying degrees in my life.

Today will be a win if I post this and one more but do not go down the rabbit hole of this blog by changing themes, adding features, or researching how to improve this blog. Not going down rabbit holes can be hard!

My Day Is a Win If..

Having bipolar disorder is challenging in the best of times. Now, during Covid19 self-isolation, I struggle. My mantra Sleep Eat Meds is often enough for a good day, but other days I need ways to stay up and going and positive. I rely on strategies, some long standing and some new.

Now in the morning or the night before I decide my day will be a win if I do a certain thing. Yesterday my day was a win because I got the trash and recycling to the curb. The day before my day was a win because I did not nap during the day. Today my day is already a win because I am writing this.