Positive Bipolar Attitude

There are different bipolar attitudes that we can get. We can mope, be indifferent, be depressed, be manic, be excited, be optimistic, be disappointed, be worried, be antagonistic, be irritated, be negative, or be positive. As for me, I opt for the positive.

I have had all the other attitudes at times, believe me. Yet none of them got me as far as having a positive attitude has gotten me.

And it doesn't cost you anything! Actually, it does. It costs you energy. Sometimes you have to put forth more energy than you think you have to overcome your natural negativity to be more positive than you feel like it at the time. But it's worth it.

Being positive can keep you out of bed! Many of us know what it's like to spend days or even weeks (for some, even months) in bed without the desire or ability to get out from under those covers. It's a horrible place to be. You feel so helpless and hopeless. You can feel as if this is the way it's always going to be.

Some people, when they are that depressed, even turn their thoughts to suicide. I know that when I was that bad, I would go to bed at night and pray to die. I just couldn't see any way out of my situation. Every day was the same, and I was so depressed, I couldn't get out of bed. If I couldn't get out of bed, I couldn't seek treatment, so it was one big bipolar cycle. Like I said, it was horrible.

I was finally able to get treatment, and the bipolar medication got me stable. I have not only been out of bed since, but my life is productive now. I try to find something to do each day that gets me out of (and keeps me out of) bed. Being positive has improved my life to an amazing degree. I now believe that I never have to go back to the way I used to be.

I am positive toward myself and my recovery. And toward the future. If today is this good, I assume tomorrow will be as well. And when I do have glitches, I deal with them. None of them are so bad that they ever drive me back to bed, so how bad can they be? Nothing will ever be that bad again! That's how I keep my positive attitude. It's a choice. Every day, it's a choice.

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Wishing you peace and stability,

Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele