Bipolar: Believe It and It Shall Happen

Believe it and it shall happen. I'm talking about bipolar disorder stability here. I got the phrase from an old movie called Field of Dreams where he said the line, "Build it and they will come."

When I was young, my mom told me that if I believed in something hard enough, I could make it happen. Well, bipolar stability doesn't come that easily, but I am proof that it can happen if you try hard enough.

Of course, there are things that you can do to heelp it along, like taking your medication, seeing your doctor, psychiatrist, and therapist, sticking to a good sleep schedule, eating a healthy diet, exercising, being productive, staying balanced, keeping your stress levels down, etc.

The important thing to keep in mind, though, is that stability IS possible! It can really get you down if you don't believe that - if you get too many bad bipolar days and you start thinking, "Is it always going to be like this?"

You've got to stay positive, even in the face of adversity. Yes, some days are harder than other days. But you can't give up! Stability is still out there, and if you don't have it now, that doesn't mean that you won't have it in the future.

Some things just take time. And some things take longer than other things to make it a reality. But if you keep plugging away at it, it can be a reality for you - just look at me! There was a time when I was considered a lost cause! They were going to lock me up and throw away the key!

Many people had given up on me, but there was a small spark of hope left inside me that made me not give up. Stability was still out there for me. It's a good thing I didn't give up, or I wouldn't be here writing to you today, a good example of what hard work and great hope can do for you.

Even when I didn't believe in myself, people like my mom and my sister never stopped believing in me. It gave me the strength I needed to keep going when I wanted to give up. And it paid off in the long run. Don't give up! Even on those dark days, keep holding onto the hope that someday things will get better, and they will!

I know some days can be hard, believe me, I went through enough dark days of my own. But something inside me wouldn't let go of hope. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Don't let go of your hope. Just don't let go. Stability is out there, believe me. If it could happen for me, the ultimate in lost causes, it can happen for you, too.

Believe it and it shall happen!

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Wishing you peace and stability,

Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele