Sometimes You Just Get Through It With Bipolar

I'd like to be able to tell you that it's a great ride with bipolar, but I've never lied to you before, and I'm not going to start now. Oh, it's a ride all right, a rollercoaster ride. All those ups and downs.

Sometimes it doesn't feel like you'll ever get a break from those ups and downs, but you do. Did you know that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) says that you should only have about 4 episodes your whole life? Now, they're talking about full-blown episodes, not mini-episodes, which do occur more frequently.

So, according to them, you should get more of a break than I bet you think you do. So what can you do about it? Well, you do the best you can. Sometimes, that's all you can do. Someone once said, "You tie a knot in your rope and hang on for all you're worth!" I agree with that.

The truth is, sometimes you just get through it with bipolar disorder. Sometimes that's the best you can do. You're going to have bad days sometimes. But the good days always outweigh the bad days, when it comes down to it.

So all I can tell you to do is to enjoy the good days when you have them, and put up with the bad days when you have to.

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Wishing you peace and stability,

Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele