Bipolar? Don't Let It Get You Down

If you have bipolar disordere there's one thing that can really get you down if you let it - discouragement. Of course, it's kind of the same thing, isn't it?

But you can control how you feel by controlling how you think.

Haven't you ever noticed that when you have positive thoughts, you are in a good mood, and the opposite is true as well? The next time you're in a bad mood, check out your thoughts - I bet they're bad ones.

With bipolar disorder, we can be over-sensitive sometimes, so discouragement can set in easily. Sometimes the slightest thing can get us down.

We want to be stable, we want to be recovered, we want to be normal. Then we wonder why we don't have it all yet? Why isn't it happening? And we get frustrated at the lack of progress, which discourages us.

There's a lot going on in our lives. Other than those people with the disorder who are experiencing a bipolar depression and can't get out of bed, the rest of us are (usually) very busy living our lives.

Hopefully, we're too busy to let things get us down, but every once in awhile, I know in my case, something negative will sneak its way in. I don't want it to, but it will anyway.

The thing is, what will you do with that negative thing that sneaks its way into your life on that day? Remember, "life is 1% what happens to you and 99% your reaction to it." So it's your choice.

The choice is in how you're going to react. Are you going to be negative or positive? Because you are made up of your choices. Your choices determine your actions. And your thoughts determine whether those choices are good or bad ones, therefore whether the actions are good or bad ones.

It's all in your attitude. Good or bad? Ar eyou going to let it get to you? Are you going to let it discourage you? Or are you going to fight this thing? Put it under YOUR control?

Putting a potentially discouraging thing under your control is really very simple - you just out-positive it. Just remember that you are going to beat this thing - that YOU are the one in control. That YOU are going to recover. That YOU are going to be stable. That you ARE going to be able to do it, no matter the odds against you!

Stay positive, and it won't matter what comes against you. You will win!

Wishing you peace and stability,

Don't forget to check out my bipolar book at: www.brokenroseministries.com

Remember God loves you and so do I,

Michele