Comments on: chaos, discord, consistency and support: living my best life with bipolar disorder

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:59:21 +0000

You are stunningly, beautifully honest and I so admire you for it! So many people as creative as you have this “gift”. I wasn’t diagnosed until my 40′s. Sure made sense out of a lot of things earlier in my life and the struggles many of my relatives have had. My grandmother, Carrie, had a saying…….”if everyone at the table put their troubles in the middle of the table, you’d always take your own back”. We always seem to know someone who is having more of a struggle than we are. Precious baby girl has a very smart mama and you’re all going to be just fine. I don’t know why, I just feel it’s written on the wind. I can just feel your support system wrapping their arms around you.
Peace on your journey…..
Anna

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:44:45 +0000

Hi Megan, thanks for sharing. My husband is recently starting a business and I’m working in a job, I’m not sure I’m all that cut out for. I have realised more this year than ever before, that life is not always easy or straight forward. Even when the steps to attain a goal seem so clear and simple, there is always something that will throw a spanner in the works – possibly a blessing in disguise. I just want to thank you for sharing such personal insights in your life. It’s inspiring to learn that there is often a light at the end of the tunnel and we just gotta keep looking forward. Thanks again – I’m a great fan.

By: The Dreamstress

The Dreamstress — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:41:15 +0000

I’m a little late to the discussion, but I’m so glad I found this post. I’m pretty sure I am the person who asked the original question. My sister is bipolar, and struggles hugely. I’m trying to be her support system, so the more I know the better I can help. Certainly seeing you, and how you have made your life work with your strengths and weaknesses, is a huge help.

By: just me

just me — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:19:25 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this. I used to date a man who was, in hindsight, bipolar….he was taking medications for depression but it was clearly not what he needed. I’m so happy you have created such an amazing life for yourself!

The talk of “normal” jobs is interesting; I kind of think it’s a “different kind of normal”.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:31:52 +0000

Thank you for sharing that. You are such an inspiration!

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:23 +0000

I loved your post. I have a relative with bipolar disorder and the road has not been a smooth one. She recently finished several years of biofeedback. For now, things look good, but we’ll see…I am going to email her a link to your blog — I think she’ll get a lot out of it. There’s a great memoir, “bipolar bare” (no caps) on living with bipolar disorder. He talks about what he went with — the depths of the drug addict’s hell, the creative soul’s high, the sexual deviation and how — in the end — he regards his disorder as a gift from god.

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By: tupoi

tupoi — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:45:48 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. My father was diagnosed bipolar shortly before my mother died. He’s taken a unique and successful journey to having a satisfying life.

I struggle with many of the same things with my Asperger’s. Your post is right on with the attitude needed. My motto for this year is something my sister said last year: I want to live a life of intent.

I was concerned with something that had happened to my mom after I was born. I told my providers about it during my pregnancies and I was given a support system should concerns arise. We ended up being just fine.:)
Pam

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:09:42 +0000

Thank you for sharing this.

I have depression and anxiety, and it always astounds people when I *want* to talk about it. Because my mother is the same as me and a lot of my friends are also dealing with mental health issues (we seem to unwittingly surround ourselves with people who understand) I’ve always known that talking about it was healthy, but there are so many people who can’t or won’t face their problems, and it makes me sad. Mental illness is one of the things that requires a lot of support, so talking about it and crying about it and confronting it always helps me cope with my black clouds.

I like to think that the more people who reveal their struggles with mental illness, the more people can understand it and support it. It’s like there’s a stigma attached: those who don’t struggle with it often don’t understand why it’s something you can’t just snap out of or move away from.

My biggest problem with my depression, apart from my decision to take medication for it (something I never wanted to do), was to try and get my dad to understand why I felt the way I did, and still do. I’m glad you have such a supportive network around you: I would never have gotten through this at all without craft, reading, my boyfriend and my mum.

Take care xox