Posted by partlycloudy on May 2, 2005, at 17:11:51
In reply to Its my b-day and I feel soo bad, posted by woolav on May 2, 2005, at 14:55:09
(((Woolav))) hope it's OK if I gave you a birthday hug. I'm bp2, though "mild" which means when I'm hympomanic I just think I'm smarter than my boss and usually get fired for mouthing off (OK, it happened 4 times before I was diagnosed so I guess that's not "usually".)
Getting a diagnosis for me was a blessing and a disappointment. A blessing because my behaviours finally made some sort of sense; and a disappointment because although it's being treated with meds and therapy, I'm still depressed!
I hated turning 33 - almost 10 years ago. I thought by then I'd have my life all figured out; know who I was and where I wanted to be. Instead (at the time) I was very unhappily married, and overly stressed by my job, and wondering if my acne would ever clear up, LOL! My life indeed is a work in progress, but I don't worry myself about it as much now.But this - this is all about YOU. Today *is* a special day because you were born on it. But you don't have to pretend that everything is hokey-dokey, just for today. You can save for a celebration some other time, when you're ready for it.
Please take care - I know you have had such a rough time lately, and I feel for you.
partlycloudy
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