Bipolar Survivor

I am so excited!  I have several Christian books I’ve written that are going to be published and will soon be available to you.  They are encouraging and inspirational and will give you hope while trying to manage your bipolar disorder.  It’s amazing what God can do with us if we’re just willing to be used by Him.

Willingness.  What a topic.  There are so many things that we just don’t want to do sometimes, and it takes everything in us to do them.  Like having to take medication every day, see a psychiatrist and therapist, eat and sleep right, exercise, and everything else we have to do to control our bipolar disorder.

Willingness.  It doesn’t mean that you have to like what you’re doing, just to accept that you have to do it.  Of course, the more willing you are, the better your attitude will be toward what you need to do.

Like, look what God is doing in my life now – compared to where I used to be.  I hated my life, I hated myself, I used alcohol and drugs to self-medicate my bipolar symptoms, I had no thought for the future – I just wanted to get through the pain of today.

Today I am willing to do whatever it takes to manage my bipolar disorder.  I never want to go back to having those mood swings, or pay the consequences of bipolar episodes.

But because I am willing today, I have a positive attitude, I am able to love myself and others, to be productive and healthy.  My life is a very good one, now.

Willingness takes humility, though.  You can’t have things your own way all the time, nor expect to.  It’s like “agreeing to disagree” instead of fighting, even if you know you’re right. 

When other people see the willingness in you, they are more willing to pull for you, too, like your supporter.  I know my husband is always behind me no matter what (he is my primary supporter), but I know he appreciates it more when he sees that I am willing to take care of myself and my own needs.  He is the same way.

Willingness gets you much further than unwillingness does.  When I was unwilling, I had a bad attitude, and everything suffered.  Today I no longer suffer.  And, like I said, life is good.

Wishing you peace and stability,

Remember God loves you and so do I,

Michele

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