There is a Scripture that says, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” I love that Scripture.
For one thing, it reminds me that I’m not alone, no matter how much I feel like I am sometimes. But it also reminds me that God is interested and concerned about what happens to me, and is giving me the strength to get through what I have to go through, especially those times when it is hard with my bipolar disorder.
So, can we really do all things with bipolar? Maybe not at first. When you’re first diagnosed with bipolar disorder, sometimes just getting out of bed is your greatest accomplishment of the day (no kidding – I’ve been there).
Then you move up to harder things – like maybe working a part-time job, or doing other things like volunteering, taking care of the house, taking care of children, and especially taking care of yourself.
But after time has gone by, maybe even a long period of time, some people with bipolar disorder have been able to succeed up to the point that they are able to do pretty much everything that someone without the disorder is able to do.
Some have even been able to go back to full-time work! (not me, but I’ve heard of others who have been able to).
Some have started their own businesses from home. Some have gone back to college. Some have written books, like I have.
There really is no limit to what you can do, as long as you stay stable with your bipolar disorder.
But, like I said, it takes time, sometimes a great deal of time. The important thing is that you be stable with your bipolar disorder. Then you can do many things that you couldn’t do before.
Like the Scripture says, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
Wishing you peace and stability,
Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele
