Comments on: Change Your Attitude, Change Your Day http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/change-your-attitude-change-your-day/244/ Get an inside look at what its like to have bipolar disorder with Michele Soloway Sexton. Michele, a survivor herself, shares regularly on the ups and downs of dealing with the disorder, along with personal insights, lessons learned, and encouragement for others who also have bipolar disorder. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Michelle http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/change-your-attitude-change-your-day/244/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Michelle Mon, 18 May 2009 22:43:39 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=244#comment-527 How right you are! Like, with stressful situations, I can choose whether to freak out or not. I try to go with the stay calm option, since it's the one most likely to keep me off meds for a while longer. Yep, still off meds! I thought for a bit I'd have to bit the bullet and get ahold of my psychiatrist, but then they put me on meds for my gestational diabetes, and apperantly that's what the problem was. Darn blood sugar! Feeling much better now, and big ultrasound scheduled this week. Almost halfway there! Often it seems like I really don't have any control over how my life is going right now. The kids's schedules, my doctor's visits, the meds I have to take so I don't have a 12 pounds baby.... the one thing I really can control in my life is how I react to things. Whether to get upset over a comment, or the fact that I'm not showing at all yet, or the boys unfolding all their laundry again. Or to just brush it off and put a smile on my face. There's better things to do with my energy than be negative all the time, and it sure isn't going to help me get the house clean and stuff! :-) How right you are! Like, with stressful situations, I can choose whether to freak out or not. I try to go with the stay calm option, since it’s the one most likely to keep me off meds for a while longer. Yep, still off meds! I thought for a bit I’d have to bit the bullet and get ahold of my psychiatrist, but then they put me on meds for my gestational diabetes, and apperantly that’s what the problem was. Darn blood sugar! Feeling much better now, and big ultrasound scheduled this week. Almost halfway there!

Often it seems like I really don’t have any control over how my life is going right now. The kids’s schedules, my doctor’s visits, the meds I have to take so I don’t have a 12 pounds baby…. the one thing I really can control in my life is how I react to things. Whether to get upset over a comment, or the fact that I’m not showing at all yet, or the boys unfolding all their laundry again. Or to just brush it off and put a smile on my face. There’s better things to do with my energy than be negative all the time, and it sure isn’t going to help me get the house clean and stuff! :-)

]]> By: Michele http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/change-your-attitude-change-your-day/244/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Michele Fri, 15 May 2009 12:32:09 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=244#comment-526 Cologne-- This is just a bipolar blog and not a chat room, although I believe there are some available on the Internet -- I just personally do not know where to direct you. As far as your commenting here, I have published your comment, as your opinions, your feelings, and your struggles are valuable sharing both to me and to others who read this blog. I am not a psychiatrist, therapist, or any other kind of medical or mental health professional, so I cannot give you that kind of advice, but I am another bipolar survivor like you, and I can give my opinion. It does sound like you are suffering right now, and I can sympathize with you on that. I, too, was suicidal at times, but I got help. I was lonely as well, but much of that was because I isolated myself. At least you have reached out, as you said. I cannot advise you on your daughter, but it sounds like it does hurt you very badly, and perhaps talking to a therapist or counselor might help? You talked about being sad today, but usually being very funny... I can definitely relate to the mood swings of bipolar disorder, as can we all on this blog. I hope you feel better soon. Michele Cologne–
This is just a bipolar blog and not a chat room, although I believe there are some available on the Internet — I just personally do not know where to direct you. As far as your commenting here, I have published your comment, as your opinions, your feelings, and your struggles are valuable sharing both to me and to others who read this blog. I am not a psychiatrist, therapist, or any other kind of medical or mental health professional, so I cannot give you that kind of advice, but I am another bipolar survivor like you, and I can give my opinion. It does sound like you are suffering right now, and I can sympathize with you on that. I, too, was suicidal at times, but I got help. I was lonely as well, but much of that was because I isolated myself. At least you have reached out, as you said. I cannot advise you on your daughter, but it sounds like it does hurt you very badly, and perhaps talking to a therapist or counselor might help? You talked about being sad today, but usually being very funny… I can definitely relate to the mood swings of bipolar disorder, as can we all on this blog. I hope you feel better soon.
Michele

]]> By: Cologne http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/change-your-attitude-change-your-day/244/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Cologne Fri, 15 May 2009 06:15:01 +0000 http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/?p=244#comment-525 Are you a bipolar chat or do I just read your writings and feel sadly alone because my input is not needed here. Do you know of a bipolar chat room that requires NO JAVA OR ADOBE (old computer, plenty messed up. As any red blooded bi-polar man or woman would blurt out, I will tell you that I think I am semi genius and crave fellowship (only a couple dozen folks live here in montana, and they think they are so busy, but, having never lived in a big city, they don't know how layed back they are...so, I am lonely and looking for online something or other. Suggesstions? Can I comment here? What is your goal for this web site? I was suicidal for the first time ever this weekend. But, I talked to 2 crisis centers, went to a meeting...but, it still hurts that my precious 17 year old daughter can't wait to be away from me. The rejection is harder than I thought...She'll soon find out how much it costs...food, rent, personal stuff, electricity, gas, oh and did I mention a car? I am one lonely mama, and I think I could sympathize and laugh and cry with lots...what do you suggest? Actually, I am sad today, VERY sad, but usually am very very funny. bi-polar...how freaking wierd. Yourr friend, Cologne Are you a bipolar chat or do I just read your writings and feel sadly alone because my input is not needed here. Do you know of a bipolar chat room that requires NO JAVA OR ADOBE (old computer, plenty messed up.
As any red blooded bi-polar man or woman would blurt out, I will tell you that I think I am semi genius and crave fellowship (only a couple dozen folks live here in montana, and they think they are so busy, but, having never lived in a big city, they don’t know how layed back they are…so, I am lonely and looking for online something or other. Suggesstions? Can I comment here? What is your goal for this web site? I was suicidal for the first time ever this weekend. But, I talked to 2 crisis centers, went to a meeting…but, it still hurts that my precious 17 year old daughter can’t wait to be away from me. The rejection is harder than I thought…She’ll soon find out how much it costs…food, rent, personal stuff, electricity, gas, oh and did I mention a car? I am one lonely mama, and I think I could sympathize and laugh and cry with lots…what do you suggest? Actually, I am sad today, VERY sad, but usually am very very funny. bi-polar…how freaking wierd. Yourr friend, Cologne

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