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John...Thank you for sharing your story...you and your friends are truly blessed. It is rare that a bipolar comes to the place that you have come - a place of helping others and being a shining example to us all.
There's room for all of us to grow in the direction of which you speak. I have not accomplished great things, but in my own way, and on a small scale, I have become an advocate for others. It feels good to make a difference for my peers.
And so we move forward and do what we can for others.
Judy
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Your story read so well. It was as if I was there with you. It is true and unfortunately I am not there yet... I talk about my diagnosis to my family and friends whom I trust. I feel still like I am mourning my "sanity" and need to move on but I feel like it is coming. I need to focus on something other than my diagnosis and am searching for bright and interesting things to take up my time.
Thank you for writing your story it inspires me to reach beyond what I have been diagnosed with and move through it with grace
Many thanks, Trasher. Don't feel you have to force things. First we have to grieve and then enter a state of acceptance. Acceptance involves embracing and identifying with our diagnosis, and may last forever, which can be a good thing. If we try to move beyond our diagnosis too fast we risk flipping back into denial. By all means, feel free to imagine a day when you're not constantly relating to yourself and others as a person with a diagnosis. But also enjoy the acceptance phase. It's a very good place to be and is very healthy.