It’s bad enough to be bipolar and to do stupid things because of it, but one of the most destructive attitudes that results from this is self-loathing. Spending time and energy blaming ourselves does no one any good.

This lesson has been one of the hardest for me to learn. I spend too many hours blaming myself and reliving the past, for even the smallest infractions. I am continually analyzing my behavior to figure out how I could have acted or spoken better. Then if something major goes...