When things are tough, almost everything you have to do can seem impossible- especially the daily stuff like cleaning your house, making dinner, mowing the lawn, making work calls, etc, etc.
I have learned something- I don’t have to do all of something- I can vacuum half of the house, unload half of the dishwasher, cut half of the roses in my yard, make one call instead of all calls… (You can then go back and do the rest later.)
The problem with bipolar is that it makes us think in all or nothing- I must clean the whole house and if I don’t I’m a failure. Hmm, actually, there is nothing that says you can’t do half.
It’s better than doing nothing at all.
Julie
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