I want to send out some encouragement today. If it’s tough for you right now, you’re not alone. It’s tough for many of us with bipolar disorder because it’s an illness. I always try to think of it as though I had serious diabetes. I would have to make a lot of changes in order to stay well. One day of cake and ice cream at a party could really make me ill if I had trouble regulating my insulin.
I then think, one night of partying or staying up too late can make me ill in the same way. It’s physical. When it’s brighter outside, I do feel an increase in energy as well as a desire to go out more and have more fun – my friends often stay out past midnight and then have no trouble sleeping. I just can’t keep up that schedule for very long.
If I stay up having fun at a karaoke bar or a dinner party, I will go home with a racing brain and will have to take some kind of sleep aid. This can then cause memory loss and tiredness the next day, so I often go home early. Another disappointment from bipolar disorder. I have made a decision that staying out really late is not worth it to me- nor is over drinking when I do go out. It’s a choice.
Are you in a similar situation?
Julie
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