Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder

Negative thoughts are a normal part of depression- this means that you’ll have them no matter what you really think about a situation. I know I used to! I was a @$#%. You can fill that in with any word you like. Nothing was ever good enough. When I lived in Japan for three years- I complained for three years- I just can’t believe that people put up with me! It was awful- and now I feel I wasted so much time there with my anger and irritation. In hindsight,  most of this was due to untreated bipolar disorder. I still have some of the thoughts now- I still want to kick things and yell at people – but I just don’t do it. It’s a struggle- especially with email as it’s so easy to complain on email. But I don’t do it! I truly try to step back and think before I do something [ Read More ]