3. Nothing is as impossible as bipolar tells you.

When I am in a mood swing that is telling me all of the above- You’re in a hole Julie. You can’t get out, Julie. Nothing is going to work, Julie.

I consider the source.

Bipolar disorder thinking is not a reliable source.

I remind myself:

1. I am going to be fine. I always am. Mood swings are terrible things, but my life is not terrible. It never has been and it never will be. Life is simply life. I do not judge my life by my mood swings. Bipolar is an illness. It is not me.

2. I am a hopeful person when well. If I am hopeless about life in general, it is always bipolar disorder talking. If I can remember this, I will simply get on with my day and the mood swing will end.

3. Everything is possible if I stick to what I know I can do. It may be hard. It may take longer than I want and it may be very, very painful during the process, but all is possible.

Bipolar is a liar. It is not a reliable source. What is bipolar disorder telling you today that you need to push to the side?

What can you say out loud to remind yourself that life is life? It is not horrible or perfect. It is in the middle.

Bipolar paints the wrong picture.

I choose the middle path. I choose stability. I do not listen to bipolar disorder.

Join me.

Julie