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shutterbug · 08-02-2006, 07:40 PM

welcome, welcome. So glad to have you join us.

First you must remember that change is a certainty...so today is rough, but tomorrow could be much better...or next month or next year could turn out to be the happiest and most fullfilling of your life. You must not give into the depression, but rather learn from it and continue to fight it with a growing chest of knowledge. SR is a wonderful place for that. Find some good in your depression/illness...however small.

My good is several things...I can help others here at SR, I can support my friends and encourage them in my 3D life, I am mentoring a family with a bipolar member and most important to me right now is that through all I've been through and learned I am being able to recognize early onset of mental illness in my toddler nephews - which will mean that their roads in life will have less bumps to travel on since I am wearing down the path ahead of them right now.

And, God willing, should I ever have my own children...I can help them too. There is also much in the form of governmental change that I can tackle some day...and public awareness and a whole array of other things.

I also wouldn't be the person I am now if I wasn't a bipolar who struggles deeply with major depressive episodes. And I'm actually beginning to enjoy who I am inside - weird, but true.

Fighting for a purpose is much easier than just fighting to fight. Find your purpose/motivation/reason for fighting...and I guarentee you will find quite a bit of relief along with it.

Hugs, and I hope you stick around and share your experiences and knowledge with us as well...

Jenna

08-02-2006, 07:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
shutterbug A picture's worth a 1000 words Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With any luck, I'm lost in a view finder Posts: 2,947 Blog Entries: 5	welcome, welcome. So glad to have you join us. First you must remember that change is a certainty...so today is rough, but tomorrow could be much better...or next month or next year could turn out to be the happiest and most fullfilling of your life. You must not give into the depression, but rather learn from it and continue to fight it with a growing chest of knowledge. SR is a wonderful place for that. Find some good in your depression/illness...however small. My good is several things...I can help others here at SR, I can support my friends and encourage them in my 3D life, I am mentoring a family with a bipolar member and most important to me right now is that through all I've been through and learned I am being able to recognize early onset of mental illness in my toddler nephews - which will mean that their roads in life will have less bumps to travel on since I am wearing down the path ahead of them right now. And, God willing, should I ever have my own children...I can help them too. There is also much in the form of governmental change that I can tackle some day...and public awareness and a whole array of other things. I also wouldn't be the person I am now if I wasn't a bipolar who struggles deeply with major depressive episodes. And I'm actually beginning to enjoy who I am inside - weird, but true. Fighting for a purpose is much easier than just fighting to fight. Find your purpose/motivation/reason for fighting...and I guarentee you will find quite a bit of relief along with it. Hugs, and I hope you stick around and share your experiences and knowledge with us as well... Jenna __________________ I'M FINE!! Fanatically Insecure Neuratic & Emotional Bipolar/Depression support: 1-800-950-NAMI(6264).