Posted by deirdrehbrt on January 17, 2004, at 15:58:01
In reply to Re: My husband looks at me if I'm crazy, posted by holymama on January 16, 2004, at 21:06:50
Hey there,
I think that what you need above all is a hug. So... ((((((((((Holymama)))))))))).
When you have a mental illness, one thing that you can't do without is a sense of humor. Rather than thinking that I'm crazy, I have decided that I'm not certifiable; I'm CERTIFIED! :-) Yup, If someone wants to mess with me, they will get precicely what they deserve. It may be a tirade of words that leave them scratching their heads until even Rogaine won't grow their hair back. I might insult the lineage of their children's hamster. I might make disparaging remarks about their grandparents' eating habits.
It's important to try to recognize that you are sick, but it's equally important to not let that illness completely define and drive your life. Ok, so you have Bipolar disorder.... Ok, so that's a mental illness... Is that all there is to You? If you take away the mania, do you still exist? Of course the mania isn't you. I still get a bit hypomanic. I still have the ocassional hallucination. I still have more than one mental illness, but I'll bet anything from my favorite doll to the car that I can't drive that NONE of those making fun of me have been able to work a 36 hour day. I think it's unlikely that they've woken up at 2:00 in the morning (assuming that they've gone to bed at all by then) and decided that that was the perfect time to re-arrange their bedroom.
So, sometimes we do things that seem a little crazy, but it's not compeletely useless. Often, that energy gets put to use.
Please, don't think of yourself as crazy. Look at the things you accomplish. Know that bipolar disorder can in most cases be dealt with. Find a support group, you are not alone. Keep a sense of humor.
You are SO much more than your disease.Dee.
poster:deirdrehbrt
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