Posted by TamaraJ on November 2, 2005, at 20:42:07
In reply to On being bipolar., posted by phil on November 2, 2005, at 19:32:50
> One of these days I'll be happy. Somewhere down the line...you know? I wish that for us all.
>I hope that too. Sometimes I think (and fear actually) that maybe I used all my happy up in the first 43 years of life, going, going, going - non-stop from early morning to late at night. Not that I'm miserable unhappy now, but just not the me I'm used to. I'm not bipolar, but I have pretty much lived my life just below hypomanic since I was a teen, doing what I wanted, when I wanted (spur of the moment Carribean vacations, 2 a.m. drives to Montreal for cheesecake, midnight trips to Toronto to party with friends, all-nighters for days on end . . . ). Too much sometimes, but never a dull moment. Oh well, the energy will return.
Everybody deserves happiness. And, it's funny (to me at least), but everybody's version of happiness is different. I guess it's just a matter of finding that state of being that brings you peace and contentment, and not succumbing to what others think should bring you peace and contentment (not making any sense here - oh well).
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