Wow what a great compliment

I sold my home and moved in with my daughter and 3 grandchildren -weLL yesterday she said that she sees no signs of bipolar in me.  i keep telling her I dont need medication and now she knows.

hugs, Caren

 

 Thats awesome. What do you attribute your success? Less stress?  Acceptance?  Twinkies?  LOL LOL LOL

  Bill

 Caren, im glad god helped you. FOr me it was buddism and lots of self reflection and soul searching. But i in no way feel like i am "healed" of it. I tend to think of it as under control. But that devil is still in there and it thrives on ignorance and inattention.

   Ill quote thomas Jefferson when he was asked about slavery, and i feel the analogy is the same for BP. He said "its like having a wolf by the ears, you dont like it but you dont dare let it go"

   I allways run a systems check on myself each and every day. BP is a desease that waits for you to think its gone, to not pay any attention, then it bites you in the rear. LOL LOL LOL

  But i will accept anyway you find peace. Because peace is so hard to find, but once you do  you never want to lose it again.

 Bill  

I've never prayed to be free of BP. I have, many times, prayed for relief from a depressive or mixed episode. I've seen a couple of times in my life when it has been used to help other people. The first time was meeting a person in a chat room (when I was in high school) and coaching her through depression. I spent most of my summer break in the library chatting with her. What was unusual was that because of my experience with depression due to BP, I knew what she was thinking - literally. Very uncanny when I think about it now. Turns out she's a girl my age in the UK. She came to the USA twice to visit. The change in her life is phenomonal. 10 years later, she's doing better than I am. ;)

I am loving this thread. I can't say how much I appreciate the respect and acceptance / tolerance between people with extremely different religious beliefs. It makes me feel safe posting. (And bill, keep your buddist quotes coming. I find a lot of value in them and they stir up deep thought.)