It may look like I’m taking my disorder passively. I stay in bed a lot. I seldom leave my house. It’s true I don’t exercise or go out with friends or hike in the woods or volunteer at a charity or arrange spa days for myself or sleep under a weighted blanket.
Those may be good, proactive things people can do in terms of elevating their mood and practicing self-care. But, I don’t do any of those.
I do all the “required” things, like visiting my psychiatrist regularly and taking all my meds faithfully. But when it comes to more active practices, I fall far short of the “ideal.” It may look like I’m passive, but in reality, fighting bipolar disorder is a constant struggle for me.
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