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Please know that I never post when I am sick. You NEVER have to worry about me.<\/p>\n
I have a story to share. Please know it comes from a place of stability.<\/p>\n
Social media is for helping others and to do this, I must be stable. This is why I keep my social media small and manageable. I only post after I have managed my current mood swing.<\/p>\n
I lost a loved one to cancer over the holidays. It was not unexpected and he and I planned for the day he would no longer be in physical form.<\/p>\n
I still got VERY sick for weeks… first with weepy depression and then a bit of psychosis and then an awful, scary, catatonic depression.<\/p>\n
I knew what it was. This was the bipolar. I won\u2019t minimize it and say that managing my mood was easy. It was horrific, but I did it.<\/p>\n
I Treat Bipolar First in all areas of life so that I can have real emotions.. such as grief.<\/p>\n
Over 30 years ago when my best friend Mia died from cancer, I didn\u2019t know I had bipolar. I was sick for two years due to the shock of her death. It cost me a marriage to a wonderful man. I had no plan.<\/p>\n
Now that I have a correct diagnosis and a plan, I can recognize the difference between bipolar symptoms and grief. I can stop everything to manage the bipolar and then move on with grieving.<\/p>\n
A bipolar management plan is the only thing that keeps me going. It\u2019s the plan in my books. I use it every day. Bipolar is genetic, but it\u2019s greatly triggered by the environment.<\/p>\n
Just as a person with serious asthma needs to always be alert to mold triggers or a person with diabetes must be aware of anything that affects insulin. I, as a person with bipolar must be ready for the big changes that trigger my symptoms.<\/p>\n
Treat Bipolar First.<\/p>\n
I was too sick to work for a few weeks. I was too sick to do more than function. That is ok. My work was management so that I could then meet my work obligations 2021.<\/p>\n
What is your plan for loss? It is ok to be scared about this topic. Talk with others about what you will NEED in terms of bipolar if you lose a pet you love. Or a parent. Or anyone. Talk now and be ready for the world.<\/p>\n
I am sending you love if you too are going through loss right now. Ask for help. ❤️❤️❤️<\/p>\n
Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Please know that I never post when I am sick. You NEVER have to worry about me.<\/p>\n
I have a story to share. Please know it comes from a place of stability.<\/p>\n
Social media is for helping others and to do this, I must be stable. This is why I keep my social media small and manageable. I only post after I have managed my current mood swing.<\/p>\n
I lost a loved one to cancer over the holidays. It was not unexpected and he and I planned for the day he would no longer be in physical form.<\/p>\n
I still got VERY sick for weeks… first with weepy depression and then a bit of psychosis and then an awful, scary, catatonic depression.<\/p>\n