{"id":7116,"date":"2012-10-09T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T23:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=7116"},"modified":"2018-05-15T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:58:20","slug":"julie-is-it-possible-to-have-a-life-free-from-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/julie-is-it-possible-to-have-a-life-free-from-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie, Is it Possible to Have a Life free from Depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you had asked me this last year, I would have skirted the question. I had been so depressed for so long I no longer told people the truth. I focused on what I could<\/em> do despite the depression. I could work part time- do\u00a0a great job as a coach,\u00a0 have fun with friends, love my family, walk, eat, sometimes sleep and do all that I could to keep myself alive while helping others do the same. <\/span><\/p>\n

My life has changed 100%.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that I was only half alive- because half was managing this illness. No matter how succcessful I was- how many books I\u00a0wrote or how many friends I had-\u00a0 it took so much effort to stay alive. <\/span><\/p>\n

I found a new medication regime last year that gave me a LIFE. When I combined this with all of my management strategies, I felt whole for the first time in over five years. <\/span><\/p>\n

Can a person have a life free from depression?\u00a0 Yes- as long as we all understand that free means we can be free the majority of the time. My depression is never gone- I keep it at bay.\u00a0 I still get down- but it isn’t so dangerous. <\/span><\/p>\n

How did I know I was really doing better? A few days ago I went into my mom’s back yard- sat down and read a book.\u00a0 It had been five years or more since I was able to do this! <\/span><\/p>\n

You can get better.\u00a0 The person you love can get better. It takes a plan and that plan usually includes meds.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Julie <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>If you had asked me this last year, I would have skirted the question. I had been so depressed for so long I no longer told people the truth. I focused on what I could do despite the depression. I could work part time- do a great job as a coach, have fun with friends, love my family, walk, eat, sometimes sleep and do all that I could to keep myself alive while helping others do the same. <\/p>\n

My life has changed 100%. <\/p>\n

The truth is that I was only half alive- because half was managing this illness. No matter how succcessful I was- how many books I wrote or how many friends I had- it took so much effort to stay alive. <\/p>\n

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