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accept and survive, clinical depression and acute anxiety. For what you resist, persists. @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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change in my external world. Blind faith throughout that it will pass. Just had to keep doing anything but nothing. With every day, feeling disappointed and frustrated that | was depressed for another day @ridingbipolar
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lifted, with no change to my external world. I've done more work in the last 2 days, than in a month. Not just done but have been completely at one with researching and implementing very technical stuff. @ridingbipolar
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Determined to live a fulfilling life, | read lots and attended therapy groups. I'd like to condence everything I've learned into a book, video series and a Zoom group style course. Essentially what I'd say to younger self on discharge. Given the chance. @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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If you would, follow my page. That way you'll know when they're made. That will definitely spur me on and be greatly appreciated .. . Likes and shares would be great too @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com

… For the last month I've been deeply depressed. All I wanted to do was lay in my bed and wait it … we can't bargain with this illness. Sometimes we're just depressed. We're not doing anything wrong.  All we can do is … … Guy … For the last month I've been deeply depressed. All... …

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me the mostiwhenfit comes to Bipolar: | acceptedthe role Bipolar would eat my life and that it was chronic. @RIDINGBIPOLAR
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happy about. It doesn't mean you can't have a preference towards something else. It just means seeing it as it is, not worst than it is. Realising we just have to deal with it as best as possible. oN TOY
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chronic means life long, persistent. It's nothing to do with severity. Although when things are severe, they're severe. There are also periods of stability. Moods change. Even when we're stuck in a depressive mood for years. Still, they pass in time. oO
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darkness by accident. | read, watched and listened to God knows how much. | also attended every psycho educational group on offer from our national health service. | want to condence everything into a video series. er TTT
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Give me a follow, so that you know MLNS IMA) ARM CECLON A BRIM Neel e\e CNM OCOULOM Emel crcl ih EY NCHE Tem OC OMRON (Oa rE If you think your followers would be interested, share this to your story. @ridingbipolar

… we're stable and can do as much as most. Sometimes we're depressed and can't do much. Sometimes we're hypomanic and … do 2 or 3 times as much. I spent a number of years deeply depressed and anxious. Traumatised by my first major episode. … here and there but a huge percentage of the time severely depressed. After learning a load and getting my psychology …

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: , ) ~< When we begin:to observe } es ae atom Ue (611) * instead of believing every Oem Ute We are no longer trapped ~ =A oy a tat-la0e
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thought. Going from one thought CoM twats A MeO E-LULOm le The assumption that every thought is fact, leads us to tremendous suffering. To break through from that suffering, mindfulness is critical. @RIDINGBIPOLAR
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attention from the mind and towards one of our senses. Hearing, smelling, breathing, body sensations, sight... This creates the space we need to begin to observe thoughts as opposed to becoming embroiled. er TT
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from thought and into the present, leads to a reduction in the energy that my thoughts have. This stillness then leads to clarity and a primarily calm centered state. Being the ongoing goal. @RIDINGBIPOLAR
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learnt into a several hour video exelUl Eee The topics that the course will incorporate are self-development, spirituality, therapy groups and lived experience. er TTT
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"what would | say to my younger self?” I've also nearly finished developing an online platform for us. Inc mood journaling, other people's courses, forums, Spotify playlists... It will also be available as an app in the play store and app store. er TTT
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If you'd be interested in all this when it is ready, give me a follow. That way you'll know when it is ready. | would really appreciate your encouragement and support too. ny er TT

… Sometimes when I'm depressed or feeling elevated, the best I can do is grounding … #bipolardisordersupport … Guy … Sometimes when I'm depressed or feeling elevated, ... …

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when we're in the middle of it. We also know from experience that they pass. | think living with Bipolar requires spiritual toughness. Distance between who we really are, the observer of thought and the constant noise of the LF @ridingbipolar
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| refused to accept that Bipolar would rob me of my ambitions. | searched for strategies to manage the condition. Put lots of books in my head and went to psycho educational groups. | want to condence it all into a book and video series. What I'd say to myself when discharged. @ridingbipolar
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Give me a follow, so that you know MLSs) ARM CECLON The encouragement would be greatly EYEE Cem ||MO MORO (Lai 1 If you think your followers would be interested, share this to your story. @ridingbipolar

… happy about a extreme mood. It's kinda like "right now I'm depressed. The thoughts I'm having right now are clearly from a depressed mind. My mood will change and along with it, these …

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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS r "EVERY DAY WITH BIPOLAR ISA ROLLER COASTER RIDE, AND SOMETIMES, THE ROLLER COASTER IS ON FIRE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE RIDE WILL END, BUT THE WORST OF IT ALWAYS DOES." SCOTT NINNEMAN -

… But mania always come with a price. Then there are the depressed days. I feel like I can’t move and getting dressed …

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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS r "EVERY DAY WITH BIPOLAR ISA ROLLER COASTER RIDE, AND SOMETIMES, THE ROLLER COASTER IS ON FIRE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE RIDE WILL END, BUT THE WORST OF IT ALWAYS DOES." SCOTT NINNEMAN -

… But mania always come with a price. Then there are the depressed days. I feel like I can’t move and getting dressed …

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~ The'ealm before Massive Action! @RIDINGBIPOLAR
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always pass. Procrastination passes. Exhaustion and brain fog passes. Ultimately we can only do the best we can with what we've got. Trying to do more than that causes stress. Stress triggers mood swings. @ridingbipolar
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is brain chemistry. Our cognitive functioning (processing and problem solving), becomes impaired. You're not doing anything wrong when a task makes you feel paralysed or it's impossible. | feel like | just don't have access to my mind. Like there's nothing there. @ridingbipolar
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MSEISMU a ee ON are LLL depression, in the end, comes a higher mood. So | accept depression as a time for calm. To regroup and recharge. Knowing that | can play catch up on my todo list when my mood lifts. @ridingbipolar
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video series presenting the best of what I've learnt. | want to take you to the darkest sides of Bipolar and back again. Basically what I'd say to my younger self on discharge from hospital. Try and speed up the road to recovery. @ridingbipolar
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Give me a follow, so that you know MLSs) ARE CECLON A The encouragement would be greatly EY CHE eMC OMOLM (Lei rE If you think your followers would be interested, share this to your story. @ridingbipolar

… that brings a little joy. Easier said than done with a depressed mind. Watching comedies is one of my favourite ways …

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DANA RAE SOME LOOK LIKE THIS oO
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for about 12 years. | felt so lost and out of control at the beginning. | still battle with mood swings. However there are things that have made it more manageable. My mind is set on developing a book, video series and a Zoom course. @ridingbipolar
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extreme experiences. Not just how | live with it. Would you be interested? If you would, give me a follow. That way you'll know when they're ready. I'd also greatly appreciate the encouragement. @ridingbipolar

… like "how on earth are you enduring that?". Well if I were depressed. :): Think your followers would find this of …

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ENERGY.
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learned for managing Bipolar is this. When | give something my attention, I'm exchanging energy. The movies we play out in our minds eye are everything. Some things drain me but some fill me up. (more in caption) @ridingbipolar
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for about 12 years. | felt so lost and out of control at the beginning. | still battle with mood swings. However there are things that have made it more manageable. My mind is set on developing a book, video series and a Zoom course. @ridingbipolar
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extreme experiences. Not just how | live with it. Would you be interested? If you would, give me a follow. That way you'll know when they're ready. I'd also greatly appreciate the encouragement. @ridingbipolar

… me up with plenty of feel good energy. If I'm feeling depressed or with racing thoughts for example, I do my best …

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SUCCESS in BIPOLAR consists of going through SWING to SWING mie a hj ENTHUSIASM @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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things at different times: - leaving your room - getting washed and dressed - eating - making a decision - raising a family - holding down a job - contacting an old friend or two @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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things at different times: - surviving another tough day - attending an appointment - giving myself permission to stop and recover Be kind to yourself SUCCESS is relative to MOOD. @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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had a major episode, experiencing for the first time depression, acute anxiety, mania and psychosis. Not going to lie, it's been really tough adapting to Bipolar. It's taken a lot of effort and continual blind faith that things will work out. @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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experience and insights into a book, video series and Zoom group style course. My mindset with itis a combination of the self-development genre, spirituality, law of attraction, NLP and psycho therapy groups. @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com
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If you would, follow my page. That way you'll know when they're made. That will definitely spur me on and be greatly appreciated ,. Likes and shares would be great too @ridingbipolar www.ridingbipolar.com

… get done. Expecting to get the normal amount achieved when depressed is non-acceptance. Making important financial …

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… #quotes #mindfulness #wellness #recovery #meditation #depressed #inspiration #art #positivevibes #healing #happy …

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YOUR MENTAL HEALTH "IT’S AMAZING HOW MUSIC CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. IT CAN LIFT YOUR MOOD IN AN INSTANT, MAKING YOU FEEL THINGS YOU THOUGHT WERE LONG GONE." - SCOTT NINNEMAN - SPEAKINGBIPOLAR.COM

… feeling overwhelmed, be a distraction when we’re feeling depressed, and give us a way to connect with others who …

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YOUR MENTAL HEALTH "IT’S AMAZING HOW MUSIC CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. IT CAN LIFT YOUR MOOD IN AN INSTANT, MAKING YOU FEEL THINGS YOU THOUGHT WERE LONG GONE." - SCOTT NINNEMAN - SPEAKINGBIPOLAR.COM

… feeling overwhelmed, be a distraction when we’re feeling depressed, and give us a way to connect with others who …

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