I’m visualizing peace today.
My brain believes what I tell it, so I’m telling it that good things are possible. 🎨
#Visualization #PositiveMindset #SpeakingBipolar

Read More: https://open.substack.com/pub/speakingbipolar/p/if-you-can-see-it-you-can-be-it?r=y4fp9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I’m entering the new year with a focus on progress, not perfection.
Recovery is a journey, not a race.
We should all be proud of how far we’ve come. 🐼
#SpeakingBipolar #MentalHealthMatters #RealisticRecovery

Read More: https://open.substack.com/pub/speakingbipolar/p/bipolar-life-the-myth-of-the-cure?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=y4fp9

When Your Doctor Makes You Face How You’re Really Doing

Join me as I delve into my recent doctor's appointment and the real-time awakening it provoked. This is a journey of unmasking the reality of living with bipolar disorder. An honest, eye-opening exploration of the struggles and triumphs in my path. #SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolardisorder #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealthmatters

https://speakingbipolar.com/when-your-doctor/

Bipolar disorder loves to make everything more challenging.

One area you might not think about being more complicated is grief.

This post lists 3 ways bipolar caused me problems while I was grieving.

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness

https://bipolar.mental-health-community.com/living/grief?utm_confid=0cf1289767d1673853d33e94aa78c7588e3ece6c81f4aeddc34d76d69858ec3f&utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional

I found out I had bipolar nearly 30 years ago, and I know one thing: all cycles end.

I had depressive periods lasting for months, and manic episodes that ended with hospital stays, but they all had one thing in common.

Every terrible stretch ended.

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness

https://open.substack.com/pub/speakingbipolar/p/remember-every-trial-has-an-expiration?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=y4fp9

Living with bipolar disorder is hard to explain.

Sometimes you feel shattered, truly broken.

It's like you’re a lead crystal vase, and a batter just swung a Louisville slugger through you, smashing you to bits.

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness

https://medium.com/speaking-bipolar/bipolar-disorder-can-make-you-feel-broken-33c803ccaba2?sk=623216ee4f0c317ee6cf51cdafac86da

I hid my mental illness from everyone, including myself.

It felt like I had failed at being a man when the first doctor told me I had depression.

The bipolar diagnosis was even harder to accept.

I was embarrassed and felt alone, like no one understood or ever would.

Then I learned to change...

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness

https://open.substack.com/pub/speakingbipolar/p/be-brave-own-your-story-and-love?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=y4fp9

Join writer Scott Ninneman in the Bipolar Musings series as he explains how bipolar disorder makes him feel broken at times and how he survives those dark days.

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolardisorder #mentalillnessawareness

https://speakingbipolar.com/bipolar-disorder-can-make-you-feel-broken/

You might be feeling down, like the world is putting more weight on you than you can carry.

You are not alone in feeling this way, and more importantly, you should never give up.

Here's how to keep going...

#SpeakingBipolar #mentalhealth #mentalillness #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness

https://open.substack.com/pub/speakingbipolar/p/never-let-an-ending-break-you?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=y4fp9

I turned one of the chapters from my new book into a video. Chapter read by me, Scott Ninneman. Enjoy!

If you like the chapter, check out the book from your favorite retailer.

Please share this with your friends and followers. 😀 Thank you!

Until next time, keep fighting.

#SpeakingBipolar #bipolardisorder #bipolar #mentalhealthawareness #positivevibes

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wu6IJgqj9yo&si=gBbrlM-6zWGF3WbS