Inspiration for Unfinished Tasks
Greetings Community!
One of the hallmarks of Bipolar Disorder is starting many things and never finishing them. I can definitely speak for myself and say I easily fall into that category. In states of mania and/or hypomania it is seemingly so easy to have an overflow of bright ideas. However, clinical depression can make the execution part of goal setting feel impossible.
The truth is I go through periods of time where I am fascinated by something, knitting for example, but then I'll go an even longer period of time without ever picking up my yarn.
School is another area where the manifestation of hard work can really turn into delayed gratification. It has taken me twice the time, and two dropouts to get through my college degree, but I am not stopping, and I am proud of that. Due to the nature of my mental health experience and chronic pain I learned the only way I was going to be successful was in a self-paced program, and that's okay.
Today it occurred to me that I can't possibly be the only one who feels this way, so I wanted to start a thread of inspirational quotes to push us through those stagnant times with the reminder that none of us are alone.
Discussion:
1. What coping skills have you developed that help you successfully execute tasks?
2. What do you do to hold yourself accountable on following through?
3. Are you creating compassionate space for yourself in the process or tearing yourself down?
4. What motivates you to reach your milestones?
5. Finally, please share your favorite inspirational quotes about achieving small victories while living with mental illness.
Thank you to all of you who take the time to volunteer your time and leadership to our amazing community!
-Blithe
I don’t have any answers but your explaining these symptoms and saying it’s from bipolar is very helpful. It makes more sense the more I learn about it 😌 thanks
@MadHatter77
Of course! Having insight to your experience is extremely helpful with disorders that have very little to do with the circumstances we're surrounded by. We do not need to have reasons to feel the way we do which can make it more difficult to cope. Knowing the nature of our monsters can really help.
Thanks for reading!
Thank you very much for initiating this much needed discussion.
1. Coping skills: Accepting that I need support and can't do it alone. Working with parents and doctors for medications.
2. For holding accountable: Journaling for breaking down the steps and noting what's accomplished once stable. Accepting that it will take time
3. Compassionate space for oneself is the only choice to be able to move forward. Tearing oneself down could ultimately lead to crashing in my experience/opinion.
4. My mentors and my self
5. Never give up
Thank you kindly for your reply! I think accepting some things will take more time is key. I love the idea of journaling and growing what you can while stable.
-Blithe
@blitheSun94
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