Is being Bipolar part of your personality?
 

I have been thinking about this question today...
Is being bipolar part of your personality?
Still thinking about that....
bizi

Umm
 

Bizi, Bipolar is a lable, not define you. You are who you are and have bipolar.

I am be far the last to know anything, jsut feel it.
You are Bizi, defined by your personality of loving, caring, helping, guiding, hugging, they are attributes. The bipolar is not part of your loving and even anger, it is like having diabetes, something your treat.If mom has diabetes, she is who she is and has diabetes.

Maybe the symptoms of bipolar affect how you react, express, or absorb what is going on around you, but I don't think it is you.....

Without a diagx you are still who your are. The diagx is not something you wear, it is what you battle. Hopefully the personaliy of Bizi far out weighs the diagx of balancing a level.

Makes one ask; is bipolar treated by behavior thereapy or with medications.
I don;t know enough to have an opinion, just thinking out loud.

Although my daughter was bipolar, that was not her, it was her thinking of others, always making supportive efforts, She would ahve the roughest manic day, but in a snap, if someone around ehr fell, be the most compassionate and reactive to the situation in an eyeblink.

So do bi-polar friends have an extra dose of compassion, desire to help, support, time for others that many wouldn;t have. Is it the vunerability, too kind and not enough deep "say no", too much emapathy that makes the emtional part much more emotional.

I have no idea, you bring up a thought.
Di

Let me take a shot at this. I hope it comes out right. :confused:

Is bipolar a part of my personality? This is something my pdoc has been trying, unsuccessfully, to drill into my head. I have to learn to separate my symptoms from my true self. Therein lies the problem. I haven’t learned to relate to how my symptoms affect my behavior, so she says. That’s why I picked the name Me BP?, because I don’t know who “I” am anymore. I’m in there somewhere but who knows where.

She said in order to accomplish things I need to set goals, small ones. I need to ask myself questions like what brings me joy, what are my dreams, what do I want out of life, what motivates me, what would I do more if I could? Bottom line I need to see a future. I need to live a life without the interference of my symptoms. I see her again in two weeks and I’m supposed to bring back this form called a trouble tracker to help me rate my symptoms.

How can you accomplish this when people say things that are hurtful? That’s what I was referring to in the SOS forum when I said don’t people realize that sometimes words hurt more than slaps. Why do people say “What’s wrong with you?”, “Snap out of it”, “You’ll be fine”, and the best one…”Stop acting like a lunatic”.

But Bizi I don’t know really how to answer your question but you are a kind, caring, compassionate individual who’s reached out to me on more than one occasion. I don’t think it’s bipolar, it’s just Bizi. :hug:

I hope this makes sense. It's just words.

Oh I am sorry BJ.
sometimes people are so ignorant and hurtful
((((HUGS)))):grouphug:
thank you for your kind words.
bizi

BP - I can add a few to those hurtful things......like

Did you take your meds?????
Just let it go, you have to now.
Deal with it.
Get over it.
You'll be fine.
Don't cry it's not worth it.
Stop talking about this or that.
Just because you are BP doesn't give you an excuse for everything in life.:o

I could go on and on.......

and the best...a person telling you their situations in life and how they dealt with whatever it was and I should be able to deal with things like them.

Funny, no not really, but I need a good cry very soon.:(

I dread court next Wed. I will feel like I AM putting him in jail. I know I am not, the State is, but I have this awful feeling, I know it isn't my fault, but I am the one that was involved. I can't explain myself.:confused:

Hugs, Nikko:hug: