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tps://readmedium.com/when-bipolar-stops-everything-721487309412"> <div> <div> <h2>When Bipolar Stops Everything</h2> <div><h3>What it’s like when bipolar makes your world stop turning.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*yThLbtq4gVWXb8gB)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="51f9">The end of the year is my most challenging season. Between the cold weather ushering in unending body pain and the reduced sunlight inducing depression, the last weeks of the year often feel impossible to survive.</p><p id="c87d">One thing that keeps me moving is the practice of focusing on one positive thing each day. Usually it’s a quote, or something from my list of reasons to be happy, but that topic becomes my stabilizer for the day. It’s my lighthouse guiding me home on a dark foggy night.</p><p id="b404">Reading recent content on social media reminds me I’m not alone in this end-of-the-year struggle. Even though I’m fighting to keep myself going, I realized I could help others along the way.</p><p id="af7d">It was one of those lightbulb moments that nearly knocked me off my office chair a few days ago. The <a href="https://speakingbipolar.com/30days">30 Days of Positivity</a> email course was born, a project that will both inspire you to keep going and help me stay afloat as the last days of fall disappear.</p><div id="17e3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/choose-to-see-the-flower-not-the-thorns-d78ad243ca22"> <div> <div> <h2>Choose To See the Flower Not the Thorns</h2> <div><h3>How changing one word improved my life.</h3></div>

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    </div><p id="f5d2">The 30 Days of Positivity email course is a free collection of uplifting content. If you sign up, you’ll receive an inspiring email every Monday through Saturday morning featuring:</p><ul><li>Motivational quotes</li><li>Daily focus topics</li><li>Short stories about the day’s topic</li><li>Journal prompts</li><li>Additional reading resources</li></ul><p id="dc97">Sundays feature the regular Speaking Bipolar newsletter with links to all of my latest writing around the web.</p><p id="5f7b">Here’s a short video to tell you a little more.</p>
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“I can’t do this,” I mumbled to myself as I pulled the plush blankets up over my head. My light alarm clock came to life seconds earlier, and what’s supposed to be soothing bird song filled the room. I contemplated throwing a pillow at the clock across the room, but knew it was a terrible idea to break another alarm clock.

The gloom outside was unmistakable, even with the blinds still closed. The clink of raindrops hitting the air conditioner told me how large the drops were. Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters began to play in my mind. It would be the soundtrack for the day.

As much as I hated the idea, I forced myself out of bed to begin my morning routine.

Have you ever had a morning like this? Life with chronic illness is exhausting, and that’s true whether it’s a physical illness or a mental disorder. I’m blessed to have both, living with Familial Mediterranean Fever and bipolar disorder.

Sometimes the universe gives with both hands, but not always the gifts we want.

When Bipolar Stops Everything

What it’s like when bipolar makes your world stop turning.

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The end of the year is my most challenging season. Between the cold weather ushering in unending body pain and the reduced sunlight inducing depression, the last weeks of the year often feel impossible to survive.

One thing that keeps me moving is the practice of focusing on one positive thing each day. Usually it’s a quote, or something from my list of reasons to be happy, but that topic becomes my stabilizer for the day. It’s my lighthouse guiding me home on a dark foggy night.

Reading recent content on social media reminds me I’m not alone in this end-of-the-year struggle. Even though I’m fighting to keep myself going, I realized I could help others along the way.

It was one of those lightbulb moments that nearly knocked me off my office chair a few days ago. The 30 Days of Positivity email course was born, a project that will both inspire you to keep going and help me stay afloat as the last days of fall disappear.

Choose To See the Flower Not the Thorns

How changing one word improved my life.

medium.com

The 30 Days of Positivity email course is a free collection of uplifting content. If you sign up, you’ll receive an inspiring email every Monday through Saturday morning featuring:

Motivational quotes
Daily focus topics
Short stories about the day’s topic
Journal prompts
Additional reading resources

Sundays feature the regular Speaking Bipolar newsletter with links to all of my latest writing around the web.

Here’s a short video to tell you a little more.

Living with mental illness is difficult, but I’d like to help. Why not join the hundreds of others taking advantage of this useful resource? Check out the free 30 Days of Positivity email course and start each day in the best frame of mind.

Until next time, keep fighting.