Bipolar 2 Disorder

The most encouraging thing I can tell you if you are living with bipolar 2 disorder is that you can live a full, happy life. I had trouble with relationships in the past, now I have a great group of friends, I am married, I take care of my dog, I work full time, I'm going to school, in the past I couldn't keep a job, I couldn't keep friendships, sometimes I could barely even get out of bed in the morning and other days I couldn't go to bed at night. I was in a really dark place and my life is amazing at this point thanks to the help I've gotten from mental health professionals.

My encouragement for you is to look for every silver lining that you can find, really try to look at the positives in all situations, try to not dwell, try to manifest good things, try to keep that hope that we so desperately need as bipolar disorder survivors. So I encourage you to look for that silver lining, I encourage you to look for those positive things, you know, when something terrible happens, try to think about how that experience might help you learn for the next battles, for lack of a better word. So hang in there, you can do it.

Hi, my name is Lisa. I have bipolar type 2. I just want to give words of encouragement, ways that have helped me to relieve my symptoms of bipolar. Definitely going outside, taking walks, nature walks, nature hikes, being by the ocean, the beach. I currently moved from or recently moved to Florida from Utah, so I love the beach. I just love being outside. Also zen music, meditation, wellness books, and definitely taking out, I call it Lisa time, so definitely taking out me time to be in your own zen moment or meditation moment to get a minute to have mental clarity and be able to relax your mind and always be your advocate, be your own advocate always.

Things do get better. It might take a long time to get the right meds because it's a guessing game. But if you're taking medicine and you don't feel any better within six months, you need to tell your doctor and they need to change. We don't have to be stuck in depression and feeling like we're zombies. If you are, you're on the wrong medicine.

I encourage you as somebody that has bipolar 2 disorder that if you have it or suspect that you have it to seek treatment as soon as you can and by that I mean try to find a mental health professional that can get an accurate diagnosis. There are tests that they can give you to firmly give you a diagnosis on that and then also another thing that I encourage you to do is to seek counseling. That and my medication regimen is really what the cornerstone of my mental health is laid upon. I just encourage you to seek help for yourself. The days will get better. There is always a rainbow after the rain.

You've made it through 100% of your bad days, and this too shall pass.

My encouragement to you is be kind to yourself, be willing to do the hard work. It's going to take hard work to carve out a good natural, good normal life for yourself and you can have a normal life with this condition. Remember to be kind to yourself, remember to do the hard work, and remember to give yourself some time off. You can do this and I encourage you to have some sort of faith too. That's what's really helped me.

I will say that there are a lot of us that have bipolar, so you shouldn't feel alone. Even, you know, with bipolar, what goes up must come down and what goes down must come up. So, we are on a cyclical cycle, so you won't stay down forever and you won't stay up forever. I know that we tend to like our mania more than we like our depression, but it's always good to remember when you are depressed that you will not stay depressed. You will come up again.

Hi, I just want to encourage you today that if you have bipolar 2 or suspect you have bipolar 2 to make sure that you have a treatment plan. You have a doctor and you also have a counselor, somebody you can talk to about how you're feeling. I want to encourage you that you're not alone in this and that there are people that love you and care about you, so do not let those negative thoughts get you down. And if you are feeling down, I want to encourage you to reach out to somebody, a loved one, anyone. I want to encourage you that you are special and you matter and you make this world a better place. This world would not be the same without you, so I just want to encourage you about that.

Hi, I'm Sam and I have bipolar type 2. I just wanted to offer you some words of encouragement if you have bipolar or another type of mental illness or mood disorder that you're not alone. A lot of people struggle with mood disorders and it takes a certain type of person to really show courage and face these challenges head-on. We have to deal with a lot more than the average person of cooking, cleaning, going to work. We get to deal with all the other fun stuff of managing our mind and our bodies, but it's something that can be done and something that you are doing right now if you're watching this. So keep going and keep talking to friends, go to therapy, and take care of yourself.

So I believe that you have to have a psychiatrist. You have to have somebody that will listen to you and take you seriously. You have to have a therapist. You need to see them regularly. I see one twice a week. You need to meditate. The thing that I have found the most helpful is exercising too. A lot of people don't want to do that. You don't want to get up. Your depression feels like you physically can't do anything, but when you get up and do something and get out in the sun, it's what you need. I take a lot of supplements too. That helps. And having friends and family to talk to.

My name is Matt, and I want to take some time here to address bipolar 2 and what it's like to deal with the situation and the circumstances that folks with that illness have to deal with. I was diagnosed in about 2014 and we think that I've had this issue since my early teens, maybe 13, 14 years old. So I lived it through life kind of never knowing what my problem was, but knowing that there was a problem until it escalated to the point that issues occurred and I found out what I had. But I want to let you know that you can make a successful life. I have. You can have a good family. You can have good opportunities. You just need to stay focused, stay on your treatment plan, and always seek help amongst others. And good luck.

Hi, my name's Heather. I just wanted to encourage you, if you have bipolar 2, that you are not alone and in this you have people that have it like you or you have either a doctor or a therapist that will be able to understand what you're going through and help you. Also, I want to encourage you to use a support group like your friends or family that can encourage you through tough times. I get so much encouragement just talking to my mom on the phone every day or when I'm having a really low moment, I'll call her and be able to talk to her about how I'm feeling. So I just want to encourage you to reach out to people when you're feeling down and do not isolate yourself because that's not the best thing for you. So I just wanted to give that encouragement.