Average "Run Of the Mill" Normal

Guess what I just figured out. We are all normal. Now feel free to just accept that at face value, and you can stop reading this blog ... no explanation necessary. Or you can allow me to elaborate.

Now we are all who we are. Right? I don't think that point is up for debate. Of course, comparatively, we are all different, some more so than others. But we are at a place called normal within our individual lives. With me so far?

Suddenly, something happens in your life that causes your psyche to alter just a little. Let's use depression as an example. One day you find yourself in the throes of a big-time depression, one that leaves you "different" in its wake. At this point in time, your mind has made a change, and you are no longer the same person that you were.

But you're not just visiting this point in your life, it's a place that a new you dwells. This new you if no longer you being different, but you as you. Once again, you are normal.

The pendulum has swung back the other way, the universe once again reaches equilibrium, everything is settled, and you are you.

Ain't life sweet.

So the next time soneone tells you that you're not normal, tell them that you are just as normal as they are, your just different. That's the way God made us, so that's the way he wants us to be,

Again, ain't life sweet.

CELEBRATING YOUR BIPOLAR-ITY

               Posted on: August 12, 2010


If you are mentally ill, this might have happened to you. If it hasn’t, give it time, and it will.


Typically something happens so you know it’s there; a crippling depression, an event triggered by your mania or something telling you that things aren’t quite right.


You meet with a doctor and, after an evaluation, are told you have Bipolar Disorder, or what used to be called Manic Depression. You are mentally ill, joining the ranks of some very creative people, and some not so blessed.


If you are like me, you’ll learn all you can about your illness, in order to understand what it is, what it does and what you can do.This position can be fun, as you learn about something brand new, and are gaining first-hand knowledge. At this point, you are outside of the illness, looking in.


Over time, you become very familiar with Bipolar Disorder, both through study and personal experience. What might happen, as in my case, is the symptoms worsen,and the line between what is real and what you think is real becomes blurred. At this point, you have changed positions; you are no longer looking at mental illness, you are now deep within the illness, looking out at the place where you looked in..


Whether this happens once, or more frequently, don’t let the stigma of mental illness define who you are. Life is a series of experiences, and this is just another one. You know who you are. Embrace your bipolar-ity!

Remembering What You've Forgotten

Well, today was an interesting day.I finally decided to fill out that disability form for the insurance company through work. I have been putting it off, but I am worried that, if I wait too long, they will make me part-time, and then I wouldn't be eligible.

When I went to get the form, I couldn't find it. I looked at home, at work and in the car. Now, this doesn't mean it isn't at one of these three places. It simply meaens that I can't find it. Often when i look for something, it disappears until the third or fourth search, at which time it magically appears. I swear this is the case. Do our minds sometimes take what we are looking for, and erase it's appearance from our brain?

So, tonight I will search my car and at home for the form. I know it's somewhere (of course), but where is the big mystery. Tomorrow I'll post what happens. Please pray for happy hunting!

Ciao for now ...