im off from work today, go back thursday , hope to get my first check friday :)

For me when Im going thru a bad day I usually start trying very hard to make it go away, which only makes it worse... Then if I can remember this little insight, to welcome these feelings and actually embrace them and let them grow I become stronger as long as I dont give in... Just like you remembering feelings are inevetable sometimes good sometimes bad but everything passes given enough time... Sometimes these feelings are a message that something needs to change and sometimes its just a matter of finding something to be grateful for... Acceptance is the key... Have a great day...

Yes, better days ahead. And the Serenity Prayer. If you get off track you just have to try alittle harder. Maybe starting a project of some kind would be a good way of tracking some time. A loved ones smiling face is always a plus. I have a daughter and granddaughter who are bi-polar and I have severe depression. I know how hard it is to find the right medication. It usually takes about two weeks to see a change. And, if you have a good psychiatrist he/she will know if you need to have more of the same medication or move on to something else. Finding the right one and one that will help you is key.

Well, since I live in difficult times each day can be a struggle to get through. Sometimes I have enough work to keep me real busy, but other times I have just enough to keep me down and in the blues! lol... I try to just keep working.. I heard a saying one time - tears will bring you sympathy but sweat will bring you success. So I started working harder to succeed.. can't say as it works all the time - but hey - I get more done that way!

I'm glad you are on a good medication. I hope your husband is supportive of you in all phases of your illness. Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder. Your hubby married you with this disorder. So I hope that he understands you and does not cut you down when you are depressed or manic.

Hello Laken02 Im glad that you still enjoy your job and have a day off today, how do you spend your day off? It is nice to have a break from work so you can have a rest. Well, last year was a bad year for me and I had a big fight with almost everyone but then things has changed alot this year, I try to be a grateful person, learn acceptance, and I believe everything happens for a reason, I do believe the sun will shine brightly after a heavy rain. I want to share you something, on january I was ill and I missed the exam so I have to repeat it again next semester, then my laptop & cellphone is broken, but I believe that someday I will have a better luck. Im focusing myself to make something new in my life, I learn craft, I learn how to cook and do a lot of positive things in my life, I also promised my brother that my mylot earning is for him if he gets a good result in the national exam. I know I could use my mylot earning to fix my cellphone but I believe my brother needs a motivation so he can get a good exam result, so I motivate him if he study hard (he got 9.2 in math but he only got 6.0 in English, so I tell him to improve his English) someday when he is 16 years old he can join me here on mylot. And you know what, last night he told me that he got 7.6 in English. I feel so happy for my brother. And I will give him my earning as I promised next month. Today I got a good news that I won 3rd place in a contest, and I deserve free voucher I can use to shop in a mall. Im so excited and I cant stop thanks to God for the gift. I mean, I did not expecting that I would win but suddenly I got the good news. God really works in His own way and all we need to do is to believe His Power and works in positive way. Im sending my prayer for you, I hope you will have a great month and whatever going to happen is just another way to find happiness. By the way can I ask you a favor? Could you please pray for my brother that he will get at least 35.0 total scores in the national exam.