There are times I feel something is off if I am having this fleeting happiness brought by positive stimuli. As someone who has #BipolarDisorder I am used to be on guard because in my opinion, this can trigger a manic episode.

This tendency to become afraid of a possible episode is exhausting. At this point, I remember what I learned in therapy - letting my emotions to just be without judgment. In mindfulness, it is taught that it is absolutely acceptable to feel and process our emotions objectively without attachment to it. Realizing that will help one accept that any emotion is just like a cloud, which passes us by. Nothing is permanent in this world. That is what riding with the waves of our lives is.

I deserve to live a life with pure joy in spite of all the challenges. I know battling my own mind is a struggle that others cannot fully grasp. The ups and downs that I experience does not necessarily mean that an episode is coming.

It is time to change the lens.💚

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