{"id":1369,"date":"2017-02-17T04:16:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T04:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freshhope.us\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:38:16","slug":"12-keys-living-well-in-spite-of-bipolar-disorder-or-mental-health-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/12-keys-living-well-in-spite-of-bipolar-disorder-or-mental-health-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Keys to Living Well in Spite of Having Bipolar Disorder or Any Other Mental Health Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are 12 key things that I have done and still do to live well in spite of having bipolar disorder:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Developed a wellness plan and have stuck to it.<\/li>\n
  2. Decided what I would think about; not letting my brain be on automatic pilot.<\/li>\n
  3. Accepted that living well was going to be challenging work I had ever done but was still less painful as staying sick.<\/li>\n
  4. Found activities and hobbies that took my mind off of \u201cme\u201d and the disorder.<\/li>\n
  5. Grieved the loss of my future as I knew it and then began to dream about a new future. Choosing not to become bitter that I had bipolar disorder. (For me, this is when I used my faith a lot. I hung onto and clung onto Romans 8:28)<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Set new goals for my life based upon my \u201cnew normal<\/em>\u201c.<\/li>\n
  7. Stopped blaming others, stopped judging others, stopped trying to control others and took responsibility for me.<\/li>\n
  8. Decided that life was too short to hang with negative individuals and friends who made me miserable. (Yes, some people who literally can suck the hope right out of you are in your life \u201cpermanently\u201d. So, in spite of that, look for friends and people to be with that speak hope into your life.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  9. Decided that life was also too short to dwell on the past and let it keep me from moving forward. So, I processed my grief with my therapist so I wouldn\u2019t get stuck in it. (Even if you have been stuck in it, you can get unstuck.<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  10. Stopped focusing on my mistakes and beating myself up for them. Instead, I decided to begin to learn from my mistakes.<\/li>\n
  11. Decided that progress was more important than perfection.<\/li>\n
  12. Hung onto the belief (sometimes desperately<\/em><\/strong>) that I did not have to be locked in the hellish ride of bipolar disorder.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What about you? I\u2019d love to hear from you what you are doing to live well in spite of having bipolar disorder? \u00a0These things work for me. \u00a0What is working for you? \u00a0I have a long list of things I have done in order to live well (that\u2019s my definition of mental health \u201crecovery\u201d<\/em>). \u00a0You can see the complete list at:\u00a0WhatIDidtoRecover.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0In fact, on the website you can add what is working for you.<\/p>\n

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