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\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d, my friend asked. \u201cHow can I help?<\/span><\/p>\n

Confidently I said, \u201cWhy nothing. You know I was depressed but I\u2019m good now. The meds are working.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

After a few minute of idle conversation he left and I was confused about why he had stopped by.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that things were not going well, others saw what I couldn\u2019t. Looking back I\u2019m not sure if I could not or would not see what was going on.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a Pastor with weekly preaching responsibilities, many people saw my cognitive struggles while speaking, how my speech was growing slower, and how low emotionally I was. But I did not have a clue. Not even after my friend invited me to confide.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was unaware that my physical symptoms of depression were obvious. My inner emotional state was better and I thought I was hiding my other symptoms from people. I wasn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working, holding down a job, while trying to manage bipolar is not easy. I have learned to pay attention to some triggers to help me realize my mood is starting to shift. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a mental checklist I go through. <\/span><\/p>\n

Am I thinking that the world is against me and that I am alone? Have I grown paranoid about how my friends have wronged me?<\/span><\/p>\n

Do I have a dreariness of spirit? Do I feel like a \u201cdreary winter day\u201d in my soul when life circumstances are good?<\/span><\/p>\n

Are my sleep and exercise patterns healthy?<\/span><\/p>\n

How long has it been since I have whistled? When I am feeling good I unconsciously begin whistling old show tunes or hymns, unaware I am doing it. The whistling stops when my spirit are low.<\/span><\/p>\n

Am I able to concentrate? <\/span><\/p>\n

Has my walking and verbal response time in conversation slowed? <\/span><\/p>\n

Has my professional speaking stayed at a level of competence and have I been interacting with the audience? (I have learned that having an energy drink before I speak helps with the slowness of my speaking caused by my meds.)<\/span><\/p>\n

What time of the year is it? As days grow shorter my spirit becomes a bit darker. <\/span><\/p>\n

What are my management strategies? First, is adjusting the things I can manage, sleep, exercise, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the things I do that help include, more prayer time, increasing my exercise, reading inspirational quotes and Bible verses, laughing with humorous video clips or comedians, reading humorous and inspirational authors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Secondly, as soon as possible I check with my psych doc, share my symptoms, and adjust medications according to her instructions. <\/span><\/p>\n

In my desk drawer I have a list of 100 Bible promises. Reading those as a time of devotion makes a difference. Some of my favorite verses include:<\/span><\/p>\n

John 3:16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jer 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,\u201d declares the LORD, \u201cplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rom 8:28: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Phil 4:13: I can do everything through him who gives me strength.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today if my friend asks, \u201cWhat can I do to help?\u201d I know to ask him what he has seen, aware I my be in denial.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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