i have bipolar 2 myself, and although i wouldn't say i've 'overcome' it, i've made a lot of progress.
keeping regular routines, eating healthy, and avoiding drugs have all be great for me. i tried these many times in the past, and kept failing to stick with them. it wasn't until i underwent intensive psychotherapy five times a week before i was able to start helping myself better. because i feel my emotions so strongly, for the longest time i was terrified of any form of introspection; all i knew was that if i thought too much about how i was feeling, i was likely to end up in tears.
after a bunch of failed relationships, several suicide attempts, and months of a worsening drug addiction, i finally found a therapist who was able to work with me.
i'm no longer so afraid of being a terrible person that i let people walk over me. i'm no longer so resistant to think about other people's feelings because i've learned how to do that without getting swept away by them. i can even look people in the eyes without feeling like i'm intruding on their privacy.
most importantly, though, i've learned how to understand my own feelings, by talking to them and asking how i can help them, rather than trying to suppress them or running from them in terror, when they do things like convince me that i'm starting the singularity and have become a telepathic warrior monk. even though that can be pretty fun, it usually doesn't end well.
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i have bipolar 2 myself, and although i wouldn't say i've 'overcome' it, i've made a lot of progress.
keeping regular routines, eating healthy, and avoiding drugs have all be great for me. i tried these many times in the past, and kept failing to stick with them. it wasn't until i underwent intensive psychotherapy five times a week before i was able to start helping myself better. because i feel my emotions so strongly, for the longest time i was terrified of any form of introspection; all i knew was that if i thought too much about how i was feeling, i was likely to end up in tears.
after a bunch of failed relationships, several suicide attempts, and months of a worsening drug addiction, i finally found a therapist who was able to work with me.
i'm no longer so afraid of being a terrible person that i let people walk over me. i'm no longer so resistant to think about other people's feelings because i've learned how to do that without getting swept away by them. i can even look people in the eyes without feeling like i'm intruding on their privacy.
most importantly, though, i've learned how to understand my own feelings, by talking to them and asking how i can help them, rather than trying to suppress them or running from them in terror, when they do things like convince me that i'm starting the singularity and have become a telepathic warrior monk. even though that can be pretty fun, it usually doesn't end well.