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August 28th, 2017, Pure Progress


Taytay

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Its nights like this make me think entirely too much about everything.  Normally I can cure it by listening to music, but tonight, my head prevails.  When people see me,  in person or in picture,  they must see somebody who is gorgeous and confident.  I am both of those things but what many fail to see is the complexity behind my eyes.  

Sometimes everything feels so amplified and dramatic. When I laugh and smile, I do so with every fiber of my being. Opposite of that,  when I am sad or when I cry,  It is an all consuming sadness.  It is a deep dark and quiet blue, a lonely space that only I can enter.  It is not commonly understood by my peers,  except for those who have experienced bipolar disorder.  

Now I have found that writing about random things can pull me out of this painful bliss long enough to talk some sense in to my self.  "things aren't so bad,  you have people that love the fuck out of you,  you treat others with kindness, and you're beautiful to boot. " and repeat. And repeat. I hope one day to find a pleasant lavender shaded place to live,  absent of any blue.  Lacking the white static of the mind controlling mania.  A naturally beautiful place that is not created by a chemically induced fog. For the first time in a long time, IT FEELS POSSIBLE! 

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Yo Tay,

 

I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 / ADHD this past June. I just turned 35, but the instance of revelation was something so freeing In many ways. 

 

The past 10 years have been manic paced cycle of dyphoric burn out and frequent voyages into the mysts of Anhedonia for me personally. 

I spent lots of those years self medicating and sliding further and further into the black. 

As luck would have it a seeming disaster led to my diagnosis and getting real proactive help to feeling like the real me; free of judgement, resilient in equanimity, and generous in love, grace, humor, and compassion. 

I never forgot the beauty when I walked in the black. I walked there so long I decided I missed the light. When I felt the sun on my face and the music in my heart, I felt lighter, it felt good. 

Medications can be very tricky and it's a personal choice, but for me and meta analysis of the research generally agrees a combo of med's and therapy generally has the best chance of long term success, whatever that means. 

I started cognitive behavioral therapy and it's been really good. 

Anyway, I loved your writing; keep it up! My therapist recommended the same and I do write a bit, most song lyrics though. 

cheers and hope your day is funtastic!!

 

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