If your struggling to stay on track here are 7 ways to stay on track

1. Don't be lazy, you may be without a job or your collecting disability. You may lose your sense of direction when you have nothing to wake up for each morning. So don't get lazy because your not working. One thing you can do is make a can do list and follow it out each day. Something that will help you get out of bed and accomplish a day's goal.

2. Make Sure you stick to your treatment plan, see your doctor regularly and therapist, take your medicine, eat right, sleep right and exercise daily.

3. Try to make a Buddy System, it can be someone from a support group or someone who knows what you are going through and might be going through the same struggles as you. You can talk to this person, do things together such as going to a see a movie or grabbing something to eat.

4. Try to be Independent, try to do things yourself and not depend on others to be there to wait on you hand and foot. Believe me when you have some independence it makes you feel so much more confident and proud of yourself.

5. Give yourself a pat on the back once in awhile, commend yourself for something you may have accomplished or share it with someone you care about. Doing this makes you feel so great and also more happy.

6. Don't ever give up always say you can get back up or over whatever you maybe going through and you most certainly will. Never say you can't get over something or that your life will never get better because it will you just have to have patience and take one day at a time.

7. Finally the last one is to always have confidence in your abilities and in yourself because you never know how far it can get you until you truly try to make the best of every precious moment you have on this earth. Make sure to live each day to the fullest and never give up.
Until next time stay active and safe!

Learning from your own faults

When someones who has bipolar disorder its always important to learn from your mistakes and learn from you own faults that you have made in the past. Like myself I had a tendency to stay up very late but now and for the past couple of months have gone to bed earlier which has really made me feel good. I also had a lousy habit of eating snacks and lots of junk food I have since cut down on my junk food intake and substituted with more fruit and vegetables which also has given me more energy and made me feel great.
See little mistakes or even big mistakes you may have made in past are always good to remember because you can learn to prevent yourself from making the same mistake again or committing the same fault over again.
Another way to learn from your faults is to go back or think about what may have caused a manic or depressive episode and try not to make the same mistake again. This is a great way to prevent episodes from occurring way to often in person that may be dealing with Bipolar Disorder.
Until next time stay active and safe!

A Poem about Bipolar Disorder

This is a poem I wrote some time ago that I thought I would share with you.

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder is like a roller coaster
that go's up and drops right down
It grabs hold of your life
and squeezes very hard with all
its might until you give in with all
your fears in plain sight.
Bipolar Disorder tries to consume
your every thought and take over your
whole darn life.
Bipolar Disorder clouds your mind and
swallows you up until you decide
Enough is Enough and You
Want To Take Back Your Life!

Tackling Depression

This article can be especially helpful to those who struggle with depressive episodes and those who have been diagnosed with Depression but not Bipolar Disorder.

I know firsthand how depression can easily takeaway the things in which you love doing the most and how it can also keep you away from the people you love spending the most time with.
Myself, have dealt with depression and through the years learned how to deal with and tackle depression head on through littlest of things that I will go into shortly.
Depression is very consuming it overtakes most of your life and makes you feel hopeless, worthless, stressful and completely drained.

Some of the things that you can do to tackle depression are exercising daily for 15 to 30 minutes just to make you feel better. You can also do what I am doing here writing, it takes your mind off of other things that maybe bothering you but you just can not seem to get rid of.
Another, way is to read an interesting novel, article or any other form of reading so you focus on something other than what maybe bringing you down. Talking to friends or family can also help it can relieve some of the stress, the feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness all of which develop during depression.

I have found throughout my dealing with depression that seeking out help from a trained professional such as a therapist or psychiatrist can also help in just having someone to talk to you can do wonders. If you need they can also suggest that you see a doctor that may prescribe medicine to you that you can take to help in keeping you depression free.

All of these suggestions and also the methods that I used with dealing with depression are just some of the very suggestions and methods that worked for me. There are definitely many other ways to tackle depression you just have to try any activity that can keep your mind occupied and also remember there is always someone out there that is willing to listen to your problems. Remember your not alone and you can get through depression just do not give up.

Dealing With Bipolar Disorder

This Article is an article I have written a while back but it is a very good article that can really help any individual who may have just been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.

Having Bipolar Disorder is not as bad as it sounds and certainly is not as bad as it may seem. Dealing with Bipolar Disorder can seem like a daunting task but it can actually be easy to deal with if you have the right treatment plan and receive support from your family and friends.I Myself have Bipolar Disorder, I was first diagnosed at the age of 18. It has been about eleven years since I was first diagnosed but since that time I have been able to develop a excellent treatment plan and receive the support I need to live the life I am use to.
One of the most important aspect in dealing with Bipolar Disorder is to make sure you have an excellent treatment plan. A treatment plan is comprised of having a regular doctor that you can count on when your in need of medicine and advice. The second part of the plan is having a therapist that can help you deal with your Bipolar Disorder. He or she can help by guiding you in your recovery process and also by being there in your time of need.
Most people who do not have a treatment plan or fail to follow their treatment plan seem to to have many setbacks. They have a harder time dealing with Bipolar disorder and also in trying to figure out what triggered a depressive or manic episode. They are less informed about their illness and they simply do not care of whether or not they ever get better.
Another, great way that helps in dealing with Bipolar Disorder is by keeping a journal, this allows you to keep track of your progress, keep you addressed about your symptoms and figure out possible triggers that cause a episode. Keeping a journal can also help with the progress being made with your treatment plan from helping you to remember to take your medicine to helping you keep up with your appointments.
Remember when dealing with Bipolar Disorder you should also try to keep a schedule of your daily task from the time you get up to the time you go the bed. One reason why it is important to keep a schedule is because one of the biggest triggers of an episode is disruption in your daily life whether it is lack of sleep, not exercising or a change in your diet. Having a schedule can help to prevent a depressive or manic episodes from occurring and also help you to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
There are many common triggers that can cause depressive or manic episodes but some can easily be avoided. Some of the triggers that are easy to avoid are the ones like when you stop taking your medicine because your feeling better or you start sleeping less because you want to stay out later or stay up longer. Other triggers such as misusing alcohol or drugs are much harder to overcome thus making it harder to avoid.
Following or at least trying to carry out some of the above advice will definitely help you deal with Bipolar Disorder and also help you in your road to recovery. So if you or someone you know uses theses simple measures they will have a greater chance of staying on top of their illness and also help themselves to make the process of dealing with Bipolar Disorder that much easier.
Bipolar Disorder might be a life long illness but always remember it can easily be dealt with if you have the right treatment plan and you take the necessary steps to help in your road to recovery. It does take time to get back to the life you truly cherish so do not ever give up hope or get discouraged!

Getting back to fighting Bipolar

Fighting Bipolar is difficult but one can make it easier as I said before if you follow a treatment plan and you have one in place. This means to see your doctor on a regular basis, follow up with your therapist and I stress take your medicines. The other parts of the treatment plan are just as important as the first three I mentioned and that is to watch your diet, exercise regularly and try to stay active.
Bipolar Disorder tries to take over your life but you are the only one that can prevent that from happening. It is very important to have a treatment plan in place and you should follow it through even if you are feeling 100 % stable. Having a treatment plan can keep you on the right track and it can definitely keep you stable.
So until next time stay active and safe.

The importance of laughter in your life

How many times a day do you laugh, do you laugh at least once a day or do you find that there is no reason to laugh at all. Laughter can be and is a remedy for all that maybe bothering you or really eating at you at that very moment. Just watching the TV and your favorite television show or turning on a DVD that is hilarious can be just what you need to make your day. Laughter, can go a long way in brightening up your day and making you feel ok! So, why don't just give it try and see how much laughter can make you cry.
Until next time stay active and safe!