Bipolar Type II Support Group

how does someone make peace with oneself ?

When you find out, tell us all!!

accepting yourself for how you are at the moment. easier said than done tho

What a great question. All I know is from my own experience. With me, I found it impossible to find peace with myself when I was depressed. I don't know if anyone else experiences this phenomenon, but its as if I become a completely different person when I'm depressed. The depression radically changes my self esteem. I know, through the last year, while I was trying to find some medication to help, I just stayed as busy and focused on working out my personal issues as I could. I went to therapy, and support groups as often as possible. I read a lot of psychology books to help me understand my illnesses, and also a lot of inspirational books. I also threw myself into my job that I love.

In hindsight, I guess what I was doing was riding out the storm. Once I started to feel better, (i.e. less depression) the peace came.

So, in my case, I did the work, when I had depression, and no peace.. and when the depression became managed with medication, then the peace came.

I anxiously await other's thoughts.

I found peace in forgiving myself and others, as well as learning to accept myself as I am.

Therapy for 3 years helped though I still had to do the foot work. It took some time, and hard work but its well worth it.

I once was at peace with myself until I developed this horrid disorder. Now I have to figure out how to be at peace with the coming storms, during the storms, and after them. I hope you find out as well.

For four years I really struggled. I have always had problems with my mental health since all this bpII came up as depression and reckless behavior. From 2007-2010 I was hypomanic and depressed, then had mixed state and rapid thoughts. I am so glad I am not having like one long anxiety attack all day long any more.

I have found the right med combo with the help of my pdoc. I have also done lots of therapy, CBT, breathing, talk therapy, Goal management, safe place, and right now I am doing EMDR also. So this month I am finally at peace with myself like before 2007, plus my depression is at a functional level

I'm finally stable and at peace regarding bp2. Unfortunately, I'm not at peace with other things in my life, so I go to therapy to help me resolve some conflicts I have. When I was depressed, there was no peace. When I was hypomanic (the good kind), I felt peace to some extent or maybe it was a reprieve from being depressed.

I'm still searching for peace. I'm 38 and I don't think I'll ever find it.