bipolar lol disorder combined with other life traumas

Posted by tough8cookie6 @tough8cookie6, 2 days ago

Life is hard..life is suffering...so what are we going to do about it? My psychiatrist said that to me during one of our sessions. I thought "that's so depressing". discovered for myself there's no truer statement about life.. It's the truth. I'm 68 now. so many traumas I've experienced...raw physical and mental pain. Turns out I am a resilient, resourceful, a tough cookie, amazing and "I do the work"! you know ..the coping, survival work to endure and thrive.. (that's what my psychiatrist says to me . Can any one relate to this?

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kb2014 | @kb2014 | 1 day ago

Yes I can relate but your psychiatrist did not sound very empathetic. But he asked a good question. What are we going to do about it? Trauma is an opportunity for positive change

diverdown1 | @diverdown1 | 1 day ago

Yes, you are resilient. I believe we all are. I wake up everyday and know that I have today. All I have to deal with is what is in front of me right now. I try and find gratitude in even small things. I can relate and participate in several of the groups on here. I have had long COVID for over 3 years, am a recovery alcoholic/addict of 7+ years, I am 54 years old, lost my partner of 28 years to alcoholism and found him dead a week before Christmas in 2023, my mother has dementia, my brother is bipolar and has also had trauma (we did grow up in the same house) and yet, I am still here. It is hard sometimes, and I wake up hopeless, but then I tell myself, GET UP and start the day. It is so hard sometimes, but we are resilient and can do today. Thank you for sharing on here.