Messages By: david80127

I believe we all NEED sleep to repair our brains from daily use/abuse/stress/work/evolution.  I will encourage you to exercise every day....walking is exceptional and may help you burn up energy which will allow you to sleep at night.  Then maybe your soul can be replenished for another day.  I suspect your body has adapted to the sleeping pills thus they are ineffective.  Eat well, minimize the fats, and sugars, and pump your body full of fish and fruits andveggies.

Don't forget to have some fun too, this trip is not meant to be drudgery.  Peace.

The best way you may be able to love this person is to detach yourself from them.  Save yourself and your kids.....do not fall into his hole.  He has his cross to bear as we all have our own.....it is each of our jobs to  carry it with dignity and respect.  For him, that means, meds, talk therapy, psychiatry, nutrition, spiritual development, exercise, family reconciliation etc.....

Be good to yourself.

God has him.

Just wanted to share what often works for me in my recovery of being diagnosed a bp I

exercise everyday, even if you think it will kill you....a walk is still a walk...get out of bed.

eat well, limit sugars and fats and processed foods.

eat as much fish, salmon as possible

take YOUR Meds, prove to YOUR doctors that they do not have a fool for a patient!!!

take omega 3 supplements.

eats leafy green veggies.

talk to your family and friends as often as possible.

surrender your condition to God, as He is in control, not you.  We are all on our own journey and there is much to learn from EVERYTHING....even the "darker" moments.

Being mentally ill means you have been touched by God....we know it...others do not...someday they will be touched too.  Relax.....everything will be all right.

Open your mind mentally, read as much as you can on your disorder.

Stay in balance, mentally, physically, and spiritually.  It is easy to say, but hard to practice.

Read Mary Ellen Copelands Wellness Recovery Action Plan booklet

Peace.

Please take a look at

NAMI.ORG

national alliance on mental illness

and

WebMD.com

Don't give up.  Take it a day at a time, a moment at a time is even better.

Be grateful for what you do have.

Exercise and strengthen the mind every day.

Singer Ziggy Marley put it best..."mind control, corrupt your thoughts, destruction of your soul."

We must, diligently, work on controlling and God willing eliminate our negative thoughts.  It is a battle worth waging.  This suffering is only temporary, please know that your life will get better.

I will pray for it.

Peace.

You are praying.  Not only for her, but also for you.  Both are critical.  She needs God to walk with her and to bring her closer to Him, which He is doing.  And you need to pray for your continued strength and abundant love for your friend, even though you do not always agee with her behaviors(like not inviting you to the wedding). 

The best thing my family does for me when I am suffering my greatest, sometimes in the hospital sometimes not, is just to LISTEN in a non-judgmental manner.  Don't tell me what to do.....just talk with me......ask questions.....strive to understand rather than to be understood.....share insights and observations.....ask me if I am doing my requisite action items when I am breaking down or in crisis......and lastly ask "what can I do for you to recover?"  The answer from me most likely would be to set a time to talk again....but that's just me.

Be good to yourself.

Peace.

It is so baffling, I am coming to realization that we should be offering a 12-step program for recovering (and I use that word intentionally) BP's.  It is manageable, but takes perserverence and persistence and concerted effort to thrive.

I am grateful to be alive.  I am also grateful to be BP, cause I have run into other people who are less fortunate.  And I appreciate my newly discovered talents.

Let's keep doing the best we can.

Peace

If someone is constantly thinking of death, I would challenge them to think of birth and to verbalize examples that come to mind.  This may work best if one goes outdoors as one may see moms with their babies in strollers, birds, fish, puppies, new green grass, water(life giving force), and most importantly sunshine.

I make this challenge as we must consciously change our negative thinking patterns into positive ones.  It requires vigilance and effort, butwith practice we can achieve greater inner peace.

Please feed the depressed only fresh, wholesome foods, limit the sugars and fats and especially the processed fast foods.  Try to eliminate the sodas with water and maybe lemon....lets try to flush out the toxins in their system....and by all means try and get them outside each day for at least ten minutes of fresh air...start slow by walking....hopefully progress to briskly walking and or God willing a run someday.  Breathing deeply is powerful.

God bless.