#Repost @twloha • • • • • "The reality is that my bipolar is not going away. I’m completely aware that it’s a chronic illness that I’ll always have to live with and manage. It’s a perpetual up and down, side to side, too high or too low. It’s all about pushing past the rough times and dedicating my life to the pursuit of balance. I’ve had to learn how to take care of myself which means understanding my illness, finding the language to talk about it, and figuring out how to achieve my goals despite my shitty brain chemistry. That’s been a significant part of my journey and I’ll always have these challenges. I cope by doing everything in my power to de-glamorize my illness, to take it out of the spotlight, to value myself by focusing on my accomplishments not as someone with bipolar but as the kick-ass bitch that I am. Disorder takes a back seat. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I think many mental health narratives embrace life with an illness because it’s a great way to cope. Your illness isn’t going anywhere. It’s a roommate you can’t evict so you learn to live around it. You just have to make it work and hope that your roomie doesn’t light your house on fire. Acceptance is an essential step towards ownership of illness. And as I read the stories of others living with mental illness during Mental Health Awareness Month, I appreciate their honesty and their passion. We need to raise our voices and share who we are, talk about what we go through. If we all keep talking about mental illness, stigma doesn’t stand a chance.” – Rachel Kallem Whitman, "I Don't Thank My Bipolar for Anything" // Read the full blog now at the link in our profile. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByOKLieFOBI7zNLMuzZVubyU-nzzeW7RfOcNmA0/?igshid=1huo3d3hymubd
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