Navigating motherhood with Bipolar Type 2
6 and a half years ago I had my first hypomanic episode and was diagnosed with Bipolar Type 2. I have never shared my story except with those that were really close to me and saw me go through it.
For years I’ve started drafting my story but I stop because it’s too painful to relive and I’ve carried such deep shame for so long. But I’m learning to look back at this time with more self love and compassion. I hope others can do the same.
Watch this space, full diagnosis story blog coming soon… 😬🤍
This is my mind. Always filled with shoulds and shouldn’ts. Next time you tell yourself ‘I should’, pause and think for a minute. Who is telling you how you should and shouldn’t live your life? Often it’s our inner voice, critiquing and measuring ourselves against others based on an ideal of success. But who makes the rules? You are on your own path. There is no right or wrong way to walk it.
If you catch yourself thinking this way, stop and ask yourself is that really serving you? Is it what you really want? Imagine the power of living your life without critique or judgement from your harshest critic. Try replacing should with I want. I can. I am.