is feeling OK
Mother of three grown children, separated. Live in small town in Ontario, Canada. Special times with family and friends, family history, reading, writing, the arts, bicycling, walking and hiking, and... trying to live a spiritual life even if not perfect ("progress, not perfection").
virpi wrote a journal entry updating their Read Forms of Devotion goal 4:16pm
Just recently, finished reading Forms of Devotion and then the newly published The Cellist of Sarajevo.…
virpi wrote a journal entry updating 4 goals 4:13pm
It's important to know when downtime is needed... and I need some now. It is too easy to be busy…
virpi gave cleanitalian a Hug 4:07pm
Congrats on nearing 4-1/2 years clean and sober!!! Awesome. On July 1, I hope to have 2-1/2 years myself.…
June 15, 2008 4:16pm
Just recently, finished reading Forms of Devotion and then the newly published The Cellist of Sarajevo. Great reads!
June 15, 2008 4:13pm
It's important to know when downtime is needed... and I need some now. It is too easy to be busy at this time of year. So, today is just …
June 9, 2008 12:11am
The seven sessions of the depression group wrapped up. It was excellent, but then again... I am so hungry to learn as much as I can about …
June 9, 2008 12:06am
Difficult theme (civil war), but this book is uplifting, inspiring, amazing. If it doesn't win accolades and awards galore this coming year, I …
June 9, 2008 12:00am
The weeks have just zipped by--I can barely believe it. The great news is that they mainly zipped by, because my daughers came for visits and I spent …
Good job, life is better overall, being sober and clean, even on the tough days, we are doing what god wants us to. Finally
just sayin hello, i havent quit smoking yet, but Im still clean and sober, almost 4 and a half years, also just went on a diet, tired of bein fat. take care now
I'm doing just fine here,lots of time spent outdoors and in the garden.I'm not on line very much in the summer as I tire myself out during the long days. Hope you remain well...LA
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Glad to hear you are getting some quality time with them. Enjoy,Lisa Ann
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Two years ago, in 2006, I was diagnosed with Bipolar-I Disorder at a mental health hospital after my car accident. I was fully manic, also psychotic. Earlier, my first episode in 1987 was not diagnosed, maybe because no obvious signs of depression, and I knew nothing about BP. Even now, I more often experience a "gray" (bland) depression, rather than the deep "black" one. In 1987 the BP was not known in family, but now BP1 is a known part of our family history on my mother's side.
I better not tell the whole story now, or I'll *never* get off the Internet. Am Bipolar-I with a tendency to get addicted / obsessed about everything.
My mother struggled with alcoholism, but my own co-dependency mostly came from my co-dependent father whose mother was also very co-dependent. From that side of the family, I assumed boundaries were bad things to have... so I tried not to have any. You can imagine the mess I end up in. My two live-in relationships, first one a marriage with the father of my three children, were with alcoholics. I also had substance abuse problems years ago. Recovering from all these things has been crucial.
Over-eating, but also suffered from under-eating and extremely poor eating when I was younger.
