tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post5641847039704290386..comments2023-07-20T15:59:52.714+08:00Comments on More Than Conquerors: Spectrum of various Experiences, Treatment and Coping Means helpful for Bipolar Disorder (manic-depressive illness)Nanciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01982617595704005077noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-32521916822760036262008-09-02T11:42:00.000+08:002008-09-02T11:42:00.000+08:00Blessings to you, and dear Rob.Blessings to you, and dear Rob.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-32622902025609336352008-09-02T12:34:00.000+08:002008-09-02T12:34:00.000+08:00Nancie...you have handled this like a true profess...Nancie...you have handled this like a true professional and your words are right on!!! What works for one may or may not work for the other! You have highlighted some major key points in staying well, coping and maintaining one's moods. You have emphasized from where your strength and healing comes from a faith that gives you this daily through Our Lord, His Word and journaling! Excellent coverage of all areas of treatment that are available for anyone hoping to walk victoriously!<br><br>Indeed it is clear from your words, that ALL of what you wrote works for you because your HOPE & FAITH is in Christ and you have support from others with like beliefs! God is there for each person and takes them right where they are and uses<br>all their life experiences to draw them closer to Him and their purpose for living! You reach out to all your blog friends in the love and compassion of Christ!<br><br>You share the positive attitude of what would Jesus do and you live your life on these principles! Your medical principles are sound, even though you are not a medical professional. You have researched and studied to aid yourself and many who pass this way!<br><br>This is for Rob, or Denise or Marja or I...God will make a way, where there seems to be no way. He works in ways we cannot see...He will make a way for me! He takes anything that may cause us harm and carefully molds us into His masterpiece! He is a gifted artist!<br>He knows what we can take and He tugs at our emptiness to fill us abundantly with His mercy, grace, strength, courage, and an everlasting, unconditional love. All we need to do is YIELD! Surrender all that we are doing that has not worked to follow what<br>He guides us to do as Our healer and Counselor! He gives us medical personnel and medicines to assist us in giving our lives control and stability. We are all human and as you pointed out, each with a unique<br>solution and experience! [Even a medical person can have an off day, Rob!I wouldn't wait a whole year if your life is not as it should be. If you know your signs and symptoms and can catch and control your moods, more power to you].<br><br>You pointed out everything Nancie and once more have blessed us with good information and inspiration!<br><br>Thank you and bless you for caring enough for others to share truthfully from your own experience. Very valuable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-43801445092922902952008-09-02T14:02:00.000+08:002008-09-02T14:02:00.000+08:00Hi Denise, thanks for stopping by, and your encour...Hi Denise, thanks for stopping by, and your encouragements. God bless you too!<br><br>Hi Peggy, Amen to your encouraging words! You are truly someone that understands me and I thank God for you! I am grateful for all your prayers and encouragements. I totally agree with you that God will make a way, where there seems to be no way. It has been my experiences in many situations in my life that God has worked His ways for me and through these I have come to know more and more of His love, mercies and goodness. Thank God that He is with us through all the changing scenes in life. Thanks for stopping by. Take care and God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-6999550129587764462008-09-02T22:47:00.000+08:002008-09-02T22:47:00.000+08:00You've covered a lot here, Nancie, so very thoroug...You've covered a lot here, Nancie, so very thoroughly. I too believe that there's a whole spectrum of bipolar disorders and everyone is different. Some can make it without medications, but I believe that most are like you and I and rely on good medications to help us live a relatively normal life. <br><br>Rob, I agree with Peggy. Your doctor might very well have had an off day. I wouldn't worry too much about his behavior. And I also agree that - should you need him sooner than a year from now - don't hesitate to go back for help. I wish you well on your medication-free journey. I wish you strength and stability.<br><br>I too place my trust in an almighty, loving God. There's nothing worse than fear to make us unwell. Fear worsens our condition. To believe in God means that I don't need to fear. I place everything into His care. And to be guided by the principles taught us by Jesus, spending quiet times with Him each day, can lead a person to an amazing life. <br><br>I'm 62 now and God has transformed me from a weak person, afraid to talk to people - someone who struggled so very much with my illness - to a person who speaks out publicly about stigma. God can do that for you if you learn to trust Him and place your life in His hands. <br><br>Rob, God is not about emptying myself, as in your form of meditation, He is about filling me up with good things. He fills my life with peace and joy and fulfillment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-56501887452076526752008-09-03T01:09:00.000+08:002008-09-03T01:09:00.000+08:00Bless you both.Bless you both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-30302645764910807562008-09-03T06:02:00.000+08:002008-09-03T06:02:00.000+08:00Just a note to say hello and thank you for another...Just a note to say hello and thank you for another great post. Sharing your life and those of your friends help more people than you can imagine. <br><br>Words are still difficult for me so I blog about "nothing" but I can always come to you for inspiration, words that I feel but can not express. I am so thankful we have a Lord who understands, then again, I do believe He spared my life to give me a great lesson on humility and on totally leaning on Him. <br><br>I know the amount of time and energy that you devote to your posts and I, for one, am very thankful :)<br><br>Bless you....and all your friends give you a BIG group hug!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-22775490585189773902008-09-03T08:26:00.000+08:002008-09-03T08:26:00.000+08:00Hi Marja, thanks for stopping by and your encourag...Hi Marja, thanks for stopping by and your encouraging comment! Thanks for yours and Peggy's words of encouragements and best wishes to Rob. It is comforting that we can place everything into the care of a mighty loving God. This is my comfort daily. And it is so true that God is not about emptying ourselves but He is about filling us up with good things, He fills our life with peace and joy and fulfillment. Thank God for His love and goodness to us!<br><br>Hi Michelle, thanks for stopping by. May God bless you too!<br><br>Hi Darlene, thanks for stopping by! It is so good to hear from you. You are in my thoughts and prayers regularly. Thanks for your kinds words of encouragements and the BIG group hug! I love them :) They make my day :) I am so thankful too that we have a Lord who loves us and understands. Yes, He spared our life to draw us closer to Him and He wants to use us for His glory to share His love and goodness with others. May God continue to restore and strengthen you. May He continue to shower His love, mercies, grace and blessings upon you in many wonderful ways. May His love strengthen your heart daily as you live for Him! Take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-91787653660075738622008-09-03T22:42:00.000+08:002008-09-03T22:42:00.000+08:00Hi Nancie, and everyone else who has replied,I tho...Hi Nancie, and everyone else who has replied,<br><br>I thought, after Nancie's very lengthy, detailed, and very thoughtful reply, that I might have to make my own second reply, just to clarify things a bit, but I see that that is no longer necessary. You people "get it" even more than me! I was quite surprised. I even learned a new word, "dissociation".<br><br>I thank you all.<br>My wife thanks you all.<br><br>My (very clever) wife has just one comment: "Some people wonder if Rob has fully recovered OR is still a bit "crazy". The answer is "YES". That's why I married him! :-)<br> <br>-- Rob (still scratching his head at his wife's "crazy" sense of computer programming logic...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216528995551216734.post-78763361590782712842008-09-04T16:36:00.000+08:002008-09-04T16:36:00.000+08:00Hi Rob,So good to hear from you again! Thanks for ...Hi Rob,<br><br>So good to hear from you again! Thanks for stopping by and leaving this note.<br><br>Actually, I too have a little bit of "craziness" in me :) Maybe that's part and parcel of our bipolar, or maybe everyone have some of it somehow :) That makes life more interesting :)<br><br>I do appreciate your last comment which in some ways give me an opportunity to share with my readers some of my own experiences and resources I have found useful. I am sorry that your experiences with psychiatrist was not a pleasant one that day. May as what Peggy and Marja noted, your psy has his off day on that day. I just wanted to share with my readers that to some of us, especially myself, finding a good doctor is very important and has made a significant difference in my recovery. I am glad now you are medicine free and I hope you will continue to stay that way. Should you ever need medical help in future, do not hesitate to seek it and I pray you will find good medical help in time of need.<br><br>I too hope that I can be medicine free one day but at this moment my medication is very important. They are crucial in my recovery and management of my condition. So I took the opportunity to share with my readers that I have benefited from medication and I may continue to need it for a period of time. But then medication is not the only treatment plan for me. There are many other coping means that I am learning to incorporate and use. I hope to share resources with my readers through my blog as I journey on. <br><br>My greatest comfort and strength comes from looking to God and relying on Him. It is God that gives me a reason to wake up each morning. I know He loves me and He is with me. When all my medication and coping means does not work, I can still turn to God and cast myself wholely upon Him. He is still the One that sustains and delivers me.<br><br>Like Marja, I too find that God fills me up with good things when I trust in Him. He fills my life with peace and joy and fulfillment despite my struggles with bipolar. I found that my life is meaningful when I have a relationship with God that is abiding and eternal. Though I may not understand a lot of things in life, I know He loves me and that takes care of everything. <br><br>I am thankful that God has provided you with a loving and supportive wife. I think the love and support of family and friends are so crucial and valuable. Please convey my warm regards to your wife. Hope to meet her one day at this blogging world too :)<br><br>Take care, Rob. Thanks again for stopping by and sharing your life and experiences with us. All the best to you and stay well :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com