Very recently I was in pretty bad shape. I slept , but I was exhausted all the time. I was having trouble doing the simplest tasks. One day blended into the next and I was struggling to remember to take my medication.
My body ached and I was miserable. I couldn't think straight and I was afraid that I would always feel that way. It felt like the end of the world.
I started to think of people lives as jigsaw puzzles. The pieces fall into place as you work through the stages of your life. First the outline and then the middle. Little by little a picture emerges from the jumble.
For the average person that comparison works pretty well. However
for me and many others things are a little, make that a lot, different.
Our puzzles looks more a Picasso than a Norman Rockwell. Abstract and distorted. It's like some of the pieces have been put into a blender.
The reason for this is called; Bi-Polar Disorder. It is a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is also called Manic Depression.
I won't try to describe the medical part. That's not my purpose at this time. You can read all the technical mumbo jumbo somewhere else.
My posts are my way of giving you a glimpse of some of the obstacles that I face daily. Writing about them has already helped me a lot. I hope that maybe it will help someone who reads them as well.
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