Hi everyone...my name is Taylor. I wanted to share some good thoughts about this illness that we
all have. I know it is hard when you are first diagnosed with this, it's like you really don't want to
acccept it. I have been there and I think most of us have at one time or another. Yes bipolar disorder is not something that anyone wishes to have, but it's not all bad....really it isnt. There are times when I feel like giving up and just don't want to deal with this, but then I look ahead in life. Im only 27 years old, and I have a 4 year old son to take care of. My pdoc has taught me not to give up, and so has my friends and family. No matter how tough it gets, there is always a reason to hang on. I know that my medications help me alot and going to my pdoc when I'm supposed to helps also. I remember before I got diagnosed, I was pretty bad with the mood swings. There wasn't a day that went by that I didnt think about ending it all, they just didnt know what was wrong with me...I was just about down to the end of my rope-until they finally diagnosed me with bipolar disorder... it was a relief that finally I knew what was wrong with me and I could seek help now. They put me on a good medication combo that worked....and I started to feel so much better and was able to be happy again. I could be the old Jenny again : ) I can't tell you that I still didnt have my falls every once in a while, I would be lying to you.
But....things still look so much brighter than before with the help of medications and therapy. The point is....if you want to feel better and make it your goal to get better....you need your medications and therapy. That's right, there is success....when you are stabilized and feel alive again! If I never would have given the medications a chance....I probably would not be here today to enjoy life with my family and friends and most important, my son : ) So please, give this illness a chance, you CAN beat it, don't live your life as a label, live it as you!

Love to all!!!!

Taylor