The challengers of mental health and how I overcame it

[Elephant86]

I was diagnosed with epilepsy at 11 and Bipolar 15 

I made a concious chioce to face my difficulty and adversity by looking after my health and making healthy decision. I don't drink and don't smoke. Looking after your mental health is important and this is the way I have helped myself to recover from my ailing health condition. I cycle everyday and I do meditation everyday. I love to cook for the family especially at christmas. I love reading on different topics. I like treating myself to dinner once in a while. If you make the right healthy decisions you will definitly live long and prosper. I find listening to great music my fav is the temptation I guess Im old school. The most important people in my life are my parents I have learnt everything from them. My favourite show is Masterchef. 

As human beings we all have challengers but it is how we face adversity that proves our inner strength. You must beleive you are powerful beyond measure and beleive that you can defeat and rise from your situation. 

Fear

At times you will face fear and doubt in yourself. I faced it when I had my bipolar episode. I decided to look internally for strength using the mindfulness tequnique to to focus and realise there are things in life I can't control you mustn't worry you must only worry about what is in your control because if your worry it will make you more sick. This is the reason I have a holistic health and exercise program to support my recovery.

Love

I think surrounding yourself with a powerful network of family and friends who will climb the mountain with you is important. It is important that you are surrounded by love and always ask for guidance from those who love you. Always have a safety net to support you

I reakon the best thing is to watch a movie and relax and laugh my favourites are polite comedians . Laughter is the best medicine and to share a movie night with family and friends. The most important thing is I say to my family and friends how much I appreciate them. I don't forget my dog cuddles every day of the week.

You must have positive self talk and try not to be negative about your condition even though it is hard sometimes to put a positive spin on your situation. My personal experience with diabetes where I lost the weight and was taken of medication. The exercise everyday was very important to defeating my diabetes

Every adversity, Every failureevery heart ache carries with it the seed of greater benifit

[therising]

Hi Elephant86

This is such an incredibly powerful post and you have my deepest gratitude. Such a long hard road to finding what works but when you find it, it definitely makes a difference.

I love The Temptations. As a gal born in 1970, my mum raised us with a variety of music and Motown was amongst that. I have fond memories as a child of dancing 'round the loungeroom to The Platters (another favourite). My dad has always been a greater lover of classical music on the other hand. Either way, it's all music you can really feel. Getting a feel in life for what works and what doesn't is definitely one of the keys to managing mental health challenges. Finding ways to 'turn the volume up', whether it involves music or the amount of laughter and good people in our lives etc, is another key. This 'learn as you go' business in life is definitely a challenging one to manage at times.

Thank you for sharing your experience and your guidance for those looking for someone to help light the way ahead. You are brilliant in so many ways 🌞

[Mark Z.]

Hi Elephant86, thank you so much for sharing your experience, it's so inspiring!

Mark