Entry #29 How Do You Handle Your Thought Life?

Have you considered that if you aren’t mindful of how you allow random thoughts to settle into your mind on any given day, they can totally dictate what kind of day you will have? How can you take control of your thought life so that you can live a meaningful, joyful and peaceful life.

I wanted to share this with you because I have completed so much therapy and used my personal faith to get past horrible traumas. In order to fight the post-menopausal belly bulge (so I feel like myself again), my coach has me doing yoga along with my workout. Yoga is stirring up some emotions about my past. I have cried a few tears while asking myself, “Didn’t I deal with this junk with my psychiatrist along with medications prescribed by my doctors?” I told my husband what I am going through and he said, “You forgave those people over 25 years ago for your sake, not for theirs.” 

Pastor Joyce Meyers says it best when she shares, “We live life forward, but we understand it backwards.” We don’t understand our suffering at the time, but when we look back we can understand how, as well as why, we made it through some very terrible times. Honestly, without my painful experiences, I have nothing to look back on to share with you in order to hopefully help you in your life.

My advice? Don’t try to make sense of all that’s happened to you. It will never make sense. Use your past to be a kind, compassionate person. Go around doing good. When negative thoughts come into your head say out loud (like I do), “I love myself and I love people. I am excited because something great is going to happen today!” I am bipolar, however, I still try to do my part to be positive. If you also have a mental illness, you can make it worse by giving up. Remember, see your doctors, take your prescribed meds, stay on a regular sleep schedule, eat healthy and stay hopeful that good things are coming your way!

 

 

Stephanie Preston creates powerful, humorous videos on managing bipolar disorder symptoms. She is a Social Service Worker, Health Care Aide and suffers from severe bipolar depression herself. She is the proud wife of St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston, loves being a grandma and is Crossfit obsessed. Follow her at www.tiktok.com/@bipolaronthebrain and www.facebook.com/bipolaronthebrain.