Addiction & Mental Illness Do Not Go Away

[@Moss-Teigh]

Healing vibes for Tiffany. You definitely have to take care of yourself first and foremost. Thank you for sharing. Addiction and mental health are still so misunderstood by most people. I appreciate your bringing awareness to the topics.

[@rongike]

I like the out and about compilation videos! but borderline and addiction sounds like a harsh combo, so yeah, don't feel responsible for her, you're already doing a lot more than normal people would.

[@BipolarPerson]

Sundays video Tiffany's in. It is hard helping someone. I uncut her off after I realized it was wrong because that was when she needed my help most. I know I sacrifice a lot to help people sometimes but I would want someone there to help me so I just do the best I can.

[@ErikIng-jv7xr]

I guess there are a middleway between just waiting for someone to hit rock bottom and burn yourself out being at service.. You sure have been putting a lot of energy and heart into this over a long period. I wish i had someone like you in my life last year, a month or two before i hit Rock Bottom. These days would be different then.. ☀️❤

[@BipolarPerson]

Dude!!! She's in rehab! You'll see in the next video the process but I'm hoping she actually checked in and stayed but that's where she was the last time I talked to her yesterday evening. 😁😀

[@ErikIng-jv7xr]

​@@BipolarPerson That is good,let's hope she stays for a while.☀️

[@BipolarPerson]

She left after three days... I don't know if she even actually went her phone was never turned off. 😔

[@ErikIng-jv7xr]

@@BipolarPerson Sad to hear that. After All the effort you put in to helping her she should at least give it a solid try. Then again, its meth addicton. Its way hard to help someone out to get clean on that if theyre not motivaded for it. At least if youre not God (and none of us are this week :) So yea,middleway can be to realise that you only can do so much. Waiting for the sun☀️

[@Mr.Bambogea]

Thanks for the video, I'm having quite a difficult time nowadays and I was starting to lose track of my self-awareness ;

[@BipolarPerson]

I did this thing in group today that really helps I think. I wrote a list of each thing I was hurting about and then I put an emotion next to it. And then I made a list of things I can do about it like "yoga, breathing, movies.." We have so little control of things the lists make it easier to compartmentalize things. ❤️ I hope things get better soon.

[@waceyseufer7083]

Family members are sometimes not the greatest. Sorry they were so rude to you. No one should treat anyone like that. And OMGOSH!!! Your kitties are so cute! Lol! I'm a huge cat dad. And ooohhh boy... I have a lot of experience with addiction and mental illness. Since I was diagnosed earlier this year, it's answered SO many questions I've had throughout my entire life! Especially with addiction. I was always self-medicating with drugs and alcohol (mostly alcohol and MMJ) for most of my adult life. And my psychiatrist said I was self-medicating cuz it leveled me out, so I'd always use it and that's what caused me to be alcohol dependent. Makes me wish I was diagnosed sooner. And you're 100% right! Properly medicated is way better! Since I started Lamictal, I've been able to quit drinking cuz it balances out what the alcohol used to. Needless to say, SOOO much better! But yeah, I've detoxed off of so much, I'm like the detox king. Lol, not funny, I know, but the biggest thing that ever helped me is something I've told myself my whole life. "You can not believe (like it's physically, mentally, and emotionally impossible to believe) what you can pull through if you just pull through." It's never failed me yet. And dude, you've been like the absolute best supporter and friend to Tiff. We've all seen it. I definitely know how bad addiction is. It's literally hell. But you're right. No one can fix her besides herself. It just sucks when someone does that and they have as much support as you gave her. It's a slap in the face, I feel, to the person who's been right there by their side the whole time. It just flat-out sucks. Sorry it happened to you. Thoughts and prayers for her and a strong recovery. But I do think it's better for you to let her do her own thing. Especially if she's not going to even try right now, you know? Keep going though, dude. You still help so many people here, and it helps more than you know. And if those "cool kids on the playground" don't wanna hang out with you, then they're obviously not cool! xD Haha! Have a great one! 🤘

[@BipolarPerson]

😁 You'll see on Sundays video but Tiffany agreed to go to rehab on her own! She is supposed to be checking into a 30 program right now. I do need stronger boundaries but I think she can do it. It's just so hard to win over addiction and mental illness.

[@waceyseufer7083]

@@BipolarPerson THAT'S AWESOME! I'm so happy for her! Give her a fist bump for me and tell her she rocks! Maybe tell her my lil saying if you want. Lol. But thank you so much for letting me know!!!! Stoked for both you guys and super stoked for the next video! 😁

[@audioadhd]

Wow, crazy story. So great to have you in her corner, with boundraies. And, my wife and I literally started the 1st episode of painkillers. Makes ya think!

[@BipolarPerson]

It's really powerful and humanizes addiction. I loved it so much!

[@Martin-rh7mf]

When your husband knocked to check on you, this hit me hard 😳 He is like your angel. I don't enjoy not having that. Thank God I'm mostly fine with solitude, but love is natural. That food looked delicious 😋 I often almost fantasise about McDonald's & and pizzas, but it just feels imperative for me to always eat clean ~ I feel very boring, almost robotic but must be grateful for the blessings I have. Are you doing the yoga classes? Spin class is a morning thing for me. Maybe it's an addiction but sweating like a dog feels extremely satisfying. Long afternoon swims are me at one with cold water ~ the pool is outdoors & is total therapy for calm, & I get more exercise too 🏊🏽‍♂️🙏🏽 An afternoon nap is essential when I'm training like this in the summer. I aim to take on around 100g of protein a day. I'm sorry for your friend. Drugs have never been part of my life. I couldn't handle taking anything but you're amazing to be reaching out to her. Compared to yours, my life is so boring. I exhaust myself from exercise to deplete myself for contented tiredness. In a way it's a bit sad but I'm also lucky that I'm able to enjoy such activities. I like all your videos & am grateful to be able to watch them. Thank you, Steph 😊

[@BipolarPerson]

Thank you much I'm so glad you are here! I do hot yoga so the room is 100 degrees. I love it! Sweating out all the toxins is so awesome. I eat a lot of junk food but I eat a lot of fruit and salad too so I try lol

[@tommakkoo1357]

Addiction and bipolar is a hard combo. Best to embrace and observe to overcome.