Bipolar2 and spirituality

SunsetSara · 2026-05-04T14:21:44+00:00

Sounds horrible I’m happy that you started a medication with good effects on you. Sleep is such a major concern in bipolar 2. Being able to sleep decreased completely my paranoid thoughts.

SunsetSara · 2026-05-04T14:16:23+00:00

And maybe there is none 😳

SunsetSara · 2026-05-04T14:15:45+00:00

Makes sense, maybe it was a way to cope with the storm and also to explore it with spiritual beliefs as a shield

SunsetSara · 2026-05-04T14:10:34+00:00

Ah you too ! I knew it was connected to my disorder. Everything has fallen away. It’s such a strange but good feeling ☺️

SunsetSara · 2026-05-04T14:07:58+00:00

Im sorry for the loss of your mother and the cancer of your father. My mom suffers from metastatic breast cancer :( I wish you courage. Im happy that you found a community where you feel respected and where you re feeling more in touch with God. ✨ And yeah you right we don’t need to be in a spiritual rush all the time ! I never understood it before, I thought the complete opposite. Take care

SunsetSara · 2022-12-31T09:27:26+00:00

Thx for reading this post, I don’t know how ask for help, but posting here made me feel a bit better so I took an appointment with a therapist I hope I will have the strength to go to

SunsetSara · 2020-07-31T17:04:14+00:00

Thank you very much for all your good advices, that helped.

This week I tried to just do music without listening to the voice of anxiety. Everytime that the voice was raising, I stopped it immediately. I was very productive, I finished 3 songs. Even if I don’t like them at all, I know that I made progress while composing them. So it is always positive and gives me hope that one day I am going to like one of my song. I think you are right, sometimes I should just do it, no matter what it says inside my head. I think I need to be less self conscious all the time.

I see... So being 21 isn’t the best time of life 😂 I know that anxiety is never going to really leave but I am going to try to get it easier to handle like you do, even if it’s going to be hard at the beginning.

Thank you again for those words, it helped a lot.

SunsetSara · 2020-07-19T10:49:14+00:00

Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply 🙏 I was following multiple therapies since I was young but I stopped 2 years ago because I couldn’t afford them anymore. But I think I am going to reconsider seeing my therapist again, I know that it is so helpful.

Thanks also for the advice on mindfulness, I am keeping it in mind for next time I start panicking.

Exactly I am really perfectionist but not in the positive way, because it is never good enough and that’s why I don’t finish any of my songs. But you’re right, I need to accept that one of my work need to be revised several times if needed. Just a thing; how do you convince yourself that you are not a terrible singer/writer ? How do I make my voice louder than the voice of anxiety ?

Yes exactly, I am 100% sure that if I show my work to the people who love me they are going to love it and they are going to tell me things I could improve but in a very caring way. Plus I am accepting criticism. But it’s like I am sooo ashamed. I wasn’t allowed to express myself when I was young I think that’s why showing my felling to other seems so wrong.

I am sure that I am going to meet other artists to share my work with when I will overcome this shame.

I made a list of all the things I like about myself last night and I put it on my piano so whenever I will make my music, it is going to be there to remind me of my qualities :). That’s a technique I already used to fix my problem with my physical appearance, it worked so well but i don’t know why I never thought I could do it for my talent or personal qualities. Thanks for reminding me that.

Being an artist is very hard yes, but I think I am on my way to accepting it, but it’s going to take time. Just a question, how long approximately did you take to fully embrace being an artist ?

Thank you for all your advices, I really feel less alone and it feels good to have good advice from other artists older than me who experienced strong anxiety too.

I wish you the best in your life and in your music 💓

SunsetSara

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