My story, an introduction message

[Tobin S.]

13. Yep, things can can better. I know that for sure.

And I'm trying to keep that in mind tonight because I have the blues. A bunch of bad stuff happened to me and my wife in the past couple of months. It's all just life. Everything that has happened has been pretty much out of our control. It would be easier to handle if things all didn't happen at once. It kind of makes you wonder if you're getting punished for something, but I know that's not true.

But I know how bad things can get, and now days my worst days seem like bliss compared to what I went through with severe mental illness. Your story and my story are similar in some ways. I was raised going to a fundy church, too. I busted out of that when I was 16, but the anxiety and stress it caused lasted a long time after that. When I was 20, bipolar disorder blossomed in my brain like a carnivorous plant. I lived in pain, darkness, and confusion for the next ten years. But I finally started to get the right treatment and everything has been a lot better since then.

But all of that pain and suffering has scarred me, and when bad fortune strikes it throws me a little more than it probably would most people. But I'm going to get through alright and your OP reminded me of that.