Now that my hypomania is passing I am feeling better. Been in bed a lot. I slept for about 3 hours today! Sleeping is good!

Got to thinking about how grateful I am to be getting better. It is a gift, and I know I get down on myself for my mood episodes, but when I focus on growth and learning from the experiences, I feel less traumatised and relief from despair.

I hope to focus on happier content now that I’m getting better. I usually delete manic writing from my blog but I think I’ll leave it. This is how I experience mania, and I’m tired of feeling like I have to be ashamed of what I go through. I feel like I stigmatise myself for having mania and, if I am going to be a better mental health advocate, I should be more comfortable with visibility and advocating for normalising experiences many of us go through periodically.

I know my content has been darker lately, but it is my hope that there are happier days ahead.

Thanks for sharing in this experience with me.