It is true you know, what they say. Excercise is fantastic for the wellness of your brain. My psychiatrist always checks in to ensure that I am remaining active, it is by far the best remedy for a low mood. Far better to the point where it exceeds anything that medication is capable of.
The releasee of endorphins is an incredible rush. These natural 'happy'chemical releases are nothing short of amazing. After one of the lowest days in a little while on Friday, yesterday turned out to be a wonderful day. I hit the gym for over 2 hours, upped the intensity of everything I was doing and loved every droplet of sweat I saw.
Following the workout, I was in such a happy, carefree mood that made is feel so special to come home to my beautiful family. Nothing exciting happened throughout the remainder of the day but, there was just such a special vibe to the remainder of the day.
I am committed to my own wellness. I take my illness extremely seriously and therefore ensure I take my medications, everyday. However, I will admit to fiddling with my doses as required. I find that if I take my medication any later than 11pm then the entire rest of the following day is ruined. I am left with a 'hangover' effect, with no energy and wishing to spend my day in one place only, my bed.
It is the littlest things in life that I sit back and am so thankful for. Waking in the morning to a beautiful, blue sky with the slight hint of a seabreeze. The stars in the night sky, all tinkling away as though there is some secret wonderland up there.
I adore the silliness of playing with my daughter. We laugh so hard it becomes a truly hearty, from the belly laugh. We are loud, exhuberant, revelling in eachothers silliness. Then comes mum, she joins in the loud shenanigans and before long there are 3 hearty laughs and so much fun being had by our little family.
I breathe all of these things in, wanting to burn them into my brain. There is nothing more that I want than to be able to remember and smile about all the silly things the 3 of us get up to.
In love we bathe, in light we bask and in life we cherish and adore eachother!
About Me
- beach.chick
- I am an everyday woman, struggling with mental illness. I had a mental breakdown back in 2006 and it was at this time I was finally, formally diagnosed with BiPolar Disorder. It had long been suspected but, with a Psychology background, I was very good at 'passing' the doctor/psychologist/psychiatrist's phsych tests. Why? Because I knew there was 'something' wrong but, remained in denial where I felt safe. This is the very first time that I have written about my life and the reason that I have decided to start blogging is; to educate the ignorant and offer support and courage to the weak. Mental illness is a dirty word in society mainly, in my opinion, due to ignorance which breeds judgement.