More on the Bipolar's Dilemma: Taking Risks vs Playing Safe

A couple of weeks ago, in The Bipolar’s Dilemma, I posted from Oregon on a trip-in-progress that I very nearly did not embark on. Here’s the issue: Our illness has a way of imposing limits on what we can and cannot do. After trial and error, we learn to adjust and not tempt fate.   At all costs, we avoid situations that run the risk of making our lives stressful.    But I recently discovered a major catch to this. As I...
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