Review: Now I Really Understand
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
I absolutely loved reading "Bipolar Bits". Within the first couple of pages I was captured by Sylvia Meier's (the author)level of honesty. I have several friends who have personal battles with depression and anxiety. The more I read, the more compassion began to well up inside of me for my friends. So many of the things that Sylvia shares in this book I see scattered throughout the lives of my friends, mood swings, medication changes, discouragement, counseling, the will to live and the deep a dark place of attempting to end being alive.If you know of someone close to you who is dealing with depression, this book is well worth reading. I truly have a greater understanding of what my friends are dealing with.If I had to put my finger on one thing that spoke to me the most is how Sylvia shares that acceptance is a huge part of living with being Bipolar. She tells of how unpredictable the medication changes can be and how you have to endure the process of getting back to a normal state. She even addresses what being normal means when you are bipolar, basically just accepting that you are who you were created to be means that you are normal.It's all in this book, things like feeling really good about life and at the same time being fearful to take on responsibilities because you know that the depression and anxiety are unpredictable and may set in at any moment.She even gives a  brief mention of what happens with her sex drive, desire to accomplish things, sleeping patterns and her eating habits when she is either depressed or manic.If you want to understand what someone who lives with being Bipolar is enduring, you're going to love this book,  as I did.