bipolar quote

"It is a daily war against giving in to the darkness. The impulses and constant voices in your head saying how unworthy to be here, how unworthy of life to push in to you. But each day we win, we survive, and those who have not these forces pushing them have no concept of how strong you are, we are, for winning a war daily against things that would immobilize any of them. I have been told how weak I am, and I know, in my heart anyway, that they would never get out of bed, if for a moment they were shown what really goes on inside. Each day we survive is another victory we can draw on. Don't give up on yourself. You have had many years of victories. We can't lose sight of what it means to live each day out, when your own body conspires against you. We are not weak. We are strong. By surviving daily, we show how strong we are."

"Living Well With Depression and Bipolar Disorder"