I am - (not)

So many times we start out our blogs with "I am" statements. "I am a - "

But let's get real. The way most of us Bipolars really think about ourselves is things like this -
"I am worthless"
"I am a burden"
"I am ugly"
"I am fat" (the joys of medication induced weight gain!)
"I am less than you"
"I am __________"

I want to start out this first post with some positive thinking.

I am worthy
I am strong
I am capable

Hi, my name is Aurora. I have bipolar, but I'm trying (oh so very hard) to not let it define me. I also want to get into shape and learn how to run. Now, as we all know, us bipolars make up our minds one day to do one thing, and the next to do something totally different. But I'm going to try really hard this time. (Isn't that what we all say though?) I have some 5ks and a 10k under my belt, so I know I can do this.
I'm on some new medicine - Limitral? - and I'm hoping that it helps and I can get off of the weight-gaining abilify.

There is so much I want to do, so much I want to be. But I've been letting Bipolar define me and hold me back. My biggest thing is that "I am Bipolar". But that's not entirely true. I might "have" bipolar, but bipolar does not define me unless I let it.

Follow my blog, let's encourage each other to be more than bipolar - and society - paints us.

Aurora