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I thought I would explain why I started this blog.  Back in August 2012 I took some sleeping pills and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance.  This was my wake up call to my bipolar disease needing regular treatment.  I felt inspired to share my journey with others in hopes that someone may benefit from my blog.  I wanted to help someone or people get the help they need or maybe inspire them to change the way things are going in their life.  It took a lot of guts for me to start this blog as in general I am a really private person, but I felt that others needed to hear my story, so that is how this blog came about.  I called it waiting for sunshine because in essence that is what I am waiting for in the ongoing treatment for my bipolar disease, the clouds to part and have a little sunshine in my life.  I am to that point where my life doesn't 'suck' as it did before I got back on meds and treatment with counseling and a psychiatrist etc.  I was blessed to find an amazing psychiatrist who understands the meds and their purposes.  I must say I was a little leary of taking Geodon when she switched me to it because my sister was on it and was so drowsy she crashed into a telephone pole and totaled her car.

 I must say that I am a lot stronger than I was last year at this time.  I am happier too.  I could have chosen to let my mental illness destroy me and blame it for things that go wrong in my life, but I chose instead to let it heal me and let it make me who I am today.  I feel confident in my decision to change and know that it's the best choice I have ever made.  I never knew about 'counseling' for my disease until last year when before they would release me from the partial hospitalization I had to have an appointment with a counselor as well as a Psychiatrist.  Counseling has definitely been a big part in my recovery.  It has helped me through the tough times as well as made me a better person.  I love my counselor and am grateful to my insurance company for finding her for me.  She has really helped me through everything.  I know I already said this in a previous blog entry but my psychiatrist is amazing.  It's because of her that I am having sleep apnea tests done to see if I have it.  I go in tonight for a followup test with therapy.  I hope it helps so I can get my machine and my hubby can start getting better nights sleep.
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