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2.5 years ago I was diagnosed with bipolar. It was a hard diagnosis to accept. It took me a year to fully process it. But the silver lining is that it forced me to take mental health seriously. And I did. #thread
I decided to calm down, to take it easy. I still worked and I still worked hard, but I refused to be stressed out about it. I eased up on my self-inflicted deadlines. If the work got done on time, great. And if not, that& #39;s ok too.
What I learned was that so much of the stress and pressure I felt for years was entirely self-inflicted. I always thought that working hard was supposed to hurt. I conflated working hard with being overworked. If you weren& #39;t tired, you weren& #39;t trying hard enough.
That first year after my diagnosis, I refused to overwork. I ate well. I got my 8 hours of sleep. Longer if my body needed it. I took weekends off. And I still got my work done.
I was just as productive. But I was more efficient. By being forced to go easier on myself I was forced to find ways to work a little faster, a little smarter. I stopped giving myself ridiculous deadlines and prioritized the ones that actually mattered. And everything worked out.
It may look like I never sleep, but trust me, I sleep a lot. I& #39;ve just figured out how to get more done in less time because that& #39;s what my mind and body demanded of me. I love working, I work very hard, but I can& #39;t afford to be overworked.
All that is to say this: Take care of yourself. Self love starts with mental health. The work will get done. And if it doesn& #39;t, things will probably be ok. You& #39;re more important than the work you produce 
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