Changing the title of my blog yet again

I have decided to change the title of my blog to include the struggles I have with bipolar disorder as well as the lap band. I think the success of the band rests on how I feel from one day to the next and I am fighting two battles. It isn't easy. I have my good days and then I have my bad days and right now it seems my struggle with mental illness has taken over my food issues for now.

For those who don't know, Bipolar Disorder (or Manic-Depresssion as they called it before) is caused by a chemical disorder in the brain. The drugs I have to take try to stabilise the ups and downs in my moods so I can function as well as possible in the real world. Even though great strides have been made in the past few years in having mental illness brought out of the shadows into the so-called "normal world", there is still a stigma attached.

This stigma means many people with mental illness suffer in silence because they don't want anybody to know because of the fear of being judged for what they cannot help.

I don't care any more what people think because I have a mental disability. Let the sunlight in. You would be surprised how many people there are out there who are coping with some form of mental problem. I refuse to hide under a rock any more. Maybe I can help somebody else by speaking out.

So I have two problems to deal with. Obesity which affects my physical well-being, hence the lap-band surgery. And Bipolar Disorder which affects my mind and day-to-day life, so there are drugs I have to take.

Every day is a challenge