“Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity. Women are expected to educate men. Lesbians and gay men are expected to educate the heterosexual world. The oppressors maintain their position and evade their responsibility for their own actions. There is a constant drain of energy which might be better used in redefining ourselves and devising realistic scenarios for altering the present and constructing the future.”
-Audre Lorde
My name is Teneshia I am a Mixed media Artist/ Entrepreneur and am currently a stay at home Caretaker. I have Bipolar Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I strongly believe that though I have limitations that my disorders should not be used as an excuse or crutch. In-spite of these challenges if I do something or my symptoms get out of control and affect me or someone else; I must take responsibility for my actions, I must hold myself accountable. I am not my Disorders and they are not separate from me. Though the are a part of who I am and it is ultimately my responsibility to make deal with and manage my symptoms.
I believe that life is ultimately what you make it. I cannot control the outside forces at work or how I feel about people or situations. I can do what I need to do for me, I can choose to do what is needed. I fall flat on my face sometimes but I think it’s important to get back up. As long as I get back up I will be ok. I am human and we are faulty as such. There is no such thing as normal or perfect but there is always better.
I have a gorgeous wife named Golda she has OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Spastic Triplegia Cerebral Palsy (CP). Golda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Wilmington University and has also defied all expectations and not let her physical disability define her. Our life is full of roller coasters going up and down and in circles, but it is crazy beautiful.
I use the epic fails of the people in my life as a guide a lesson of what I don’t want and I use my own epic fails as a way to motivate myself to do better. As I have stated before my disorders are not all that I am. I’m a Mixed Media Artist who loves to incorporate different types of mediums into my art and I guess this makes me a writer. I mean I write poetry, short stories, and some of my journaling isn’t half bad.
I have decided to start this Blog to share my/ our experiences. Hopefully in sharing our experiences I can offer some education or help someone in a similar situation. Either way this is me I am Teneshia La’Rae D. and I am Bipolar Daily! (Literally)
