It's just as real either way. I'll probably be taking my pills for the rest of my life. I don't even think about it.

Congrats on your new found freedom! I've heard it said that cars are symbols of sexuality and freedom. I was going to post a youtube link to Prince's "Little Red Corvette", a song that embodies the sexuality and freedom of a car, but that butthead has blocked his songs from being on youtube. I guess he's not rich enough. So we'll have to go with "Red Barchetta" by Rush.

Enjoy doing great. Do what works for you.

Pills don't make me better; they allow me to choose how to be.

it is what we know. big part of what makes change hard.
good luck with driving. will DH be teaching you? will that work?
my baby is trying to learn to drive, but having a very hard time. she is so prone to freaking out. we are sending her to a driving school, hoping that someone that she doesn't know well will not be as uncomfortable as mom and dad.
it can be hard. but i think you will be really glad when you get that freedom.
good luck

Driving is no problem for me. I just need practice backing up (which way do I turn the wheel again?) and parking. The fastest I've gone is 55 mph. (48 more hours to drive!)

Driving by itself didn't really mess me up. It was the knowledge test itself. I'm not used to tests, I've been self-taught for a majority of my life.

That, and I wasn't keen on getting more responsibilities I guess. But that has changed somehow. Simply put, I got bored. I want to go to college soon and I feel strong enough to do it.

What's weird is that I don't feel like I'm "managing" my bipolar. It feels gone. No hypomania or depression for months. Maybe a few nightmares and a few mood swings, but otherwise...I don't know. It's freaky, I feel like myself.

which allows me to better react to triggers. they allow me to be me without the committee shouting in the back of my head all the time. when the committee starts yammering, it's easier to tell them to shut it.

i view meds as a tool to help get me where i need to go and i know it's a bit of them and a bit of me.

good job on getting your permit on the first try, i failed my first written test for my permit all those years ago.

i'm glad you're doing so well

A lot of people drive for fun. By all means, be safe, but also enjoy yourself.