Doing it Alone with Bipolar Disorder
Published: Mon, 05/17/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
I hope you're doing well today.
I read a lot, mostly business magazines.
And I read an article in one of them
the other day about an entrepreneur
who is very wealthy, a self-made
millionaire.
Granted, self-made implies that he did
it himself, but even self-made people
have to have had some help along the
way, wouldn't you think?
Nobody does it all by themselves.
But this guy was going on and on
about how he did everything all by
himself, that no one ever showed him
even one little thing, nobody ever
taught him anything, nobody ever
helped him in any way, he did it ALL
himself, etc., etc.
And I was actually offended at all the
pride that was just oozing out of this
guy.
He just took all the credit!
Didn't even give his parents any credit
for raising him or anything! I mean,
usually even self-made millionaires
give credit to their parents at least,
you know?
But he was just so full of himself!
I mean, I've worked all of my life,
always had my own businesses, and
I would say that I'm a self-made man
too (but FAR from being a millionaire
LOL).
But I don't go around bragging about
how I've never gotten any help from a
single sole, nobody's ever done anything
for me, etc., everything I've gotten I've
gotten all by myself, etc.
I'm pretty honest about giving credit
where credit is due and about how I've
gotten good advice from other people,
etc. I've had some pretty good role
models, and that has helped as well.
I don't think anyone can make it in this
world all by themselves.
Especially people who have bipolar disorder.
In fact, some of the worst cases of bipolar
disorder I've ever seen were people who
tried to make it by themselves, without
any kind of a support system.
That's why I stress building a strong
support system as one of the key elements
of managing your bipolar disorder in
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I've had bipolar supporters talk to me
about their loved ones and how they kind
of shut them out of helping them and it's not
so much that it hurts them personally (the
supporter) as much as it hurts them to see
their loved one struggle when they don't
have to, because they have a supporter right
there who is willing and wanting to help them.
It's hard to watch your loved one wanting so
much to make it on their own, knowing that
it doesn't have to be that way.
And that they're probably going to fail, because,
like I said, some of the worst cases of bipolar
disorder I've seen were people with the disorder
who tried to make it on their own.
On the other hand, one of the most successful
cases I know of is a couple where both of them
have bipolar disorder, and they are each other's
supporter.
They are married, so they are around each other
pretty much 24/7. They know each other so
well, and each other's signs and symptoms, so
they can tell when the other one is "off" in any
way, so there's no telling how many episodes
they've been able to avoid just by being vigilant.
They help each other. They talk to each other.
But most importantly, they listen to each other.
If one tells the other that they've noticed a few
signs or symptoms that might indicate that they
could be going into an episode and that they
should go to the doctor, they listen, and they go.
They've learned from experience that a supporter
can be invaluable in preventing bipolar episodes.
They both remember how, before they got
married, they didn't have supporters, or a good
support system, and went into many episodes,
having to be hospitalized several times trying to
make it on their own.
A good, strong support system is just
invaluable when you're trying to manage
bipolar disorder.
If your loved one is giving you a hard time
about helping them to manage their bipolar,
show them this email.
Show them the difference that having a
good support system vs. trying to do it
alone can make.
They need to know that they cannot
make it on their own.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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