Bipolar? Can Good Come Out of an Episode?

Published: Mon, 05/24/10

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Hi ,

How are you doing?

Hope you're doing ok.

Today I want to talk about something
we don't usually think about, and
that's the GOOD that can come out
of a bipolar episode.

I know, you're probably sitting
there right now thinking, "Dave's
really lost his mind this time!"

But really, it's true! Depending on
how you look at it, there ARE some
good things that can come out of a
bipolar episode.

You just have to look at it objectively,
which I know is really hard to do,
but try it with me.

Ok, let's think about this as if you
were someone else looking in on
your situation.

They might see two people, one of
which is really sick.

And they would see one of those
people (the supporter) trying to
help the other person.

Well, that's an admirable thing,
isn't it? A positive thing?

Ok, see where I'm headed with
this thing?

So, let's try to think of a few
more examples.

A bipolar episode is a very heavy
thing, and can sometimes go on
for some time.

So, by having to "live it," it can
the two of you closer together,
just by having to "fight it out"
together, by having to depend on
each other.

A bipolar episode can also "weed
out" bad friends - it's a time when
you really find out who your real
friends are, isn't it?

You find out who you can really
depend on, instead of just "fair-
weather" friends who say they'll
be there for you, but aren't
there when it comes down to it.

In my courses and systems, I talk
about how one good thing about a
bipolar episode is how it can force
yourself to get more serious about
your treatment, so that's another
good thing:

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Another good thing about a bipolar
episode is that it can show you
where your treatment is failing
you.

It can help you see where maybe
your medication needs to be adjusted,
where maybe you weren't seeing
that before.

Mostly, what I'm trying to get you
to see is that you can either have a
negative view or a positive view
toward the bipolar episode.

Having a positive view, you can
make the episode work FOR you,
by examining it, and trying to
look for the good points to it.

Face it, the episode may happen
no matter what you do to try to
stop it.

You may as well put a positive
spin to it.

This is one way you can master
the disorder instead of it mastering
you, which is another thing I teach
in my courses.

Another thing you can do is what
I call a "Post Episode Analysis."

With this, once your loved one
is out of their episode and is
rational again, you sit down and
talk about it.

What caused it?

What could each of you have
done differently?

What can you do to prevent
it from happening again?

What can you do to keep
the stress levels down?

How can you work together
for your loved one to maintain
stability?

Where do you need to work
on your relationship?

How can you improve things
in your financial situation
(which is a means of stress
for many people with bipolar
disorder and their supporters).

Is your communication working?

How can you make your
communication work better?

What I'm saying is to sit down
after an episode and discuss
these things (and any others that
you can come up with) and how
you can keep them from
happening again.

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Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

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