Dealing With Bipolar Against All Odds?
Published: Sun, 05/30/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
If you've paid any attention to anything
lately, you know how bad the economy
is.
People are getting laid off, and it is hard
to find a job.
(Among other things.)
Well, I have a friend that was job-hunting.
Obviously, not the best year to be job-
hunting in, but his budget can't wait for
the recession to be over before having an
income.
So he did his best to get a job.
He dressed professionally.
He brushed up on his interviewing skills.
He kept good hygiene and had an
appropriate hair style.
He had an awesome resume and knew how
to fill out applications.
Everyone told him that there were no jobs
to be found, and that he was going to
fail because of that.
But he didn't let it crush his hopes.
It took weeks of diligently going out every
morning to look and coming back in the
evening.
But finally, he found a job.
Those people who thought that he would
fail? They couldn't believe it!
He succeeded against all odds.
Now what's my point to this?
You can succeed against all odds, too.
I've heard many people say that bipolar
is untreatable.
I've even heard people say that people
with bipolar are destined for a life on
public assistance.
Fortunately, these people are wrong.
But in reality, there are some truths that
are also unpleasant.
For example, there is no cure to bipolar
disorder.
You may have to be on medications for
the rest of your life in order to maintain
stability.
Even on medications, there is no guarantee
that you won't have a relapse.
These sound harsh, don't they?
If you think about only those things,
without thinking about the other side of
things, it can really bring a person down.
BUT
There is another side to things.
I've known people who have bipolar
disorder that are stable and successful.
In fact, I've known many people like that,
and have heard of many more.
You can be one of those people, too.
Wouldn't that be nice?
:)
But there is one thing you have to do in
order for this to be likely.
You have to stick to your treatment plan.
There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
Remember my friend who was job-
hunting?
Well, he would never have found that job
if he went without showering, wore blue
jeans, and didn't know how to fill out an
application or interview.
He had to work at it to meet his goal and
get a job against all odds.
In the same way, you have to work at it
to get to the point that you can become
stable against all odds.
It is possible, but it takes work, too.
Are you prepared to do what you need to?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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