Bipolar? Is it Worth it to Hope?
Published: Wed, 07/07/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
You've probably heard all of the talk
about cancer awareness, and about
research to find a cure for cancer.
Some people think it's hopeless.
Others think that there is a legitimate
chance that they could do the research
needed and find a cure for cancer.
Is there a chance?
Well, it's hard to say for sure.
I certainly don't know everything about
it.
But I do know where I stand on the
subject:
I think it is a good thing to hope for.
But I also think that, since there is no
cure at the moment, people who have
cancer should not hold off on treatment
just because they are waiting for the cure.
Wouldn't that be ridiculous?
"I'm not going to do chemotherapy
because I'm waiting for them to find a
cure."
Wow.
Unfortunately, because of the way cancer
works, a person who said that might be
dead before they found a cure.
It is worth it to hope.
It is not worth it to put everything else
off because you are waiting.
The same thing goes with bipolar disorder.
There is currently no cure for bipolar
disorder.
Some believe that there will never be a
cure.
Others think that it's only a matter of
time and research.
I'm not sure what the future will hold.
But I do know that, while hoping is
always a good thing, no one who has
bipolar disorder should wait for the cure
to receive treatment.
There are things that can be done in the
meantime to put them into recovery,
which is by far better than staying "on the
roller coaster" that bipolar disorder puts
them on.
It is never worth it to just wait.
By waiting, you could be putting your
well-being, and maybe even your life, on
the line.
Now, any hope for a cure that we may have
requires research to be done first.
If you are truly insistent that there will be
a cure one day, then there are things you
can do to help the process along.
For a select few, that means becoming a
psychiatrist or psychologist and conducting
the studies themselves.
For others, this may mean becoming a
donor for science.
For some, this may mean taking part in
a study.
Then again, some may be able to help
just by fighting stigma and promoting
education.
You never know who will hear you and
decide to become a doctor themselves.
Depending on your abilities, desires,
and what is available in your local area,
there are many things you can do to help
scientists work towards a cure.
If you have the means to suggest
something to a scientist that works on
those sorts of things, and you come up
with an idea for a study that you think
would help, then you might suggest
that to them and help in that way.
See, there is a hope for the cure, and there
are even things we can do to move the
process along.
But there is not time to wait on treatment.
What are your thoughts on that?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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