Bipolar? Focus on What You Want

Published: Wed, 08/04/10

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Hi ,

How is your day going?

I hope it's a great one.

I was looking over past emails
and responses to them, and
figured out that the most common
one was about being high-functioning -

That the survivor wants to be
high-functioning, and that their
supporter wants them to be high-
functioning.

So today I want to talk about one
area associated with that, since it's
such a hot topic.

I want to talk to you about one way
you can help your loved one to be
high-functioning, but also how you
can become high-functioning as well.

Here it is:
You both need to focus on what you
want, and NOT on what you DON'T
want.

Too many people focus on what they
DON'T want and never focus on what
they DO want, and this is a HUGE
mistake.

It has to do with your attitude, for
sure, but it also has to do with your
FOCUS.

Your attitude and your FOCUS.

Both things about which I teach in
my courses, but parts of which I can
talk to you about today:


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If you focus on what you DON'T
want, you will be "spinning your
wheels."

You will get nowhere.

It may even make you fight with
each other.

You will certainly be focusing on
the most negative aspects of the
disorder.

But you can CHOOSE to focus
yourselves on the positive side
of the disorder.

Here's one way:

You can make yourselves a list.

On one side, put all the things
you don't want.

For instance, you don't want
to fight. Or you don't want to
go into an episode.

Then on the other side, put all the
things you DO want.

For example, you DO want
stability, and you DO want less
episodes, and you DO want to
be high-functioning.

So all these things would be
on that side of the paper.

Well, part of being high-functioning
is to be focused.

You need to pick a goal, and
work toward that goal.

For instance, if your goal is to
have less episodes, you have to
de-stress your life.

So you make a list of ways you
can de-stress your life, and you
set forth to do exactly that, checking
off things as you go.

It may mean getting rid of that
high car payment and just buying
a used (but in good shape) car.

It may mean switching jobs. It may
mean working from home.

It may even mean starting a home
business.

Whatever it takes to de-stress your
life.

The main thing is that you have the
POWER to change your life.

You have the ability, especially if
you both work together toward a
common goal, to be stable, to have
less episodes, and to be high-
functioning.

As long as you stay focused on the
goal.

As long as you work together.

And as long as you work toward
what you want, and not what you
don't want.

In today's economy, many people
are facing financial pressure.

So you can also use this method
on your finances.

You would make your goal
list to be "lower finances."

Then you would list the things
that you can do to help your
finances.

For example, keep the heat
down. That will save you
money on your power bill.

Don't eat out as much -
that will help you save
money as well.

Do you think this method
could work for you?

Try it, and let me know what
happens.


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Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

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