Bipolar and Lack of Sleep – Costly?
Published: Wed, 07/28/10
Hi ,
How are things for you today?
I hope they're going well.
I want to tell you about something
that happened with Michele, who
works for me, recently.
You know that she has bipolar
disorder, right? I've talked about
that before.
And about how she's a really hard
worker.
She usually does a really good job,
and I have no complaints.
Usually.
But recently, I'd noticed that her
work wasn't up to par, and she
seemed different.
Kind of distant.
Not her usual bubbly self.
She didn't seem to have her usual
energy.
I'm not saying her work was bad or
anything, because it wasn't - it just
didn't seem to have her usual "flair"
to it.
It just seemed like something was
"off."
I didn't mention anything to her
about it, figuring that if something
was wrong, she would tell me about
it.
This went on for a couple weeks.
Like I said, her work was fine, just
kind of "different" for her.
And she seemed fine, too, just kind
of "different."
It's kind of hard to explain, or to put
a finger on, really. You'd have to know
her.
But trust me, I knew something wasn't
quite right.
Then one day, all of a sudden, she was
back to her old self!
She was energetic, excited about all
of our new projects, and you could even
hear in her voice that she was herself
again!
So then I felt that I could say something.
I asked her if something had been
going on with her.
I told her how I had noticed that she
had been acting differently, and that
even her work seemed a bit different
as well.
Still good, but not quite the same as
her usual work.
She said that her nighttime bipolar
medication had quit working, and
that she hadn't been sleeping.
She even went a whole night without
ANY sleep at all!
One night she only had two hours
sleep, she said.
And other nights were troubled sleep.
She told me that she would wake up
just as tired as when she went to sleep.
And that she had just been exhausted
for the past couple weeks.
The point was, she just hadn't been
herself because of a lack of sleep.
She had finally called her psychiatrist
and told him what was going on, and
he switched her medications.
That night she slept great!
After a couple nights' of great sleep,
she was back to her old self.
It didn't just show in her personality,
it even showed in her work!
So much so that not just I, but another
one of her coworkers noticed as well!
In my courses/systems, I talk about
how important good, uninterrupted
sleep is to the management of
bipolar disorder.
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Michele's story is a good example.
This could have been very costly
for her.
It could have led to a bipolar
episode for her.
It could have even cost her her job!
But simply by telling her psychiatrist
what was happening, and him making
an adjustment in her medications, her
situation was corrected, and she was
back to her old self in no time!
Take a lesson from what happened
to Michele.
If you are having trouble sleeping,
don't put it off.
Let your doctor or psychiatrist know
what's happening.
The solution could be as simple as
making a change in your medication.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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