If Bipolar Doesn't Kill You…
Published: Mon, 08/09/10
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope you're having a good day.
Have you ever heard the expression,
"If something doesn't kill you, it just
makes you stronger?"
Well, applied to bipolar disorder...
If bipolar doesn't kill you...
It just makes you stronger.
Let's look at that a little bit today.
Do you believe, first of all, that
bipolar disorder CAN make you
stronger?
Because too many supporters and
survivors I've talked to just believe that
it drains the life right out of you.
Really. They have like this defeatist
attitude.
And I don't blame them.
Remember, I've been there.
I can understand how they might feel
that way.
If you don't fight back against it, bipolar
disorder can overwhelm you and seem to
sort of "beat you up" in this war against
it, seeming like it's winning.
But only if you let it.
That's why I talk so much about strategies
in my courses/systems about bipolar
disorder:
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It IS like a war when it comes to
bipolar disorder.
You just CAN'T let it win!!
You HAVE to be strong!
So how do you get strong?
By overcoming the adversity that
threatens to overtake you.
As a supporter, there are many things
you have to put up with from your
loved one.
The mood swings, the anger, the
episodes, the sometimes bazaar
behaviors, the consequences from their
episodes, etc....
And it isn't always easy.
In fact, it is rarely easy to live with a
person who has bipolar disorder.
But you are a supporter because you
care about your loved one.
So you learn to put up with some things.
Other things you learn to deal with.
Like you learn to deal with their anger.
Not to put up with it, but how to react
to it - like not to fight back.
Things like lowering your voice so they
have to listen to you - things like stepping
out of the room with an excuse to get something
if you need a break. You know what I mean.
There are things that you will tolerate and
things that you will not tolerate when it
comes to bipolar behavior - we have talked
about this before.
For example, violence is something that should
never be tolerated.
And that should be made clear - that it is one
boundary that you will never allow to be crossed.
Then stick to that boundary, with heavy
consequences if they do cross it.
The more you make boundaries and consequences
and stick to them, the stronger you will get.
They are empowering.
Not that you are trying to become controlling
over your loved one, I'm not saying that at all -
just that you need to have some empowerment.
You need to get stronger, or their bipolar disorder
will roll right over you.
You need to stand up for yourself - let your feelings
be known.
You have a right to your feelings - they are neither
right or wrong. They just are. And you should be
able to share them with your loved one without
repercussions.
Sharing them with your loved one should help
you feel stronger as well. The closer the two of
you feel, the stronger your battle against their
bipolar disorder, because you will be working as
a team.
What do you think about my ideas of getting
stronger against your loved one's bipolar?
Do you think it can be done?
What are some of the ways that you've gotten
stronger against bipolar disorder?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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