Bipolar? Remember the Simple
Published: Tue, 09/14/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
Maybe you know a story like Lisa's.
Lisa had cancer.
She was constantly dealing with her own
mortality, and there was a constant struggle
to keep her from dying.
There were also a lot of good things that
went on in Lisa's life, but most of the time
she was so focused on the bad that she
couldn't see them.
One day the doctor caught on to her
depression, and told her that she was
making her lifespan shorter!
He told her that if she didn't take time to
enjoy life sometime soon, that she was
quite literally going to kill herself!
Her body was already compromised enough,
it couldn't handle the added stress of
depression.
Lisa didn't understand what she was
supposed to do, so she asked the doctor
what he meant.
He told her to stop and smell the roses.
There was more to life than just her cancer!
There were also things she could enjoy
and learn from.
But she had been missing them...
Lisa went on to learn to accept her cancer
as just part of her life.
After some time of enjoying the rest of her
life, she got some good news from the
doctor:
The cancer had gone into remission!
The doctor flat-out told her he knew it was
because of her change in attitude.
He had seen all sorts of people come
through his office with cancer, and the ones
that survived were the ones that were
positive about things.
That doesn't mean that they were happy
they had cancer, or anything stupid like
that.
It just means that they were able to push
past the negative and find other things to
focus their energy on.
Hmmm.
Stop and smell the roses.
How long has it been since you did that?
I know, it's so much easier to just
crisis-build.
That is to say, it's so much easier to just
focus on the negative until the negative
takes over.
Your loved one has a horrible disorder
that they'll never be cured from.
This disorder is affecting every aspect of
both of your lives, and quite frankly,
you're sick of it.
Well, these things are true, and they
shouldn't be ignored per say.
But if that is the only way you ever think,
then it will wear on you eventually.
People need to think positively.
If you want to keep your mental health
in tact, you need to make a point to see the
positive as well as the negative.
The good as well as the bad.
It will also set a good example for your
loved one.
If they see you acting in a more positive
manner because you are thinking on a
better level, then they are much more
likely to do the same.
Which could, in the end, help solve some
of those problems that you could have been
brooding over.
And the really good thing about enjoying
life is - well - it's enjoyable!
It's not like I'm asking you to do something
you're not going to like.
What are the roses you can stop to smell?
What ways can you be more positive
today?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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