Bipolar? Are You Waiting?
Published: Wed, 09/29/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
Have you ever known anyone who is
scared of the dentist?
I think we all know a person (or two) like
this.
Maybe you've even known someone like
this:
I met someone recently who had some
very bad teeth, and they were only getting
worse.
Without going into detail, they were
beginning to cause them serious problems.
But when I asked them what the dentist
had to say about all this, they had to admit
that they hadn't been.
What would prompt someone with bad
teeth to not go to the dentist?
Well, I suppose it could have been finances
and a lack of insurance.
But more likely it was fear of the dentist.
Many people who are afraid of the dentist
will wait until the last minute to go and
take care of their teeth.
Well, that's not healthy, but it's not exactly
my point, either.
My point is that many people with bipolar
disorder do the same thing.
They wait until the "last minute" to get
treatment.
For some, this may look like the person who
gets treatment in a hospital for a situation
that they let become a crisis.
For others, this may look like waiting to see
the psychiatrist until they are in a full-
blown episode.
Others still get their medications, but only
take them when they feel like they need
them.
And it doesn't even have to be about
medications.
Waiting to go to therapy until you're
breaking down crying all the time isn't the
best game plan, either, especially when
you knew you needed it before.
Waiting to start trying to meditate until
you're so stressed out that you couldn't
manage it if your life depended on it isn't
going to work very well.
But people do it.
And then many wonder why it didn't
work so well.
But I can't just tell you to stop waiting
without addressing your reasons for doing
so.
So what are the reasons that people will
wait until the last minute to get treatment?
Well, for some it is out of fear.
This could be fear of the disorder itself,
and manifests itself in denial.
This could be fear of the treatment, maybe
because it is the unknown, or maybe
because they've heard stories of others'
bad experiences.
When it comes to medications, it could be
fear of the side effects.
When it comes to therapy, it could be the
fear that they'll have to spill all of their
emotions in an hour's period of time - and
they're not ready for that yet.
It may be fear of revealing that they have
the disorder to begin with, because of the
fear of the stigma that goes with it.
There are other reasons besides fear to
wait until the last minute.
Some of them include forgetfulness,
procrastination, and misunderstandings.
But the important thing to remember is
that the reasons for starting treatment now
are more important than the reasons for
waiting.
Do you have any reasons for waiting?
Can you think of all the ways that are
more important and meaningful for you to
do it now instead of waiting?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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