Pretending with Bipolar Disorder
Published: Tue, 01/18/11
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope today is a good day for you.
Remember when you were little and
played Let's Pretend?
You might have pretended that you
were a ballerina...
Or a cowboy...
Or that your dog was your horse...
Or that your coffee table was your
spaceship...
Or that something handy was your
gun to kill the aliens...
Or you dressed up in mommy's
clothes and pretended to be an
adult...
Or any number of things.
That's what children do.
They pretend.
It's part of their growing up experience.
But as they get older, they learn that
Let's Pretend is only a game.
As they get older, they learn that
reality is a serious thing, and that
they have to learn to face it.
Those that don't, have serious
problems.
One of the things that I talk about in
my courses/systems is that you have to
face your problems. That's why I give
problem-solving suggestions:
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You can't just play Let's Pretend when
you're an adult and you're facing situations
like those that come with bipolar disorder
and think that they'll just go away by
themselves.
You're not a child anymore.
And this isn't playtime - this is real life.
You may see this behavior in your loved
one.
They may get so stressed out that they
start to pretend that their problems just
don't exist anymore.
They just don't deal with them. Say,
financial problems.
They stop paying the credit card statements.
So what happens?
The statements keep piling up - they don't
just go away because your loved one is
pretending that they don't exist.
And pretty soon you've got bill collectors
calling you for the money you owe.
Let's Pretend isn't funny any more.
You are in serious financial debt.
Your loved one isn't dealing with it, so
what can you do?
Well, for one thing, you need to cut off
the credit cards, or at least freeze them
until you can get the balances down to
a reasonable level.
And make sure that your loved one no
longer has access to the credit cards.
Keep one card for emergencies, and in
case you need to make hotel or plane
reservations or rent a car.
Then destroy the other credit cards.
This way you will be protected and your
loved one can no longer use them if they
go into a manic episode.
Then begin paying down the debt on
those cards until you are out of debt
and the balances are zero on those
accounts.
Then cancel those credit cards, just
keeping the one for emergencies.
This will keep you out of future debt.
This may sound drastic, but financial
debt is one of the biggest problems that
bipolar supporters face when their loved
one goes into bipolar episodes, especially
manic episodes.
Taking control of the finances may be
hard at first, but you will see that it will
make things easier in the long run.
Eventually, you will become financially
stable.
What about you?
How are your finances? Are you in credit
card debt because of your loved one's manic
episodes?
Do you think this could work for you?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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