Bipolar? It's All in the Way You Look at Things
Published: Sun, 05/08/11
Hi ,
How are you today?
I hope you're having a good day.
You know, my brother and I couldn't
be any more different.
Not just physically, but I think
psychologically, too.
He looks at things negatively,
while I choose to look at things
positively.
That's why I think he couldn't
handle my mom's bipolar disorder
like I (eventually) could.
I also think that's why he has so
many more problems than I do.
It's all in the way you look at
things, I think.
Like one person may look at
something as impossible...
While someone else might
say, "The impossible just takes
a little longer."
One person may look at something
as a problem...
While the other person looks
at it as a challenge.
In my courses/systems, I offer
problem-solving techniques, and
having a positive attitude is one
of them that helps you the most.
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If you think about it, as the way
I'm saying...
You have the power of choice.
You can choose the way you
react to something.
You can choose your attitude:
You can choose to look at things
in a negative way or in a positive
way.
It's your choice.
And your choice affects how you
look at things.
So let's look at bipolar disorder.
You can say, "My loved one
suffers from bipolar disorder."
Or you can say, "My loved one
is recovering from bipolar disorder."
Which do you think is the better
way of looking at it?
Do you see how even your
choice of words reflects how you
look at something?
If you look at a situation confronting
you and call it a problem, that's
looking at it negatively (especially
if you don't have good problem-
solving skills).
On the other hand, if you look at it
as a challenge to overcome, you are
looking at it in a more positive way.
And chances are, you will conquer
that challenge and even grow from
it.
How does your loved one look at
things?
If they are negative about things,
it can keep them sick.
At its worst, a negative attitude
can even cause them to go into
a bipolar depressive episode.
Whereas, if they think positively,
they can recover from bipolar
disorder faster.
They have to have an "I can do
it" type of mentality to overcome
the challenges of bipolar disorder,
and so do you.
You cannot defeat something
that you don't believe you can
defeat.
But you CAN defeat something
if you have it in your mind that
you can.
Like the saying, "If you believe it,
you can achieve it."
Do you see the difference?
Because the difference is what
will determine the outcome.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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