High Functioning Bipolar
Published: Sat, 07/09/11
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
I was thinking about something today.
You know how sometimes I talk about the
people who work for me?
About how I brag on the fact that they have
bipolar disorder, but that I wonder what they
look like.
What I mean is about how you would never
know that they have the disorder, unless they
told you.
Of course, I live in New Jersey, and they
live in other places, all over the map.
But I was wondering about what they look
like in person.
I mean, not their looks, but whether in person,
that you can or can't tell that they have bipolar
disorder.
So that made me think about you and your
loved ones.
If there's over 9 million people with bipolar
disorder, chances are you know more than
just your loved one with the disorder.
Can you tell or can you NOT tell just by
looking, if someone has bipolar disorder
or not?
Interesting question, don't you think?
See, what made me think about it, too, was
the many emails I've gotten from people like
you, asking me about whether "it" is the
bipolar or the loved one, and about whether
they are "faking" it or not.
That's been a real big issue, according to
the emails and calls I've gotten.
So I give it to you. What do you think?
What has been your experience?
Can you tell just by looking, if your loved one
has bipolar disorder or not?
If so, what is it about their behavior that gives
them away?
For those of you who can't tell, what is
it about your loved one's behavior that is
different, that doesn't give them away?
In my courses and systems, I talk about
what makes a person high-functioning.
This is what I think, at least by what the
people who work for me are concerned,
is what makes them different, and in my
courses I have a whole section on being
high functioning:
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High-functioning behavior can make a
person with bipolar disorder NOT stand
out as someone with the disorder.
Does that make sense?
Whereas, on the other hand, someone who
has bipolar disorder, but is NOT high
functioning, would be someone who you
can tell DOES have bipolar disorder.
I have seen this firsthand - in the people
who work for me...
...those I have interviewed for my courses,
...those who I have talked to at the support
groups I attend...
... and others I have heard from via email
and phone.
So what does make a person with bipolar
disorder high functioning?
I think it has to do with the self-management
of their disorder.
If they're taking care of themselves, I think
it shows.
What I'm saying is that if they're doing all the
things they're supposed to be doing, you won't
be able to tell if they have the disorder at all.
They need to be taking their medication on a
regular basis.
They need to see their doctor, psychiatrist, and
therapist regularly as well.
They need to eat a healthy diet, get good sleep,
and exercise.
All these things will make a person high-functioning.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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