Bipolar: Same Time Every Year
Published: Sun, 02/19/12
Hi ,
How are things going for you today?
I hope things are going well.
Do you remember years ago there was this
popular thing going around where you would
stare at this picture that looked meaningless,
just like a bunch of random colors on a page...
But if you relaxed your eyes and stared at it
for awhile...
It would turn into a picture right before your
eyes?
A hidden picture?
That would happen because there were actually
patterns hidden in the colors.
Well, there are patterns to life, too.
That's why we do the things we do.
Unfortunately, it's why we keep repeating the
same mistakes we keep repeating as well.
And if we don't change our ways...
We'll keep repeating those patterns over and
over again, because...
As they say...
"If nothing changes, nothing changes."
Well...
There can be patterns to your loved one's bipolar
disorder as well.
Cycles, if you will.
In fact, it's one of the things I talk about in my courses/
systems below, that it's one of the things you need to
watch for as a bipolar supporter - patterns in your
loved one's bipolar disorder and in their moods and
behavior:
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For example:
There's this woman, Phyllis, and every year at the
same time, she goes through a bipolar depressive
episode.
Why?
And why at that particular time?
Because it's a pattern for her.
Because at that time, her father passed away.
And every year at that time, she grieves for her father.
And that begins a cycle for her.
She gets depressed, then she goes deeper...
Then she gets so deep into the depression that she
ends up in a bipolar depressive episode and can't
even get out of bed.
Every year at the same time.
She feels like she can't help herself.
But the truth is that she CAN.
One of the things I always tell people is to watch for
episode triggers so that you can fend off episodes
before they take hold.
So, in Phyllis's case, every year at the anniversary
of her father's death, that would be an episode trigger
for her.
So what do you do when you're faced with an episode
trigger?
If you start to experience symptoms of a bipolar episode,
you call your psychiatrist right away, so they can help
you.
If you do that...
Usually all it takes is just a temporary increase in your
medication to ward off a full-fledged bipolar episode.
This way your loved one won't end up in the hospital or
need any major help or anything.
And they won't go into a major episode.
But it all starts with noticing patterns.
You can watch for patterns in their behavior.
Like when the weather changes.
Many people with bipolar disorder experience depression
during the winter months because there is less natural
sunlight.
It happens to them every year during the winter
months.
That might be a pattern for your loved one as well.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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