Keeping These In Order Will Help With Bipolar
Published: Sat, 04/21/12
Hi ,
How are you feeling today?
I hope you are feeling well.
There's something you need to keep in mind
if you are dealing with a loved one who has
bipolar disorder (or dealing with bipolar
yourself):
KEEPING PRIORITIES
Doing this can really help you to cope.
The thing is, though, first you need to decide if
something really is a priority or not.
Sometimes people can really "make a mountain
out of a molehill," as the saying goes, and then
they get their priorities all mixed up.
But if you do have your priorities in order, it can
help you to have a greater perspective on things.
Like this email I got the other day:
Hi David,
It is true that we who are the supporters wind up
needing some support ourselves sometimes. It's
very easy to get tied up with not only every day
obligations but so many unexpected things can arise
as well. You have to remember you can't always do
all of the things that crop up unexpectantly. There
are just so many hours in a day and you have to
prioritize. If you sit back, take a moment and just
stop to think, there will be some things that can be
put off until tomorrow. Didn't get to do the breakfast
dishes this morning? Maybe you could just put them
in the dishwasher or give a quick rinse til you get home
and do them all after supper as well. Or maybe you
forgot to take something out of the freezer for dinner.
You can still defrost it in the microwave and then
cook or reheat it, then try to get something ready for
the next day at the same time. How's a double recipe
sound to save some time for the next day? Take care
of real emergencies - don't make them. With bi polar
you always have to keep your eyes open for one.
Being aware of signs are important to catch before
[an episode] can arise."
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I really like how she says:
"Take care of real emergencies - don't make them."
I think too many people do that, whether they mean to
or not. Then that just makes their situation worse.
John Lennon said:
"Life is what happens to you when you're making
other plans."
You have to kind of "plan" for other things to happen
just in case something goes wrong with your plans.
I know that seems kind of funny, but it's true.
I mean, you do need to make plans, that's important.
But you also need to make a Plan B in case something
unexpected comes up. That way you can deal with it.
I talk about how you need to plan for things in my
courses/systems below:
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It's important to have plans, and in order to do
that, you do need to prioritize, and to prioritize
correctly.
If you don't, you'll be making emergencies out of
things that you should just let slide.
Have you ever known someone who was a "drama
queen?"
Someone who was always making a crisis out of the
smallest incident?
Didn't that bother you?
Well, you could say that that person definitely did
not have their priorities in order, couldn't you?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
Life is NOT an emergency!
You need to be able to take things as they come, or
you will end up stressed out and unable to deal with
things that you need to deal with.
And possibly even making yourself sick in the
process.
So, for example...
Your first priority should be to make sure that you are
taking care of yourself (because otherwise how can
you take care of your loved one).
Make sure that your own needs are being met.
Then your next priority could be taking care of your
loved one.
Try sitting down and making a priority list to see if your
priorities are in order.
If not, you may need to change some things.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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