It’s a Bipolar World
Published: Mon, 06/18/12
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
You know...
Researchers have been saying for a long time that
we are a product of our environment.
They say that children learn what they live,
in fact.
So that if they live in an environment filled with
violence...
They will become violent people themselves.
But if they live in a loving, nurturing environment...
Then that is the type of person they will become in
the future.
But what happens when you're surrounded by an
environment filled with mental illness?
Some supporters have even questioned whether they
can "catch" their loved one's bipolar disorder, and
that's one myth that I address in my courses/systems
below:
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Living in a "bipolar world" can truly alter your perception
of reality sometimes.
You can get so caught up in the "bipolar-ness" of
everything that your "normal" just isn't what it used
to be at all.
It can make you feel crazy!
Even to the point, like I mentioned, where you question
whether you can "catch" your loved one's bipolar
disorder, because you may feel like you're starting to
have some of the same symptoms.
The fact is:
NO.
You cannot "catch" your loved one's bipolar disorder.
But you can react to it.
Especially when you live in a bipolar world.
If your world consists of nothing but your loved one's
bipolar disorder, you are in dangerous territory.
Like I was saying before...
Your perception of reality will be altered.
You won't have a natural sense of "normal" any
more.
Of course...
Anyone dealing with a loved one with bipolar
disorder has to live with a new "normal" than
before...
A type of "what is normal for now" sort of thing...
Now being now that their loved one is diagnosed
with bipolar disorder.
Because there is a "normal" that comes with bipolar.
And that is the normal that happens between bipolar
episodes.
What is called the normal period.
And that's different for each person who has the
disorder.
So your normal would be what your loved one is like
between their bipolar episodes.
So when I'm talking about normal for you...
That's what I'm talking about.
So your life needs to be as normal as it can be.
You just can't live in the bipolar world...
Or it will drive you crazy.
You just can't center all your thoughts around
bipolar disorder, for one thing.
You should be having other, more positive thoughts,
about other more varied things.
Things that have nothing to do with your loved one's
bipolar disorder.
You can't dwell on it all the time.
When your loved one isn't in a bipolar episode, you
should take advantage of their normal periods, and do
the things together that you couldn't do when they
were in an episode.
Get out. Have fun! Go places.
Get yourselves out of that bipolar world that can tend
to surround you so easily.
As for yourself...
Try to have a life outside your loved one and their
bipolar disorder.
This will help to keep the bipolar world from
overwhelming you.
Have a job outside the home, for example.
Try to see family and friends often.
Do things that you enjoy away from your loved one
and their bipolar disorder (alone or with someone
else).
Try to keep your own life as normal as possible.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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