Know what the Bipolar Knot is?
Published: Sun, 07/22/12
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
I saw a poster the other day that said:
"When you get to the end of your rope,
Tie a knot and hang on!"
I thought that was really cool.
You know, I get a LOT of emails.
And sometimes it feels like I get the same email
over and over, because so many supporters feel
the same way.
I mean...
The name may be different...
And the city and state may be different...
The situation may even be slightly different...
But the problem is still the same.
Like the saying I was talking about.
It's what I want to say to many of the supporters
who write to me.
They tell me how hard it is for them.
And believe me...
I KNOW how hard it can be!
I still haven't forgotten the pain of trying to help
my mom when she was at her worst.
At times I didn't think I could stand any more.
I wanted to run away and never come back.
In the end...
I just couldn't do it.
It didn't make it hurt any less, though.
So...
This describes that feeling perfectly:
At the end of your rope.
And what do you do?
You tie a knot and hang on.
That's all you can do sometimes.
In my courses/systems, I offer suggestions of what
to do when what you're doing isn't working:
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Because that can certainly lead up to feeling like you're
at the end of your rope.
Sometimes you can feel like you're the only one who
cares.
And that can be so frustrating.
I got an email from a woman whose sister has bipolar
disorder.
And systematically, her sister had pushed away everyone
in the family but this woman.
She was the only one left trying to help her sister.
She was so close to the end of her rope...
But she was afraid to give up...
Because she thought that if she gave up...
Her sister would have no one to help her.
So I just told her not to give up.
Things eventually do get better.
A solution will present itself that wasn't there
before.
Or the doctor will try a new medication on your
loved one and they will get better.
Or you will think of something you haven't tried
yet, and it will improve things.
Just something will change.
And it can make all the difference in the world.
You never know.
The key is to not give up.
If you give up...
You lose.
So just don't give up.
Tie that knot and hang on.
The answer will present itself.
Things will get better.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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