Happy Labor Day and Bipolar: The Be All And End All
Published: Sat, 09/01/12
Hi ,
Happy Labor if you are in the US and Celebrate it!
Okay...
How are things going for you?
I hope you're doing well today.
There's this old lady...
And it seems like her favorite saying is:
"Well, it's not the be all and end all of everything,
you know!"
And it sounds funny, the way she says it.
And she says it all the time!
About everything!
You should hear her - it's so funny! Lol
And she's so predictable...
You can almost see it coming.
Like when someone says something...
Like when they're complaining about something...
There she comes!
You just know she's gonna pull out her favorite
expression!
And...yep!
Sure as rain, she does!
But she does have a point.
Like with bipolar disorder.
It really isn't the be all and end all of everything.
I know it may seem like it sometimes.
But it doesn't have to be.
That's one of the things that I talk about in my courses/
systems.
How you shouldn't let your loved one's bipolar disorder
take over your whole lives.
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And I'm not saying that's easy.
Because it isn't - it's hard to take back the control
from the bipolar.
I'm just saying that it can be done, and that you
should do it.
That way you won't be so overwhelmed by the bipolar
disorder.
I mean...
I know of one couple who don't go anywhere or do
anything.
They are so overwhelmed by the bipolar disorder and
it has so taken over their lives that they just don't make
ANY plans.
That's because they live in so much fear that they might
do something and the bipolar would get in the way.
So they just do nothing.
Well, that's no way to live.
To live in fear like that.
And I don't want you to live like that.
So you need to take the control back.
It's true that there are some things you have no control
over.
Like you have no control over the fact that your loved
one has bipolar disorder in the first place.
Or the fact that it has no cure.
But you do have control over the fact that it can be
managed, and you can help them manage it.
You don't have control over the fact that they will
sometimes go into bipolar episodes.
But you do have control over the normal periods in
between those episodes.
And that's where I want to talk about taking back your
power.
It's during those times that you can do the things that
you want to do.
The things that the episodes kept you from doing.
It's during those times that your loved one can make
their best progress toward stability and recovery.
And you don't have to be afraid that the bipolar will
interfere if you want to make plans and go out.
You can do anything you want during normal periods
with bipolar disorder.
As long as you continue to avoid your loved one's bipolar
triggers and stressors.
And in this way you won't let the bipolar be the be all
and end all of your lives.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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