Bipolar: The Truth About Complaining
Published: Sat, 11/10/12
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
Let me ask you a question:
Have you ever had someone tell you not
to complain because it would just be nothing
but a waste of time for you?
I bet you have.
Well I don't think that it is sometimes.
I think that complaining about bipolar disorder,
for example, whether you are a supporter or a
survivor is good sometimes.
Why?
Because it allows you to vent or release some
of your tension.
It's good therapy, in my opinion.
When you are not allowed to complain, you can
sometimes feel like you're going to explode, and
that is not good.
Too much complaining is bad, however.
No one likes to listen to a complainer, especially
if that's all they do.
I think it's good to let loose and complain every
now and then, though.
IF you're doing something about it, like I teach
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There's a positive way to complain and a
negative way to complain.
If you complain and don't do anything about
your situation, that's complaining in a negative
way.
Like, I've been to support groups and, week after
week, the same people, all they do is complain, and
they come back week after week, and they're still
complaining.
And every week they complain about the same thing.
The same people, complaining about the same thing!
Till it gets to the point that nobody wants to hear it
any more.
Do you know why?
Because they're not doing anything about their
situation.
But here's an example about a good way to complain.
Say your loved one is having problems with their
bipolar medication.
It's giving them all kinds of side effects, and it's really
bothering them.
And they complain and complain and complain to
you about it.
Well, that's bad complaining, because YOU can't do
anything about it.
But if they call their doctor and complain to HIM about
it, it's good complaining.
Why?
Because the doctor CAN do something about it.
That kind of complaining is positive, because now your
loved one can get something done about the bad side
effects of their medication.
See the difference?
That's what I'm talking about.
Not like the complaining like the people in the support
groups who complain to the point where nobody
wants to hear it any more.
Or those types of people (everyone knows someone
like this) who complain about this or that or whatever
every time you see them.
Or hypochondriacs who are always complaining about
things that are wrong with them.
And who knows if these things really are wrong with
them or not?
But they complain about them anyway.
Here's another example:
Say you see a charge on your credit card and you know
you didn't make that charge.
If you don't complain about it, you're going to have
to pay that money.
So, in this case, you better complain, right?
So there are times when complaining is the right
thing to do.
There are times when complaining gets things changed.
Like your loved one and their bipolar medication.
Or a bogus charge on your charge card.
So my point to all this is that sometimes complaining
is negative, but sometimes it can be positive, too.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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