Bipolar: You and a Tissue
Published: Fri, 02/22/13
Hi ,
How are you doing?
I hope you're doing ok.
Would you believe that you can actually
learn a bipolar lesson from a tissue?
Yep, an everyday tissue.
Well, I'm going to show you.
Think of the characteristics of a tissue...
First of all, it's practical, right?
You can blow your nose with it...
You can wipe things off your face with it,
like cold cream or makeup...
Or dirt off a child's face...
You can wipe things off a counter with it (when
a paper towel isn't handy)...ok, maybe I'm
stretching a little bit there, but you get the idea -
a tissue is practical.
Agreed?
Ok, well, as a supporter, you have to be practical,
too.
For example, you probably have had to learn
how to manage the finances.
That's an example of being practical.
Secondly, a tissue is useful.
It's kind of like being practical.
Except useful is being resourceful in other
ways.
For example, in ways that a napkin or paper
towel wouldn't be (like, you wouldn't blow your
nose with them).
So, you as a supporter have to make yourself
useful.
An example of this might be the way you make
yourself useful around the house.
Your loved one could do some things to help you,
but you also do things to maintain the house.
That's being useful!
Or if you work, or do volunteer work, that's being
useful, too.
Third of all, a tissue is soft (we can all agree on that).
It has to be, doesn't it, or we wouldn't use it?
Well, that's also one of the qualities that a supporter
should have.
Sometimes it takes being "soft" to deal with your
loved one's anger.
And it takes a soft heart to forgive what they do during
episodes.
There are several qualities that make up a good
supporter, and I go over them in my courses/systems
below:
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11
SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net
A tissue should be handy (the fourth
characteristic in our analogy).
Just as you are.
You should always be around when your
loved one needs you.
Which leads us to #5 - being dependable.
Just like a tissue is dependable to do what it's
supposed to do, so should you be.
Your loved one should be able to count on you,
and trust that you will be dependable.
They should also feel free to express their
thoughts and feelings with you and that you
will understand.
A tissue, most importantly, is NEEDED.
Ask yourself, what would you do if a tissue
wasn't around when you needed one?
What if your loved one needed you and YOU
weren't around?
You need to be there for your loved one.
They DO need you.
They need you to have all these characteristics,
and more.
Because they need you to love them unconditionally
and to support them.
They need you to be there even if the whole rest
of the world turns their back on them.
They need you to be by their side no matter what
their bipolar disorder does to them.
Ask yourself, what would you do without a tissue
when you needed it?
Now, what would your loved one do without you?
PLEASE POST RESPONSES TO THIS EMAIL BELOW
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/bipolarsupporterblog/bipolar-you-and-a-tissue/comment-page-1/#comment-64151
FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME
Visit: http://www.bipolarcentral.com/testimonials
Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
===>> Great Resources For You <===
Get Your Own Subscription To This Newsletter
Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/register3
Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder
Don't forget to take a look through the
different programs I've put together... each
one is designed to help you with a different
area of bipolar disorder whether you have it or
you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentralcatalog.com
View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE
Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/
Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE
Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can't learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com