Bipolar: Walking in Big Clown Shoes
Published: Tue, 05/28/13
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
Have you ever been to the circus?
Or a local fair?
Maybe even just a kid's birthday party.
I'm sure you have.
If you have, you've seen a clown.
And you've seen those great big shoes they
wear.
Haven't you ever wondered how they can ever
walk in them?
I mean, they're HUGE!
But that's just part of their thing.
They're used to it.
But can you imagine if you or I tried to walk in
them?
We'd probably fall flat on our faces, wouldn't we?
Well...
That's the way I see trying to negotiate bipolar
disorder without a plan.
Yep.
Trying to manage bipolar disorder without a plan is like
walking in big clown shoes.
Can you get the picture?
It's like I tell people all the time in my courses/systems.
You have to have a plan.
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Without a plan...
You have no sense of direction.
It's like a ship without a rudder.
A cake without a recipe.
A college degree without its coursework.
Without a plan...
How will you know what to do when your loved one
goes into a bipolar episode?
You have to have a plan.
There's just no two ways about it.
Having a plan just makes sense.
And it will make your life so much easier.
It is hard enough trying to cope and deal with a
loved one with bipolar disorder.
Things are confusing and frustrating enough as it is.
But with a plan...
It can take away some of that confusion and frustration
for you.
There isn't a whole lot that you have control over when
it comes to bipolar disorder.
And sometimes you can feel really helpless.
It can get really overwhelming sometimes, too.
But having a plan can give you that sense of power
back.
This is one thing over which you can have control.
There is a saying:
"Life is 1% what happens to you...
And 99% your reaction to it."
Having a good, strong plan in place will help you to
control your reaction to what happens when your loved
one does go into that inevitable bipolar episode.
And what comes afterward.
First of all...
Let's deal with the beforehand.
You need to be on guard.
I'm not saying that you can never relax.
I'm just saying that when it comes to bipolar disorder,
you can never let down your guard and trust it.
You always have to be on watch for any triggers,
signs, and symptoms of a bipolar episode in your
loved one.
When you see one happening, you need to have a
plan of action as to what to do: Call the psychiatrist
first, increase in medication, hospitalization if necessary,
etc.
Then afterwards, you need to sit down with your loved
one and do what I call a Post-Episode Analysis, so you
know better for the next time what to do and can improve
your plan.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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