Bipolar: Problems are Solutions in Work Clothes

Published: Fri, 07/19/13

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Hi ,

How's your day going today?

I hope it's going well.

I heard an expression the other day that I thought
was really neat:

"Problems are just solutions in work clothes."

I mean, everybody has problems, right?

Whether you have bipolar disorder or not, or whether
you're a supporter to someone who has the disorder
or not.

Everybody has problems.

But you know how some people seem to be able to
handle their problems better than other people handle
theirs?

Well, that's why I like this expression so much.

To me it's having a positive attitude toward solving
your problems.

And for people with bipolar disorder and their supporters,
that's very important.

I teach in my courses/systems that being positive is very
important in the management of bipolar disorder and in
being a supporter:


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But let's talk about that expression:

"Problems are just solutions in work clothes."

Let's compare solving problems to working in a
garden.

In your garden, you might have the most beautiful
flowers in the world, right?

But they wouldn't come without a lot of hard work,
would they?

You would have to clear away a lot of weeds to get to
the beauty of those flowers, wouldn't you?

Well...

What if you let the weeds and pests overwhelm you
and depress you and make you give up?

You wouldn't have that beautiful garden, now, would
you?

See, problems are like that.

Some are easy to solve.

But others are harder to solve.

The solutions are, like the saying says, "in work
clothes."

You have to work at them, like the person in the
garden.

The solution is going to be a little harder to find.

But it's there somewhere!

You just have to get all the weeds and pests out of the
way first so you can see clear to the answer to your
problem, and you'll have "beautiful flowers" (the
solution)!

You just can't give up too soon.

You have to work hard at it.

You have to try something, and if that doesn't work,
you have to be willing to try something else.

And if that doesn't work...

Even try something else.

But don't give up trying.

Then, eventually, you WILL find the right solution
to your problems!

I'm not saying it's easy.

No problem is easy to solve.

Otherwise it wouldn't be called a problem, right?

I'm just saying it CAN be done.

Having a positive attitude is the right approach to
take.

And also having perseverance...

That "never give up trying" approach.

You may need to try many different solutions before
you find the one solution that works for your particular
problem.

There are several different approaches you can
take to problem solving.

I like the one where you brainstorm all possible
solutions to your problem.

Then number the solutions in order of possibility,
of being a reasonable solution, of being the best
solution to your problem.

Then out of those, choose the best solution to your
problem.

What do you think?


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Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

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