Bipolar: This Can Be For Better or For Worse
Published: Tue, 07/09/13
Hi ,
How are things going for you today?
I hope they're going well.
They say that life experiences change people.
You know about Superstorm Sandy?
Well, I was lucky.
It didn't get me bad, just some flooded streets.
But my mom lost power for a while.
And other people were hurt much worse.
Those people's lives were forever changed by
a natural disaster.
It was a horrible life experience for them.
But now they have a chance to start over and
make changes.
Divorce changes people.
Have you ever known anyone who got divorced
(or gotten divorced yourself)?
Then you know that divorce definitely changes
people.
Two people that may have been in love at one time
now may hate each other, or at least have nothing
good to say about each other.
They're different people now.
They may be bitter.
Changing careers can change a person as well.
They may have to adapt to a whole new way of
doing things than they did at their other job.
And aging definitely changes people.
All their life experiences combined change them
from who they were at one time to who they are
now.
We are all the result of our life experiences.
Good and bad.
Having children, for example.
Somehow, being responsible for a small baby
changes people.
For one thing, it makes them more serious and
responsible.
They want to be a good parent, so they change into
one.
Other experiences change people, too.
Finding out that you have an incurable disease can
really change you.
Like bipolar disorder.
In my courses/systems, I discuss how a person changes
when they've got bipolar disorder.
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But what I do in my courses/systems is encourage
change for the better.
Okay, let's talk about the down side first.
Your loved one may become a different person
because of the disorder.
They are definitely different when they go through
episodes as opposed to when they are in a normal
period.
If your loved one gets depressed, they are not the same
person you usually know.
They may be sad, lose interest in things, feel helpless
and hopeless, or even talk of suicide.
Of course this is a bad experience.
If your loved one gets manic, they also experience
changes.
They may be more energetic and/or be excessively
happy, which sound like they would be good things,
but for someone in a bipolar manic episode, they
aren't.
They may become very impulsive, do risk-taking
behavior, and make bad decisions.
So a manic episode is a bad experience as well.
However, let's look at the other side of the coin.
Yes, bipolar disorder does change a person, but
sometimes it's for the better.
For one thing, now you have a reason for why your
loved one said and did the things they did.
Bipolar disorder can make a person more determined.
Many people refuse to let the disorder rule their lives,
so they do what they can to be in control of it instead
of it being in control of them.
Bipolar disorder can make a person take more responsibility
for themselves.
Many people, bound for stability, will make the necessary
life changes to insure that stability.
They will take medication, go to see their doctor, psychiatrist,
and therapist on a regular basis, learn stress reduction
techniques, eat a healthy diet, get better sleep, exercise,
etc.
Bipolar disorder can also change your loved one into
someone who may have been a pessimist before, but
now is an optimist, believing that they can recover from
the disorder.
All our life experiences change us.
But it's up to us whether they change us for the better or
for the worse.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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