Bipolar: A Woman with Many Problems
Published: Sat, 02/01/14
Hi,
How's it going for you today?
I hope it's a good day for you.
I came across this post on my blog the other
day, and feel like I need to respond to it, as
this woman talks about so many problems:
"Hi Dave, this is a good one, really made me
think about my supporter, oh wait, I do not have
any! I am all alone in dealing with my Bi-polar,
even though I am married....my husband is so
not a supporter! he thinks Bi-polar is just all in
the mind, and I need to be stronger, and not be so
weak! (and he is bi-polar to, but refuses to deal
with it!)
So I deal my Bi-polar on my own, read
your fanstastic information here, read books onto
how to help control it. I am not on any medication,
have not been for a while, I was many years ago...
thinking maybe I may need to be, I am under a lot
of stress and depression, as my marriage is failing,
it feels that way, my husband and I are not doing
very well, pretty far apart, argue, fight, all that
great stuff in marriage. So I am not sure what to
do with all of this, feel very alone and alineated,
no one to talk to, no one to turn to, not sure how
long this can go on, but dealing with it the best I
can."
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So many problems! I feel so sorry for this poor
woman.
But let me address the issues one at a time.
The first thing she talks about is not having a
supporter.
This is such an important issue.
Such an important issue that I have a whole section
on how to form a good, strong support system 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
Whether you have bipolar disorder or are supporting
someone who does, it is so very important that you
have a good, strong support system to help you.
Especially if you're the supporter.
Because if you are the only one your loved one has
to depend on, you will burn out.
And you also need others to whom you can turn
so that you have support for yourself, just to take
care of yourself, so that you can continue to take
care of your loved one.
So having a good, strong support system is crucial
to being able to manage bipolar disorder.
You just can't do it alone.
At the very least, you need a team of medical and
mental health professionals to support you with a
good treatment plan in place to help you.
And this woman says nothing about that.
In fact, she clearly states another HUGE problem:
That she is NOT on medication!
That could be the crux of all her other problems.
No, there is no cure for bipolar disorder yet.
But there is treatment for it.
And the best treatment is still medication.
But that won't do you any good if you don't take
it.
This woman said she used to take it, but doesn't
take it any more.
I wonder if things were better for her when she did
take it?
Because things usually are.
And she needs to get back on it for the best hope
of managing her bipolar disorder.
She says that she is dealing with things the best she
can, but she would be able to deal with things so
much better if she were on medication.
She would also be able to deal with things so much
better if she were seeing a psychiatrist and therapist
on a regular basis.
A psychiatrist would help her regulate her medication
and help her with any medication changes that needed
to be made.
A therapist would help her cope and deal with any
issues related to her bipolar disorder, like the problems
she is having with her marriage.
One of the biggest problems is that she says that her
husband also has bipolar disorder, but won't deal
with it.
He needs to get help for it, but she can't make him.
And that's a big problem. So she also needs to learn
to be a supporter to her husband, while managing her
own disorder.
This woman has a lot of problems, but her bipolar
disorder can still be managed.
She just needs to tackle one problem at a time and they
will fall into place, starting with getting back on her
medication.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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