Bipolar: People May Call You Crazy
Published: Fri, 02/21/14
Hi,
How're you doing today?
I hope you're having a good day.
If you haven't found out already, you
will probably find out that if you're a
supporter of a loved one with bipolar
disorder, lots of people will say you're
crazy.
First of all they'll say your loved one is
crazy, because many people still don't
understand about bipolar disorder, or
mental illness in general, so they still
call people with a mental illness "crazy."
Then they'll say that you're crazy, too, for
"putting up" with them. Many would even
probably think you should leave them (because
that's what they would do).
Even your friends and/or family might do
this.
So don't expect to get much reassurance or
support from these people who say (or think)
these things.
And many times you can expect to feel very
alone when you're dealing with a loved one
who has bipolar disorder.
That's why it's important to have your own
support system outside of your loved one's
support system.
The important thing is that YOU know you're
not crazy (although sometimes you might feel
like you are )
But that leads me to my point.
I had someone ask me the other day if a
supporter can "catch" bipolar disorder from
their loved one.
Really. She did ask me that!
I told her you can't "catch" bipolar disorder
like you can catch the flu from someone else,
but yes, if you live with someone who has the
disorder, you may find yourself picking up
some of their behaviors.
Like you might find yourself more moody
than you used to be.
For another example, you don't have bipolar
disorder or major depression, but you may
find yourself depressed more often.
Or you may have been a relaxed, calm person
before, able to handle a lot of things, but now
find yourself stressed-out more often than you
used to.
Maybe you never suffered from anxiety before,
but now you do. You might even be on medication
for it.
You might find yourself getting more headaches
than you used to get (or even migraines) that you
have to take medication for, which could be a sign
of stress from bipolar disorder (your loved one's).
In my courses/systems, I talk about the signs and
symptoms of bipolar disorder, and they are of people
who have the disorder, but if you look at them, you'll
see that there are some that you can begin to "mimic"
if you live with someone with the disorder as their
supporter:
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
Again, it's not that you're catching bipolar
disorder or anything, and I'm not suggesting
that you're developing bipolar disorder
yourself.
I'm just saying that, as a supporter, you can
begin to have some of them without actually
having the disorder (just from being a supporter).
Again, this also does NOT make you crazy,
either!
There may be times that you seem to have
more energy, and you may super-clean the
entire house in a single day.
But that doesn't mean you're in a bipolar
manic episode.
You may have insomnia, but that doesn't make
you manic, either.
And just because you have a little bit of extra
money and choose to spend it on yourself for
some clothes, doesn't mean you're on a manic
shopping spree.
You have more control over the money than
someone in a bipolar manic episode.
You might be super tired and spend an entire
Sunday in bed (you might even feel lazy and do
the same thing, because you feel you deserve it
from working so hard Monday through Friday),
but that doesn't mean you're in a bipolar depressive
episode.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
Other people may call you crazy, or they may
even call you bipolar, but it's only out of their
own ignorance.
You know the truth.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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