Bipolar: Expecting the Unexpected
Published: Sun, 05/04/14
Hi
How are you doing today?
I hope you're doing fine.
You know, we go along sometimes, and we
take things for granted.
Like we take for granted that the sun is going
to rise tomorrow.
We just do, right?
Why?
Because it rose today.
And we expect that our loved one is going to
be stable today, right?
Why?
Because they were stable yesterday.
We just take that for granted.
Some things we just take for granted.
Well, some things we can just take for granted.
But what about the other things?
What about when you can't take it for granted that
your loved one is going to be stable today just
because they were stable yesterday?
What if something triggers them today and they
go into a bipolar episode?
That can still happen no matter how long they
have been stable.
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But you can take things for granted TOO
much...
And then get into trouble.
The point is...
You need to expect the unexpected.
You need to try to plan for every eventuality when
it comes to bipolar disorder.
That way you're not taken by surprise...
And the next thing you know...
Your loved one is in a bipolar episode and you
totally did NOT expect that!
Like what happened to this couple that I know...
They were planning this long distance move...
They had planned everything out to the letter...
And even to the last penny.
They had saved all their money for the move.
They had given notice to their landlady...
They had gotten a new apartment in the new state
they were moving to...
Paid the deposits and already gotten everything
turned on like the electricity and water and everything...
Forwarded their mail...
Transferred their bank accounts...
Had everything packed in boxes and crates and were
living out of a small suitcase and eating fast food...
Told everyone they were moving...
Said their goodbyes...
And were all ready to go in 5 days.
Then the unexpected happened.
The husband had a major car accident and
ended up in the hospital.
They thought they had planned for everything...
But they hadn't planned on that.
They had not planned on the unexpected to happen,
and they were totally unprepared for it.
They decided to go ahead with the move anyway,
even though he had to stay behind for a month in
a rehab hospital before he could join her in the
new city.
It was rough going, but she was able to hold onto
her bipolar stability and not go into a bipolar episode,
because she kept taking her bipolar medication, and
kept her stress levels to a minimum, in spite of a
major move (it helped that she had family for support
where she was moving to).
The point is, you need to be able to expect the
unexpected.
When it comes to bipolar disorder, you need to
plan and plan...
And then plan some more.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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