Bipolar: Bipolar Disorder is a THIEF!
Published: Mon, 08/25/14
Hi,
How's it going?
I hope you're doing well today.
I'm going to tell you something, and you may
not have thought of it in this way before, but...
BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!
The first thing it does is that it robs your loved one
of their identity - of their true self. They become this
"bipolar self" - this person they weren't before they
were diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Which is hard for you, because they aren't the same
person they are in an episode than they are when
they aren't in an episode, and that can be very, very
hard to deal with. So you have to try to remember
what they're like when they're not in an episode.
It's not their fault. It's the fault of the disorder.
It's a thief! It steals your loved one's real self.
Bipolar disorder can steal your jobs - your loved
one's because they might lose their job either
because their boss might find out they have bipolar
disorder, or they can't keep doing their job because
of the disorder and have to go on disability. Or your
job because you have to quit it to become a full-time
supporter.
Bipolar disorder can steal your financial security. If
your loved one goes into a manic episode (and you
haven't taken charge of the checkbook and credit
cards), they can go on a spending spree, spend all the
money in the checking account, and/or max out your
credit cards. You can go broke, lose your car, house,
and even go into bankruptcy, in one manic episode.
One of the main things I teach in my courses is how
to become financially solvent against bipolar disorder:
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But, again, I'm telling you:
BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!
It can steal your friends. Sometimes friends, like
society, don't understand the disorder (or mental
illness in general), and they will turn away from
you. It's like they're scared of your loved one all
of a sudden - scared that they're going to "catch"
their bipolar disorder. It's not even necessarily
your loved one's fault. It's the fault of the disorder
itself.
It can steal your social life. Not just what I just
said, but also because your loved one may be
embarrassed in public, or just may be too depressed
to go out. Again, it's the disorder, not your loved one.
It can steal your family. Again, possibly because
your loved one is too depressed to go out, but also it
may be because they've driven away their family
because of what they've done in episodes, too.
And because of that, it can also steal your family
gatherings, so that holidays are especially difficult
and probably a very lonely time not only for your
loved one, but for you as well. People with bipolar
disorder are usually more depressed around the holidays.
It can steal your standing in church and/or in the
community. Your loved one may have once thrived
in the community and as a leader. Now they may be
just a shadow of their old self. Now they may be
afraid of what people think of them.
It can steal your intimacy. Not just sex (either because
of the depression or the medication), but just the
closeness you used to share.
It can steal your trust, because you don't know
what your loved one is doing during a manic
episode, or what the consequences are going to be.
It can steal your fun (when was the last time you had
any), and your happiness and enjoyment of life,
because of your loved one's depression and the
disorder itself.
It can steal your health - both your loved one's and
your own, because of stress and other health issues
that are caused by bipolar disorder.
BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!
It can steal your time, when your loved one has to
spend time in a treatment facility and/or hospital.
It can steal your self-esteem.
It can steal your security as well, as you wonder
when the next episode will come?
It can steal your loved one's fulfillment and
satisfaction with life, as they struggle with no
sense of productivity.
It can steal your dreams...
It can steal your lives, as bipolar disorder takes
over your whole lives, and everything begins to
revolve around the disorder. Everything I've just
talked about.
But worst of all...
Bipolar disorder can steal your loved one's
life. If your loved one stops taking their
medication, they can kill themselves.
Now do you see why I say that...
BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!!!
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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