Asking For Another Chance
Published: Wed, 01/06/16
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Hi ,
How’s it going for you today?
I hope you’re doing well.
Have you ever given someone a “foot up,”
you know, a chance?
Like a kid fresh out of school?
Or someone who just graduated from college?
They’re just asking for a chance.
They have the skill and the knowledge, but
maybe they just don’t have the experience.
But weren’t we all there at one time?
Just asking for that first chance?
So what does this have to do with bipolar
disorder?
I’m not just talking about first chances here.
I’m talking about when they ask you for another
chance.
It could be a second chance.
Or maybe it’s a third chance.
Or maybe even a fourth chance!
What will you do?
That’s the question.
Maybe when you first met your loved one they
told you that they had bipolar disorder, but they
asked you to give them a chance.
(Obviously you decided to, because you’re with
them.)
But time has gone on and maybe they’ve had
some episodes.
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But say that your loved one has made some mistakes.
They’ve done some things for which they owe
consequences.
They may even have hurt you, and you don’t
want to forgive them.
It’s hard, I know.
When my mom was yelling at me and calling
me names and telling me she didn’t even want
me to be her son any more, it hurt.
It really hurt.
It hurt so bad I almost wanted to hurt her back.
But I had to learn to get over it.
How did I do that?
I learned to give her a second chance.
But what about all the other things she said and did
to me?
It seemed like every time I turned around she was asking
for another chance.
Well, what was I supposed to do?
I had to forgive her for the things she had done
that hurt me.
I had to forgive her for yelling at me and calling
me names.
I had to forgive her for not being there for me.
I had to forgive her for not being the mother I
wanted her to be because of the bipolar disorder.
How did I do that?
I learned to separate my mom from her disorder.
I loved my mom.
But I hated her disorder.
And that’s ok.
If no one’s told you this yet, let me tell you this
now – it’s ok to hate bipolar disorder!
Remember back to when you first met your loved
one and gave them that first chance.
Then remember back to those times that you’ve
had to give them those second chances (and third,
and fourth…).
Think about how you feel when someone gives
you a chance.
Or a second chance.
Forgiveness is a great thing.
If it feels good when someone does it for you,
wouldn’t it feel good if you did it for your loved
one?
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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