Always Have a Plan B
Published: Mon, 02/01/16
Hi,
How are you feeling today?
I hope you’re feeling good.
Do you know what Murphy’s Law is?
“If anything can go wrong, it will.”
But I’ve also heard it said:
“If anything can go wrong it will, and it
will at the worst possible time.”
LOL
Isn’t that the truth?
It’s like when you have an important
appointment and it’s crucial to be on time…
But you get a flat tire on the way to the
appointment.
Or what about the bridegroom who partied
so much the night before…
That he was late for his own wedding!
Or what about the Smiths, who had planned a
10th anniversary cruise for a year…
And got all the way to the cruise ship…
Before realizing they forgot their tickets!
Or what about the single mom who took off work
to take her young son to the beach…
Only to wake up to him covered with poison ivy
from “exploring” in the woods the day before!
Or what about the family who planned a big Thanksgiving
dinner get together…
Only to have to cancel it because of a HUGE snowstorm!
We’ve all made plans only to have to cancel them
at the last minute because something comes up.
But when you’re dealing with bipolar disorder…
You should always have a Plan B.
I talk about how you have to be flexible when you’re
dealing with bipolar disorder in my courses/systems
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You need to be prepared for when things don’t
go as planned.
Because when you’re dealing with a loved one with
bipolar disorder…
Something can happen at the last minute.
You can make plans to go somewhere…
But then your loved one has an anxiety attack…
And you have to cancel your plans.
So you should always have a Plan B.
Here’s what I mean:
John and Linda were getting married. Linda has
bipolar disorder, which they were watching closely
because of all the excitement and stress of the
wedding.
She held up pretty well all through the wedding
and reception, but…
When they got to the airport for their flight to the
connecting city for their honeymoon cruise to the
Bahamas and were turned away because they were
FIVE minutes too late for boarding…
Well…
Linda just lost it.
She started crying hysterically.
John didn’t know what to do, and he was afraid Linda
was going to go into a bipolar episode.
But he thought about it, and came up with an idea.
They could stay overnight in a motel, and drive down
to the connecting city in the morning…
So they could still make their cruise!
So that’s what they did, and they still had a wonderful,
spontaneous honeymoon.
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You see how important a Plan B can be?
It can sometimes mean the difference between an
episode and the avoidance of one.
If you’re planning to go to a gathering with your loved
one, like to an event for your job…
And your loved one is nervous about going…
You can work out something in advance that will help
you with a Plan B.
Have a signal or a code word that you can do or say
that will mean your loved one is asking to leave early,
and then you can do something else instead, something
just the two of you.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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