Bipolar? You Can't Hide From This
Published: Tue, 05/26/09
Hi ,
How's it going for you today?
I was reading an article in
Reader's Digest recently on ways
to hide all sorts of things.
For example, they talked about
how to hide extra weight just
by the way you dress, or by
the way you accessorize the
way you dress.
And how to hide your personal
identity (especially on the Internet)
so that you don't fall prey to identity
theft.
This was an important one,
and if you go online a lot, you
can check with your Internet
provider for help with this.
You can hide from phone
solicitors by getting on the
National Do Not Call Registry
by calling: 1-888-382-1222.
You can hide your phone
number from people by having
it unlisted by the phone company.
Then it doesn't even appear in
telephone books.
You can even hide your bad
breath by nibbling on a sprig of
parsley or lemon rind, or
drinking a cup of black or
green tea.
But although this was an
interesting article to read, and
it did have some practical
information on how to
hide your things (and yourself)...
It didn't tell you that there are
some things that you can never
hide.
Like your bipolar disorder.
In my courses/systems, I talk about
how telling people whether you
have bipolar disorder or not is a
personal choice.
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And that's true, it is a personal
choice.
But if you have bipolar disorder,
you still can't hide it from yourself.
You'll always have the disorder
(unless they find a cure for it).
You can't hide from the fact that
you have to take medication every
day for the rest of your life in
order to keep from going into
bipolar episodes.
Even if you choose not to tell
others that you have bipolar
disorder, they can usually tell -
especially those closest to you,
like friends and family.
And you will never be able to
hide your bipolar disorder from
your supporter.
Unless you're perfect, which none
of us are.
Even with medication, there will
be times that the signs and
symptoms of your disorder will
be there anyway.
And you can't hide them from your
supporter.
You shouldn't even try, because for
one thing, the stress of trying to do
that will just make you worse.
But mostly because your supporter
cares about you - they wouldn't
have stayed with you if they didn't.
They just want to help you, and
they can't do that if you try to hide
your bipolar disorder from them.
Your disorder isn't going to go away.
There's no use trying to hide from
it (or to hide it).
Are you still trying to?
Is it helping you or hurting you?
Have you stopped trying to hide
your bipolar disorder? What
happened?
If you are a supporter reading
this and your loved one is trying
to hide their bipolar disorder,
how do you feel about that?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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