Bipolar Lesson from a Paralyzed Friend
Published: Wed, 06/17/09
How do you feel today?
I hope you're feeling ok.
I have a friend who was driving
a motorcycle (dumb) and he crashed.
Driving a motorcycle in New Jersey is
seriously crazy.
People drive crazy in New Jersey LOL.
Anyway, it was really bad.
As a result his arm was paralyzed.
The first doctor said that it would
start working again.
Time went by.
It did not.
My friend couldn't work in his job.
He became depressed. Sad. He
lost tons of weight.
I spoke to him and you want to
know what I told him?
Guess....
Scroll down for the answer
I told him that it's going to be
okay and it going to take time
for his body to heal.
NOTE I am not a doctor, therapist
or offering medical advice.
BUT I knew it was way too early.
It was like a month and he expected
to be perfect.
I asked him if he made ANY progress
and he said, "None."
I said, "None, zero, none at all?"
He said, "Well...a tiny bit."
I said, "Well, you are going to
build on that."
He was kind of annoyed at me.
Every time I saw him, I told him
to have patience.
Guess what happen after 4 months?
Scroll down...
His arm started working again.
Now he is upbeat!
It's not perfect, but it's almost there.
Know what the bipolar lesson is?
Before I tell you, I want you to
guess then scroll down....
You have to have patience when
trying to recover or if your loved
one is trying to recover....
Because otherwise you will get
frustrated...
Get depressed...
And give up too early.
It's like the "staying in there" quality
I talk about in my courses/systems
that you have to have if you're
going to reach stability. That you
have to set it as a long term goal,
and not expect it to happen too soon.
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It's just like in Nascar racing.
I know a girl who hates it so much!
But her husband is really into it,
so I'll use it as an example. : )
Besides, maybe you're a Nascar
fan, too, and can relate to this.
Ok, so they don't just go around
the track once, do they?
In fact, if one of the drivers wasn't
picked to start in first place and
thought that was it and got frustrated
and went home, they would have
absolutely no chance of winning,
right?
Well, let's say they stuck in there,
and started in the back, and eventually
made it through the pack, went around
a few times, but only made it into the
middle of the pack.
What if they quit then? They still
wouldn't win.
It's only the ones who maybe start at
the end, make it through all the frustration
and adversity...
Everything they have going against them...
Like people with bipolar disorder...
Who make it to the finish line.
Which, for people with bipolar disorder
would mean stability.
What about you and your loved one?
Can you relate to my story about my
friend and his recovery?
And about how you and your loved one
are going to have to be patient too?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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