Bipolar Disorder And Ways To Deal With Stress
Published: Thu, 06/25/09
Hi ,
How's it going?
Today I want to talk to both people with
bipolar disorder and the people who
support them.
Whether you are a bipolar supporter or
survivor you have to watch your stress
levels.
For the person with bipolar disorder,
stress can become a trigger that leads
to a bipolar episode.
AND it's VERY unhealthy to have too
much stress in your life.
For the supporter of a loved one with
bipolar disorder, you don't have to
worry about going into a bipolar
episode, but you do have to worry
about stress destroying your overall
physical and emotional health.
Unfortunately, when you are supporting
someone with bipolar disorder, you
can tend to let your stress get out of
control. And if you don't take care of
yourself first, you won't be able to take
care of your loved one.
There are some good ways to reduce
the stress in your life, whether you have
bipolar disorder, or are supporting
someone who does.
Here are some good stress prevention
or reduction techniques:
1. Buy or borrow a book on how
to reduce stress. This may sound
strange, but they have entire books
devoted to this serious problem.
2. Just breathe. This sounds too simple
to work, I know. But breathing in
and out slowly reduces stress and
besides, it's f.ree.
3. Laugh and smile. Talk to people who
are goofy. Go look at funny things.
Watch funny TV shows. Do something
to laugh. It's been proven that humor
has healthy qualities to it, and can
reduce a person's stress..
4. Focus on the positive and only glance
at the negative. This is one of the things
I talk about in my courses/systems below:
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Having a positive attitude is
so very important to de-stressing
your life, or at least bringing
your problems down to a
manageable level.
My friend has a saying that
she keeps taped to her computer
that she looks at whenever she
gets stressed.
It says, "When I stopped living
in the problem and began living
in the answer, the problem went
away...Acceptance is the answer
to all my problems today."
Positive affirmations like that are
another way to keep your stress
levels down.
Just tell yourself that you can do it.
That you can make it.
That you don't need this stress in
your life.
That you will conquer this stress.
That you will be a calmer person.
That you will be more positive.
These are all positive affirmations,
and they will work on your stress.
Also, avoiding stressful situations will
help you to control your stress.
If being around a lot of people is stressful
for you, then try to only go to social
events where there will be just a few
people there.
Go to small family gatherings rather
than large ones, or make an excuse
to leave early if it gets too stressful
for you.
If you are working outside the home,
take a break when you feel yourself
getting stressed.
For someone who has bipolar disorder,
stress is an enemy that can affect
your stability.
For a supporter, it is an enemy that
can affect your well-being.
Hopefully, you'll use some of the
suggestions that I've given you to
help you lower your stress levels.
How do you handle stress?
If you have other ways to de-stress
your life that have worked for you,
please share them.
If they've worked for you, they
might work for someone else, too.
And if you use any of these ideas,
I'd love to hear about it!
I love success stories!
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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