The Bipolar Chip Revealed
Published: Tue, 08/04/09
Hi ,
I hope you're doing well today.
You know the old saying about a
"chip on your shoulder" and about
someone having one?
Well, first let's talk about what it
means before we talk about someone
having one or not, ok?
So what do we mean when we say
that someone has a chip on their
shoulder?
We mean that they have something
bothering them that never goes away.
This can even lead to a bad attitude
that other people can see, if they're
not careful.
The point is that it's something that
they carry around with them.
Something that they still haven't
worked out. A burden, you could say.
Like a trigger to a bipolar episode,
that lays beneath the surface until
it's aggravated, and then it goes off.
That's the bipolar chip!
See, there are some people who have
bipolar disorder that walk around
with a bipolar chip on their shoulder.
Who have let the disorder become
a burden to them.
Who may even walk around with a
bad attitude, or a victim mentality
because of the bipolar chip on
their shoulder.
But you see, you don't HAVE
to walk around with a chip on
your shoulder, especially a bipolar
chip!
If you have bipolar disorder, and you
have read my courses, you know that
you should have a support system,
and a good support system is there to
help you, to keep that bipolar chip
OFF your shoulder!
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Having someone help you, like a
good supporter, will help to make
your burdens lighter, and will help
keep you from having a bipolar
chip on your shoulder.
Then your burden is lighter, and you
can concentrate on the things you
should be concerned about - like
managing your disorder!
If someone with bipolar disorder
carries this bipolar chip on their
shoulder, it's easier for other people
to tell that they have the disorder.
Why?
Well, think about any person who
carries a chip on their shoulder.
They might show physical signs of it.
They might hang their head.
They might be easily angered, or even
fight a lot.
Or they might show signs in their face,
or have a bad attitude.
They might even talk about it, or complain
all the time.
Well, it would be the same thing if someone
carried the bipolar chip on their shoulder,
wouldn't it?
Someone with bipolar disorder who
does NOT have the bipolar chip on their
shoulder is one of those who it's harder
to tell that they even have the disorder.
They would be spending more time
managing their disorder than they
would complaining about it.
They wouldn't be hanging their
head (in shame).
They wouldn't have a bad attitude.
And instead of fighting others,
they would be fighting the disorder.
Some people who have a chip on
their shoulder put a lot of effort into
getting that chip off their shoulder.
Some people who have a burden spend
a lot of energy getting rid of that burden.
Like these days, many people have
financial burdens, because we're in a
recession.
Even though so many people complain
about it because they might have a
financial chip on their shoulders, other
people spend their time getting that
chip OFF their shoulders!
They do things proactively to make
things better for themselves.
Well, that's what a proactive person
with bipolar disorder would do!
They would spend their time making
things better for themselves...
And getting that bipolar chip OFF
their shoulders!
Do YOU have a bipolar chip on your
shoulders?
What are you doing to get rid of it?
If you have gotten rid of it, how did
you do it?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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