Bipolar? The Fighting Attitude
Published: Wed, 08/19/09
Hi ,
I hope you're having a good day.
You know I like to hike, right?
It's where I do some of my best
thinking.
And, usually, that's about bipolar
disorder, of course.
But I was hiking the other day and
thinking about the staggering numbers
of people who have the disorder, are
supporting someone who does, or
know of someone who has it.
And the numbers are staggering.
Then I was thinking about the difference
between people when it comes to
bipolar disorder.
I hear from a lot of people in response
to my daily emails, courses/systems,
website, etc.
And it's almost like they're divided in half.
Half the people are really struggling with
it, and the other half seem to have mastered
it.
Well, maybe mastered it is the wrong way
to put it - but they control and manage the
disorder instead of it controlling or managing
them.
These are the people I like to hear from,
because they have that "fighting attitude."
And that's what you have to have when
it comes to bipolar disorder -
a FIGHTING ATTITUDE.
I talk a lot in my courses/systems about
what it takes to become stable with
bipolar disorder, and that's one of the
things, I believe.
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There are those people who take
the diagnosis lying down, just like
in a boxing match where you throw
in the towel and give up.
They don't believe that stability is
a possibility for them.
Those people don't do the right things,
so they don't get stable.
But have you ever known someone
who no matter what happens to them,
they fight back?
Like cancer survivors.
I think it's all in having a "fighting
attitude."
They don't take it laying down -
they fight back!
And many of them do win.
Even a doctor will tell you that your
attitude towards your illness (whatever
it is) can be crucial to your recovery.
Well, that's as true for bipolar disorder
as it is for cancer.
You've got to come out of your corner
fighting.
That's the way to control it.
Of course, just like any fight, you have
to be prepared.
You have to have strategies.
You have to have plans in place.
And you have to have these things
in advance, just like an army does
in a war.
Like, you need to sit down with your
loved one and decide what to do in
case they need to go in the hospital.
Strategies would include:
- A better lifestyle
- Eating a healthy diet
- Exercising
- Keeping a good sleep
schedule
- Staying productive
- Attending a support group
- Having a strong support system
- Adhering to all treatment
Those who look at battling bipolar
disorder as just that - a battle - and
are willing to do what it takes to win,
do find success.
It is possible to recover from the disorder.
I know, because I've gotten so many
success stories.
But all success stories have one thing in
common:
They did whatever they had to do to
gain stability, including those things I
just listed.
They had a "fighting attitude."
Do you have a "fighting attitude?"
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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