Bipolar? What Does a Teacher Have to Do With You?
Published: Tue, 09/08/09
Hi ,
I hope you're doing ok today.
Well, it's back to school time.
You can tell, because every
kind of store is having some
kind of "Back to School Sale."
You can also tell, because
especially now the stores are
more crowded, with parents
getting their children everything
they need for the new school
year.
College students are hitting the
stores as well, buying what they
need for their dorm rooms.
So all this back-to-school stuff
got me thinking.
I was thinking about teachers.
About how they have to write
lesson plans for their classes.
They have to know in advance
what they are going to be teaching
that week, that day... and some
even have to make a monthly plan.
For one thing, it holds them
accountable.
They can't just teach anything they
want to.
For another thing, if they have to
be absent one day, their substitute
teacher will have a Plan of Action
to follow.
That's what I wanted to talk to you
about today.
Having a Plan of Action.
You may have already experienced
a bipolar episode that has snuck up
on you, and without any preparation,
everything is all of a sudden upside
down.
Things can get out of control very
easily and very quickly.
You can get very confused, and not
sure about what to do.
You're in a battle without any
preparation.
Like a substitute teacher "thrown to
the wolves" without a lesson plan.
In my courses/systems, I always talk
about planning for things in advance -
like bipolar episodes.
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Did you know that some people
already have their burial plots
bought and paid for?
They have taken their life's Plan
of Action and extended it that far out.
Some people disagree with this,
but I consider it good planning in
advance.
Some young people already know
where they're going to go to college
and what career they will go into.
That's also good planning for the future.
People that don't have a Plan of Action
usually struggle when something
unexpected happens.
Especially people who are dealing with
bipolar disorder.
For example, what are you going to do
if your loved one doesn't want to take
their medication any more?
That's one of the biggest problems that
other supporters have written about or
asked me about.
You need to have a Plan of Action.
What are you going to do if your loved
one needs to be hospitalized?
You need to have a Plan of Action for
that as well.
And you especially need a Plan of Action
for when your loved one goes into an episode.
You need to consider things like what you're
going to do about finances.
Otherwise, in a manic episode, your loved
one could easily devastate your finances.
With a Plan of Action, you can protect your
finances.
There are other things, too -
Like your loved one's medical care.
What are you going to do if they refuse to go
for treatment?
You need to have a Plan of Action for that.
A Plan of Action doesn't have to be something
really hard or extensive.
(In fact, the simpler it is, the easier it will be
to implement when you need to use it.)
But say, in the example of finances that I was
talking about before.
While your loved one is NOT in an episode,
you can both decide what to do if they do go
into an episode. Will they have access to money?
Or how will you be able to control their excessive
spending during a manic episode?
These are just some questions to consider.
The stronger and more complete your Plan
of Action is, the better prepared you will be
when you need it.
Do you have a Plan of Action?
If you don't, don't delay and do it right away
so you'll be ready.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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