Bipolar Disorder Changes People
Published: Thu, 09/03/09
Hi ,
How's your day going?
I hope it is a good day for you.
They say that life experiences
change people.
Remember Hurricane Katrina?
Those people's lives were forever
changed by a natural disaster.
It was a horrible life experience
for them.
But now they have a chance to
start over and make changes.
Divorce changes people.
Have you ever known anyone who
got divorced (or gotten divorced
yourself)?
Then you know that divorce definitely
changes people.
Two people that may have been in
love at one time now may hate each
other, or at least have nothing good
to say about each other.
They're different people now.
They may be bitter.
Changing careers can change a person
as well.
They may have to adapt to a whole
new way of doing things than they
did at their other job.
And aging definitely changes people.
All their life experiences combined
change them from who they were
at one time to who they are now.
We are all the result of our life
experiences.
Good and bad.
Having children, for example.
Somehow, being responsible for a
small baby changes people.
For one thing, it makes them more
serious and responsible.
They want to be a good parent, so
they change into one.
Other experiences change people,
too.
Finding out that you have an incurable
disease can really change you.
Like bipolar disorder.
In my courses/systems, I discuss how
a person changes when they've got
bipolar disorder.
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But what I do in my courses/systems is
encourage change for the better.
Okay, let's talk about the down side first.
Your loved one may become a different
person because of the disorder.
They are definitely different when they
go through episodes as opposed to when
they are in a normal period.
If your loved one gets depressed, they are
not the same person you usually know.
They may be sad, lose interest in things,
feel helpless and hopeless, or even talk of
suicide.
Of course this is a bad experience.
If your loved one gets manic, they also
experience changes.
They may be more energetic and/or be
excessively happy, which sound like they
would be good things, but for someone in
a bipolar manic episode, they aren't.
They may become very impulsive, do
risk-taking behavior, and make bad decisions.
So a manic episode is a bad experience as well.
However, let's look at the other side of the coin.
Yes, bipolar disorder does change a person,
but sometimes it's for the better.
For one thing, now you have a reason for why
your loved one said and did the things they did.
Bipolar disorder can make a person more
determined.
Many people refuse to let the disorder rule
their lives, so they do what they can to be in
control of it instead of it being in control of them.
Bipolar disorder can make a person take more
responsibility for themselves.
Many people, bound for stability, will make the
necessary life changes to insure that stability.
They will take medication, go to see their doctor,
psychiatrist, and therapist on a regular basis,
learn stress reduction techniques, eat a healthy
diet, get better sleep, exercise, etc.
Bipolar disorder can also change your loved one
into someone who may have been a pessimist
before, but now is an optimist, believing that
they can recover from the disorder.
All our life experiences change us.
But it's up to us whether they change us for the
better or for the worse.
How has bipolar disorder changed your loved one?
How has bipolar disorder changed you?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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