Bipolar? Are You Like the Hare?
Published: Mon, 09/14/09
Hi ,
How's it going?
I am in the library and just realized
this did not send. Very strange. Sorry
it's late.
Anyway, this was suppose to be this morning....
Do you remember the old fable
about the tortoise and the hare?
Some say that's where we get the
expression, "Slow and steady wins
the race."
But I was thinking about the hare in
that story.
He started out of the gate real quick,
but then he just didn't follow through.
So I want to ask you:
Whatever you're doing, can you do it
long-term?
Because those people who are like the
hare, can't.
Or for whatever reason, they just don't.
Maybe they get discouraged.
Maybe they feel like it's too hard for
them.
Maybe they can't deal with the inevitable
setbacks.
Maybe their negative feelings take over.
There could be many reasons why people
with bipolar disorder don't "slow and
steady win the race."
You start out at the gate with a diagnosis
of bipolar disorder.
Then you're told you have to be on
medication for it, and that you have to
be on that medication for the rest of
your life.
And that's hard for some people to take.
But then they do take the medication,
and it makes them feel better.
Unfortunately, some people, when they
start to feel better, they "drop out of
the race," and don't want to take their
medication any more, not realizing
that it's the medication that is making
them feel so good.
And when someone with bipolar disorder
goes off their medication, there is
sure to be an episode as a result.
Then they're right back to the beginning
of the race.
Some people start an exercise program,
and they start out quick from the shoot,
but then they eventually stop exercising.
Others start a diet and do really great in
the beginning but then don't keep up with it.
Some go to all their doctors, psychiatrists,
and therapist appointments all the time at
first, but then drop off.
You can't go from bad (worst) to good
(great) in one leap.
Because some things take time, and being
steady over that time.
And you may not see the results at first -
like a diet.
But if you stick with it, you will see
the results.
Bipolar disorder does mean a change
in lifestyle, to be sure.
But you have to maintain that lifestyle
change over a period of time in order
to recover, like I talk about in my
courses/systems.
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Like they say with some things,
"They didn't get this way overnight,
and they're not going to change
overnight."
The problem is that we live in a
"right now" kind of society.
Fast food restaurants.
TV dinners.
Credit cards.
People are used to getting things
quickly.
But stability isn't something that
can be gotten quickly.
Yes, you have to do some things
that you don't want to do.
But it's kind of like putting something
on layaway at Christmas time, then
making payments on it, until you
eventually get it.
You do that because whatever you're
buying is worth it to you - is worth
the wait to get it.
Well, stability is like that.
Everything positive you do to get it,
every "payment" you make towards
recovery is worth the wait.
You just have to keep doing what
works.
And you need to do it over the long
haul, steadily.
Because slow and steady, in this case,
really does win the race.
And don't you think it's worth it?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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