The Bipolar Lifestyle Change
Published: Mon, 10/05/09
Hi ,
How are you today?
I hope you're doing good.
Someone wrote about what
some of life's biggest lifestyle
changes were.
Like marriage or divorce.
Like moving.
Like changing jobs.
Like a death in the family.
Well, I think bipolar disorder
is one of life's biggest lifestyle
changes.
And learning how to cope and
deal with it doesn't happen overnight.
There is no crash course to stability.
Even though in my courses/systems,
I teach you how to cope and deal
with bipolar disorder, I also tell you
that it takes time to become stable.
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Even my course is not a "crash course."
I go through the elements of stability,
but I don't offer a magic word you can
say to get there overnight.
Although the things I listed before
about life's major lifestyle changes
happen quickly, the fallout from them
happens more gradually.
It takes time to get used to being
married and living with someone else,
or being alone again from a divorce.
It takes time to pull off a move.
It takes time to get used to a new
job.
And it definitely takes time to grieve
for a lost family member.
So making the bipolar lifestyle change
takes time as well.
Getting used to the medication can
take time.
Just getting used to taking it is a
change in itself.
Then there might be side effects
that need to be dealt with.
Or medication changes.
But eventually you are on the right
medications in the right dosages
and you are used to taking your
medication, so you have made the
bipolar lifestyle change in that area.
You also have to get a good doctor,
psychiatrist, and therapist, and
you need to start seeing them on a
regular basis.
But eventually you get used to it,
and you have made the bipolar lifestyle
change in that area.
Making the bipolar lifestyle change
has other, smaller parts to it as well.
Such as learning how to stick to a
good sleep schedule.
And eating right.
And exercising.
Then there are other, bigger parts
to a bipolar lifestyle change.
You may have lost your job because
of your bipolar disorder, and now
have to live on disability.
Your finances may be affected by
your disorder as well (bipolar disorder
isn't cheap), and you need to make
an adjustment to the change.
I don't think you ever get used to
bipolar episodes, but learning how
to cope and deal with them and their
consequences is a lifestyle change.
Being productive in spite of having
bipolar disorder is a big change as
well.
You may not be able to work outside
the home any more, but you can still
be productive.
You can volunteer, or you can even
start a home-based business.
You can set goals and achieve them.
Yes, having bipolar disorder definitely
means making some lifestyle changes.
But the better you are at making and
accepting those changes, the faster
you will become stable.
What are some of the lifestyle changes
you have had to make because of bipolar
disorder?
How have you dealt with them?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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