You Can Only Do Your Best With Bipolar
Published: Sun, 10/11/09
Hi ,
Are you having a good day?
I hope so.
You know, when parents raise
their children, they always tell
them to do their best.
It's a value that we receive and
hopefully pass on to our own
children and live by it ourselves.
When I used to have a lawn
service, it didn't matter whether
it was the lowest paying customer
or the highest paying customer.
I always did my best.
I couldn't do it with my mom,
though, because I didn't have
the right "tools" (like I did for
my lawn care business).
Still, knowing my mother's story
and mine, you might be thinking
that I did the best I could with
what I had to work with.
And that's kind of you.
But still I wish things had been
different.
That's why I developed my
courses/systems - so no one
else would have to go through
what I went through with my
mom.
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People who have Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder struggle
with the idea of doing your
best, unfortunately.
They can be such a perfectionist
that it interferes with their
lives.
Or their work.
Or their relationships.
I know, because I've done
research on this.
So you actually have an
advantage.
You don't have a mental
illness, so you don't have to
try to be a perfectionist in
everything you do.
Especially when it comes to
dealing with your loved one.
No one expects perfection
from you, so don't expect
it from yourself.
You can only do the best
you can do with bipolar
disorder.
Otherwise, you will stress
yourself out.
And that's something that
you really don't need.
You know how to be a
good supporter.
You have information that
I didn't have.
Just from these daily emails,
you should be learning
information that will help
you.
But if you're doing your best
to be the best supporter you
can be, but your loved one
goes into an episode anyway,
just remember that it's not
your fault.
It's not your fault that they
have bipolar disorder, and it's
not your fault when that disorder
exhibits itself in your loved one.
Some supporters beat themselves
up over it.
Don't be one of those people.
Just do your best. That's all that
is expected of you.
You are not perfect, and you can't
expect to be, especially when it
comes to bipolar disorder.
It's not because of anything you
do or don't do that your loved one
will go into an episode.
They will go into an episode
just because they have bipolar
disorder.
It's just the nature of the
disorder, and has nothing to
do with you.
You know how to be a good
supporter to your loved one.
So just do the best that you
can.
Nobody expects any more from
you than that.
What about you?
Are you trying to be the perfect
supporter?
Can you see now how there is no
such thing as perfect when it comes
to bipolar disorder?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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