Bipolar? Getting Geared Up
Published: Mon, 10/12/09
Hi ,
How are you today?
I hope you're doing well.
Well, football season is here
again.
It made me think of the
expression, "all geared up."
That's what they call it when
they've got all their gear on
and are psyched up to play
the game.
Well, I think we can use
that expression for bipolar
disorder too.
You need to be all geared up
for the game - in other words,
the battle with bipolar disorder.
You should be psyched up
about the fact that you can help
your loved one to manage it.
It may not seem like a possibility
right now, but think toward the
future.
Stability is just waiting for them.
But, like with football, they can't
win the game just by being geared
up.
They still have to play the actual
game, and play it hard, play it the
best that they can.
Then they can hope to win.
But they have to go in with an
attitude that says they ARE going
to win, or else they won't do as
well.
That's what being psyched up is.
Believing that you're going to
win.
And we can apply that to bipolar
disorder as well.
In fact, you are kind of like
your loved one's cheerleader.
Cheering them on toward
recovery and stability.
Making sure they take their
medication.
Insuring that they go to all
their appointments with their
doctor, psychiatrist, and therapist.
Making sure they get enough
sleep.
Helping them stick to a healthy
diet.
These are some of the suggestions
that I talk about in my courses/
systems:
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You are part of your loved one's
team.
A major part of their support
system.
Without a strong support system
it's almost impossible to reach
stability and "win the game."
It's just too much to do it by
yourself.
Now, a football game consists
of certain "plays" that force that
football down to the end zone
for a touchdown.
It takes time to do that.
That's why they have all those
annoying commercials!
Each play has to be coordinated.
They have to have a strategy.
And that's what you have to
have with bipolar disorder, too.
A strategy.
You don't want the other team
(the bipolar disorder) to win.
So you need to develop ways
to beat it.
Strategies in place.
For example, you need to know
what you're going to do in
advance if your loved one goes
into an episode.
You need to have a strategy
for that.
It is carefully placed strategies
that win football games...
And it's strategies that will
win your battle against bipolar
disorder.
Can you see how bipolar
disorder can be compared
to a football game?
And don't you want to be on
the winning team?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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