Bipolar? This With a Capital P Will Help
Published: Tue, 12/01/09
Hi ,
How is your day going?
I hope you're having a good
one.
You may or not remember a
musical many years ago
called "The Music Man."
In this musical, there was a
song about a new pool table
the town had just gotten.
Some people weren't happy
about it.
So the song was about that.
Here are some of the lyrics:
"We've got trouble
Right here in River City
Trouble with a capital T
That rhymes with P
That stands for pool..."
Now, that's kind of a lighthearted
way to introduce today's topic:
Patience with a Capital P
In my courses and systems, I
discuss the characteristics you
need to have in order to be a
good supporter:
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And patience is one of those
things.
You need patience with a
capital P if you are going to be
able to deal with your loved
one's bipolar disorder.
I know, that may sound "easier
said than done."
I remember I lost my patience
with my mom many times.
It was really hard for me.
Sometimes I would have to
explain things over and over
again, and she still didn't
get it, so I would get frustrated
and lose my patience.
It's hard to have patience with
a loved one who has bipolar
disorder sometimes.
As supporters, we're dealing
with our own problems, then
sometimes we have to deal
with our loved one's problems
as well as our own.
Sometimes the stress level
gets too high (both theirs and
yours).
Losing your patience will only
add fuel to the fire, though.
Your loved one depends on you
to be patient (with a capital P).
And you need to be patient for
your own sake as well.
Patient people can think clearer.
They don't react to things as
much as impatient people.
Impatient people get angry
and frustrated more often.
They get stressed.
And stress can bring with it
a host of physical problems,
like ulcers.
For someone with bipolar
disorder, stress can even
bring on an episode, so
patience with a capital P
is especially what they
need to practice.
But supporters are just as
susceptible.
If you aren't patient, you
will react more negatively
to a situation, or to something
someone may say to you (or
something your loved one
has done).
If you stuff your feelings, as
many supporters do, it may
come out anyway, in the form
of impatience, frustration and
anger.
This doesn't help anything.
What WILL help is if you have
patience with a capital P.
Unfortunately, patience is not
easy to come by.
You will have to work at it.
The next time you face a
situation that you can't do
anything to change (like your
loved one's behavior), try
practicing patience with a
capital P.
It may get you further.
Are you a patient person?
Do you agree that it can help
you deal with things?
What is a situation where you
have had to practice patience?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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