Obama's Jobs Program and Bipolar Disorder Lesson
Published: Thu, 12/10/09
Hi ,
How are you today?
I hope you are doing fine.
Are you familiar with President
Obama's Jobs Program?
Well, there is a lesson to be
learned from it that has to do
with bipolar disorder.
If you live in the United States,
you hear all the time that the
United States government
has to create jobs.
So, some people are waiting for
Obama to create jobs.
But in the meantime, they
stay unemployed, and who
suffers?
Not just them, but their family
as well.
How about people who create
their own jobs?
I have several people who work
for me that needed to work and
found all sorts of jobs to work at.
For example, one person who
works for me sent a letter to me
detailing what she could do for me.
She offered to work for 30 days
for free. She was sneaky, because
guess what?
She did such a good job that I
hired her!
See how creative she was?
She didn't just wait for the
government to make up some
jobs.
She was proactive and made
herself a job.
People said she could not get a
job because of her bipolar
disorder, but she did it anyway.
Why?
Because she couldn't afford to
wait for someone to give her
a job.
She was proactive.
But here's the lesson that has
to do with bipolar disorder:
With bipolar disorder you
have to be proactive, too.
You have to take action.
Just like I talk about in my
courses/systems below:
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You have to get your own medical
and mental health professionals
(doctor, psychiatrist, and/or therapist).
They are not going to come to
you, just like a job won't come
to you.
You have to take action in
managing your own or your
loved one's bipolar disorder.
There are things that you can do
every day to improve your
situation.
Say you or your loved one is
depressed.
You can't just sit around waiting
for them to just come out of that
depression.
You have to take action.
Some things you could do would
be:
1. Encourage them
2. Be supportive
3. Be understanding
4. Don't enable them
5. Give them a To-Do List
6. Offer to help them
7. Talk about what's bothering
them
8. Give them space
9. Have them write everything
down in a journal
10. Have them keep a mood
chart or diary
11. Make sure they are taking
their medication
12. Encourage them to call their
doctor
When they're depressed, they
may not even want to eat.
You can even help your loved
one by cooking healthy meals.
There's lots for you to do instead
of sitting around hoping for your
loved one's bipolar disorder to
get better.
What strategies have you found
to be successful when you or
your loved one is depressed?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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