Dealing With Bipolar Disorder? Look for this.
Published: Sun, 12/20/09
Hi ,
I hope you're doing ok today.
I was talking to this woman the
other day, and she was sharing
with me about how she had just
gotten some bad news.
She didn't seem very upset, though,
so I asked her what happened.
She told me that she had just
found out that she has kidney
disease.
I thought, wow, that's pretty bad
news.
But again, I noticed that she didn't
seem to be taking it that hard.
The more I talked to her, the more
upbeat I felt, which was really strange.
I mean, she gets this terrible news,
but she is so upbeat that it kind of like
rubs off on me!
I swear, this was the most positive
woman I've ever talked to.
And talking to her put me in a positive
frame of mind.
When I asked her how come she could
have such a positive attitude, she told me.
1. What she has was caught pretty early
2. It's treatable
3. It's not fatal
4. She can still do her normal things
5. She can still do her job
Now, here's the opposite of her.
There's this person at one of the
support groups I go to who complains
about everything.
But she's not sick, and her husband
isn't either (physically, I mean).
They live in a nice house, drive a nice
car, and basically have a pretty good life.
Except that her husband has bipolar
disorder.
But like the woman who shared with
me that she had kidney disease, this
woman's husband is not going to get
worse (as long as he does certain things).
He found out pretty early that he had
bipolar disorder, so he's in treatment
for it.
Bipolar disorder doesn't have to be
fatal, as long as he stays on his medications.
He can still do his normal things.
And he is still able to work part-time.
She should be grateful for all that, as
her husband sounds like a high
functioning person with bipolar disorder.
Plus he's not physically sick.
She shouldn't be complaining, she
should be glad that things aren't worse.
Like this woman with the kidney problem,
she has a positive attitude, and she is
looking for the good in her situation.
Not like the woman in the support group,
who is looking at all the bad.
Many people with bipolar disorder are
much worse off than her husband.
Some haven't even been diagnosed yet,
much less diagnosed early.
So they're having to still go through
episodes, with lots of consequences, and
they don't even know why these things
are happening to them.
Some don't stick to their medications,
and go into episodes because of that.
Some people are still in denial over the
fact that they have bipolar disorder to
begin with.
Some don't let their supporter (or anyone
else) help them.
Some people fight this thing all the way,
thinking they can do it all by themselves.
That is so wrong. One of the first things
I teach in my courses/systems is that you
should get yourself a good strong support
system if you have bipolar disorder.
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Another thing I teach is that you have
to have a positive attitude.
That's just as much a part of your
treatment as taking medication.
Whether you have bipolar disorder or
are supporting someone who does,
having a positive attitude will help you.
Do you look for the good in things?
Has that helped you to cope with things
better?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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