Dealing with Bipolar Disorder? Can You Afford to Lose This?
Published: Sun, 12/27/09
Hi ,
How are you today?
I hope this is a good day for
you.
You know, there are some
things we can afford to lose
in life.
In recovery programs, for
example, as well as in church,
you can afford to lose your
pride and ego.
(In fact, it may happen whether
you like it or not.)
You can afford to lose your
car if there are too many repairs
needed for it, and buy another
one.
In other words, it's not a life or
death thing.
At worst, you may have to get
rides from people until your
car is fixed, if you keep it.
But still, you could afford to
lose it.
You can afford to lose some of
your possessions, like if you have
a yard sale, or donate to Goodwill
or a church or other worthy
organization.
But there are some things that
you can't afford to lose.
For example, you can't afford
to lose your home, or else where
would you live?
You can't afford to lose your job
(unless you have another one lined
up), because you need that income
to live off.
You can't afford to wreck your
credit, although too many people
with bipolar disorder do.
Then it's a mess trying to establish
your credit back.
That's one of the things I go over
in my courses/systems - how to
deal with finances when you have
bipolar disorder:
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Your loved one can't afford to
lose your support.
Your support is invaluable to
them, as it helps them to deal with
their bipolar disorder.
Your loved one can't afford to
lose their commitment to take
their medication.
If they lose that commitment,
it could lead to going into a
bipolar episode, or worse, it
could take their life!
So they definitely cannot afford
to stop taking their medication.
They can't afford to lose their
doctor, psychiatrist, therapist
and any other member of their
treatment team, either.
Because these people help them
as much as you do.
Your loved one cannot afford
to lose sleep, either.
Because loss of sleep is one of
the biggest triggers to a bipolar
episode.
And what about you?
You can't afford to NOT take
care of yourself, because your
loved one and family need you.
You can't afford to lose your
self-esteem and self-respect.
These are very important to
anyone to have, whether they
are dealing with bipolar disorder
or not.
Your self-esteem and self-respect
are how you feel about yourself.
And you need to feel good
about yourself.
Some supporters suffer in this
area, because they believe that
their support is directly related to
their loved one's bipolar disorder.
In other words, if their loved one
isn't doing well, or goes into an
episode, they blame themselves.
They think negatively.
They believe that since their loved
one isn't doing well, that it means
that they're not a good supporter.
But that isn't true.
The struggle for bipolar stability
falls outside your responsibility as
a supporter.
You can be the best supporter in
the world, and your loved one will
still go into episodes.
What else do you consider that you
cannot afford to lose?
I'd like to hear about it.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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