Bipolar? No Pain No Gain
Published: Tue, 02/23/10
Hi ,
How are you?
I hope you're doing good.
You've heard the expression,
"No pain, no gain," haven't
you?
Well, I work out a lot, so it's
a real familiar saying around
the gyms.
I wanted to talk to you today
about that.
About how everything has a
cost.
Especially your loved one's
bipolar disorder.
Stability is NOT going to
come easy for them.
You will both have to go
through some pain.
Like when they have episodes.
If you've been with your
loved one during a depressive
episode, then you know they
are in emotional pain at that
time.
And you may feel helpless or
frustrated by it, because there
doesn't seem to be anything
you can do to help them.
But just being a good supporter
to them at those times might be
all you can do.
Be there for them.
Listen when they want to talk.
Be loving and supportive.
Eventually, they will come out
of the episode.
And you will have gained
something.
In looking back at the episode,
you can both determine what
caused it, and avoid that in the
future.
That's called a "trigger" -
something that makes your loved
one go into a bipolar episode.
The more familiar you are with
your loved one's triggers, the
more you can avoid them, and
your loved one will have less
episodes.
Like I teach in my courses/
systems about bipolar triggers:
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Your loved one will go through
a lot before they reach stability.
What if they go into a manic
episode?
There is definitely some pain
with that.
Because it's usually the manic
episode that will have consequences
to it.
And some of these can cause
mental or emotional pain.
Like, for instance, if your loved
one went on a spending spree
while in a manic episode, your
pain will be in the area of finances.
You may hurt financially for a
while before you get things
straightened out.
But again, like with a bipolar
depressive episode, you can
learn from a manic episode as
well.
You can gain from the pain.
Each episode should teach you
something.
If nothing else, you should be
learning what your loved one's
triggers to a manic episode are.
And you can learn how to
avoid them.
You should be learning about
what leads to stability for your
loved one.
My courses/systems, special
reports, newsletter, and daily
emails all teach that.
But you can learn it
personally for your loved one.
I know you have experienced
pain with your loved one's
bipolar disorder, but what
would you consider a gain
from it?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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