The Internet and Bipolar Disorder
Published: Mon, 04/05/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
I hope you're doing well.
Remember the "good old days"
before computers and the
Internet?
We actually had to do real
research in the library!
We had to read things from
books!
I love the library.
There are five of them that
I go to, and I go all the time.
To me, it's always been what
a playground is to children.
I can find anything I want.
And sometimes, the harder
stuff to find, well, that's like
searching for lost treasure
to me.
I think a library is one of the
greatest places to go.
But kids today are raised on
the Internet, with instant
results.
So people growing up like
that have a tendency to expect
instant results from everything.
How does that relate to bipolar
disorder?
Well, think about it.
People who grew up using the
library instead of the Internet
are used to a slower way of
doing things.
They're used to waiting, and
waiting patiently I might add!
(Remember those lines to check
out books?)
But others expect instant results.
And they are not patient, either.
So if they have a loved one with
bipolar disorder, they are going
to tend to expect instant results.
Like I teach in my courses/systems,
results from bipolar recovery do
not come quickly - it takes TIME
to recover from bipolar disorder.
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If you are the one who has the
disorder, and you are of the
Internet age, you might lose
patience with your medication
too quickly and think it's not
working, and want to go off it.
But that would be the worst
thing you could do.
It takes time to find the right
medication.
It takes time to find the right
combination of medications.
It takes time to find the right
dosage(s).
It takes time for the medication
to get to a good level in your
system.
It takes time for that medication
to do what you need it to do.
You can't lose patience.
And if you go off the medication,
you'll just have to start all over
again.
And hopefully, in the meantime,
you don't go into an episode.
If you are a supporter, and are
of the Internet age, your impatience
might show with your loved one.
You want them to get better.
You want them to be better now.
It's hard to be patient and wait for
them to reach stability, which can
take a long time.
But you can't lose patience.
You need to be supportive and
understanding and hang in there.
You will eventually see results,
you just won't see them right
away.
Are you of the Internet age or
before it?
Can you be patient?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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