Six Letter Deadly Word for Bipolar Disorder
Published: Mon, 04/12/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
There's a word that can get us into a lot of
trouble.
It happens to be six letters long.
Can you guess what it is?
No?
I'll give you another hint.
It starts with the letter "D."
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Denial.
Ugly word, isn't it?
I think it is.
I've seen it happen far too often.
In fact, the thing that made me think of
this was a television show.
On this show, the mother was terminally
ill.
Her daughters and husband would go to
see her in the hospital, and act like there
was nothing wrong!
They would talk to her about things that
were going on - little mundane things -
which was probably fine, but they kept
doing so in a way that you could tell that
they didn't believe she was dying.
Then, unfortunately, it became too late.
When the mother did die on this television
show, it hit the two daughters hard.
They hadn't braced themselves to handle
the fact that there mother was dying.
The husband, on the other hand, continued
to stay in denial, and wouldn't even
recognize the fact that she wasn't coming
back!
It seemed pretty ridiculous to me.
Well, that, and pretty sad.
But the really sad thing is: it's not just on
television.
This sort of thing happens all of the time.
Before we started paying attention to my
mother's illness, my dad and I were in a
kind of denial.
If we had stayed that way, the results could
have been catastrophic!
Can you imagine what it must be like to be
a person with bipolar disorder who doesn't
have anyone to support them?
Granted, they have people around them,
but if those people are in denial, then they
aren't supporting them.
Are you in denial about your loved one's
disorder?
I hope not.
But in case you are, let me give you a
warning that I wish someone would have
given me:
When it comes to bipolar disorder, denial
kills.
Literally.
People with bipolar disorder are at a much
higher risk of suicide attempts and
completions than other people.
This is especially true when they are not
in treatment.
Now, maybe you're thinking that if your
loved one ever got to that point that you'd
notice and get them help then.
I'm pretty sure that is not the most well-
thought of plan, and I'm not entirely sure
it would work.
But even if you're right, there are other
things that denial can do to a person with
bipolar disorder.
Denial ruins a person financially.
Denial costs a person years of their lives
wasted.
Denial can make for lost friends, broken
connections, and burned bridges.
Denial can ruin a person's life.
Now, would you really want to be in
denial, when you could be dealing with
the problem instead?
What can you do to make sure that you
aren't in denial?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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