Bipolar Supporter? The 10-Letter Word That Will Make Your Life Miserable
Published: Mon, 04/26/10
Hi ,
How's it going?
Hope you are doing well.
Do you know what really makes me mad?
This happened to me today:
I was driving, and someone cut me off in
order to get where they were going
faster.
It is a dangerous move.
Not to mention it's inconsiderate.
Where could they be going that they'd be
in that much of a hurry?
I can understand if they were going to
the emergency room.
But as many people that do this on a
regular basis, I seriously doubt that most
of them are going to the emergency room.
Which just goes to show that many people
are impatient.
That got me thinking.
Why are they so impatient?
You know, the only ideas I could come
up with are that they either didn't plan as
well as they should have, or that they
procrastinated too long.
And most likely, it is the second of those.
Many people in this day and age will wait
until the last minute to get things done.
We seem to like to speed through things,
either that or we are just lazy and don't
want to work on something until we have
to.
If we could just begin to work on
something as soon as it is drawn to our
attention, then we could get things done
in a timely manner.
Then we wouldn't need to be impatient.
As a bipolar supporter, we tend to have
the same problem.
We get impatient about our loved one's
recovery, all the while waiting until the
last minute to work on it with them.
Does this make sense to you?
It doesn't to me.
Have you been working on your loved
one's recovery plan?
This can mean making it to begin with,
or changing it as it needs changing.
Have you been working with your loved
one about their spending habits?
This one is better done before they ruin
their chances of meeting their budget.
Have you been working with your loved
one about making realistic plans and
sticking to them?
This will take a lot of practice, so it is
better to start working on it as soon
as possible.
Have you worked on an emergency
plan?
You never know when an emergency will
happen.
(That's why it's called an emergency, after
all.)
So it is better to have the plan made as
soon as possible.
Have you been working with your loved
one about keeping a mood chart?
This is important to help predict when an
episode is starting.
When you know ahead of time that an
episode is likely to happen, you can do
things to try to prevent it.
Have you been helping your loved one
remember to take their medications?
This can be vital to the recovery process.
If you have been doing all these things,
then I commend you.
But if not, then you need to start working
on them.
And the time to start working on them is
now instead of later.
If all of your task lists are set for tomorrow,
then you will be overwhelmed when
tomorrow comes.
Then you will become impatient, and you
might even do things that inconvenience
others just to make sure that you get done
what you need to.
It may take some time for recovery to
happen, even if you take the necessary
precautions.
But rest assured, no matter how long
recovery takes, it is worth the time and
effort you have put into it.
What do you think of that?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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