Bipolar warning. Avoid this 10 letter deadly word.
Published: Mon, 03/31/08
Hi ,
How's it going?
The next three weeks are going to
be really, really hard for me. I have
to work out 11 times a week. My "eating
plan" is SUPER strict as well.
Anyway, I have to get going to the gym
and I am already late by 19 minutes.
I am actually lowering my body fat down
in the 6% area over the next few weeks.
BUT, it's possible that I could slip up with
my program and make a mistake or so.
Will I be all mad? No.
This brings up a super important topic that I
want to talk about and how it relates to
bipolar disorder.
Have you ever known someone who
was an absolute perfectionist? I have.
I know someone who has Obsessive-
Compulsive Personality (OCD), and for
the most part, it actually works as a
positive thing for her, because it helps
her notice the small details that other
people would miss.
But I'm talking about a person so
picky, so much of a perfectionist
that it really bugs you!
The need for perfection and a life
of peace usually are opposite of each
other.
Whenever we absolutely need to have
something be a certain way, we are
usually fighting a losing battle. Rather
than being content with simply having
the item or person, we are focused on
what's wrong with it/him.
When we are zeroed in on what's wrong,
It implies that we are dissatisfied or
discontent. And this means that we are
focusing on the negative, instead of the
positive.
Negative thinking, as I talk of often,
is toxic to us. We need to be positive
thinkers, because positive thinking
is healthy thinking, as I teach in my
courses/systems:
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Positive thinking, or using daily
positive affirmations, just makes
you feel better about yourself,
and, naturally it follows that you
will feel better about others, as
well.
As this relates to bipolar disorder
means that you can be defeated
by the disorder if all you think of
is the negative side of the disorder
and all about what's wrong with
it.
If you do this, you are being
managed by the disorder, instead
of you managing it, like I always
try to teach you.
Focusing on imperfection pulls
us away from our goal of being
proactive, from becoming high
functioning, being productive,
being supportive, being the
best we can be given the
circumstances.
We need to take the emphasis
off imperfection and focus on
our strengths, and not our
weaknesses.
Too many people think of
having bipolar disorder as a
weakness, when instead it
can be a strength, If you let
it.
Fighting the dragon (bipolar)
can make you stronger, can
increase your bond with your
loved one (if you work together
to fight this disorder), can bring
out the best in you because you
can learn how to appreciate the
smaller gifts that you have and
learn to live life on life's terms.
The solution is to stop thinking
that you can change things that
you can't change. You, the
survivor, cannot change the
fact that you have bipolar
disorder. But you CAN change
the way you manage it.
You, the supporter, cannot
change the fact that your
loved one has a disorder that
they will have the rest of their
life. But you can change your
own attitude towards it,
becoming more positive about
it.
As you begin to eliminate your
need for perfection in any/all
areas of your own life, you will
begin to discover the perfection
in life itself.
Okay, well I have to run for the FIRST
workout today. I have another one later
on :)
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Your Friend,
Dave
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