Hi,
What’s going on?
Hope you are doing well.
I forgot to tell you something and you are going to think this is strange.
If you are new to my list or maybe a friend told you to join and you saw my subject line, you might be questioning either yourself or your friend as to what in the world a toothbrush could have to do with bipolar disorder, right?
Ok, here’s what happened:
I was hanging out with a friend and we decided to go out.
My friend had just finished up a meal replacement bar.
(Many times these replacement bars get stuck in your teeth.)
So he was like, “Dude, I have to brush my teeth. Hold on – I’m going to use my new cool electronic toothbrush.”
I said, “ok.”
So he went into the bathroom and he was back in about 30 seconds.
I was like, “So hurry up and brush your teeth!”
And he said, “Dude, I’m all set! It’s done. Let’s roll.”
So I said, “It only took you 30 seconds?”
And he was like, “DUDE! Don’t go econ on me!”
NOTE: Econ is economics, which has nothing to do with why I was asking. My friend is kind of simple. He just focuses on body building and power lifting and according to him, “Nothing else matters.”
ANOTHER NOTE: If you have been on my list for awhile, you notice that I have several friends that use the word “Dude” and when they want to make a point, they just say it louder. So DUDE in all caps is louder than dude in lower case.
Ok, so I said to him, “You’re supposed to brush for at least 2 minutes.”
He said to me, “DUDE, you think too much. You are too smart. Just have fun!”
So then I said, “That’s why your teeth are falling apart. You need to have patience and wait the full 2 minutes.”
He said, “Okay, DAD…” (notice he said DAD, not DUDE) “…I will, can we go? I’m already hungry and I need to get in 325 grams of protein in my day.”
NOTE: If you’re saying to yourself, “Holy cow, 325 grams of protein in a day is a ton,” you’re right!
I told my friend, “Your teeth are going to thank me in 10 years, you know.”
So he just said, “Ok.”
I know this is a funny story, but you’re probably wondering what it could possibly have to do with bipolar disorder, right?
Well, I’ll tell you. After thinking about this, I know a lot of people that use an electronic toothbrush and use it for
only 30 seconds.
Why?
Because they don’t follow the directions and don’t have patience. They want INSTANT results.
It’s just like bipolar survivors and supporters.
Sometimes they want INSTANT results, too.
In my courses/systems, I teach that it takes TIME for stability to happen:
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The good news is that stability CAN be reached.
But you have to do certain things to get there.
It’s not going to happen overnight.
It’s certainly not going to happen in 30 seconds.
And it’s definitely not going to happen instantly.
It takes TIME for it to happen.
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