Hi,
Did you know that two people, growing up in the same environment, can turn out completely
different? Consider this case study:
Carlos and Jose Gonzales grew up with a single mother who had to work two jobs to support them. Because of this, she was rarely home. She tried the best she could, however, to be a good mother. It took every penny she made to keep a roof over her sons’ heads and food in their mouths. Unfortunately, this meant that they couldn’t exactly live in the best neighborhood or go to the best schools. Although she tried to keep their home environment an emotionally healthy one and to give her boys all the love that she could, the fact that there was no good male role model rubbed off negatively on Carlos. He began running with a street gang and got involved with drugs at an early age. Because of this, he turned to theft to support his habit, and got arrested and put in jail. His brother Jose, however, never did those things, and ended up going to college on a scholarship, got out of his bad neighborhood, and became a successful lawyer, eventually even moving his mother out of that bad area.
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This story just goes to show that it’s not what you’re “dealt” in life that counts, but what you do with it. In other words, it’s not the fact that you (or your loved one) have bipolar disorder, it’s what you do with it that counts.
I even saw on a commercial the other day (maybe you’ve seen it too) a girl surfing with one arm!
I was so impressed! Here’s this young girl who didn’t even let the fact that she only has one arm stop her from surfing. So why should you or your loved one let bipolar disorder stop you from living a full, productive, healthy, successful, and happy life? My mother hasn’t!
There was a time when her bipolar disorder did stop her from having a good life…A time when she had such a bad bipolar episode that it practically had her bedridden…But after I began slowly helping her come out of that episode…Helping her see that what she had been doing
wasn’t working for her…And trying new techniques and methods and strategies to cope and deal with her bipolar disorder…Helping her get a GOOD doctor to help her get better…And helping her get on the right medication for her disorder…To help her manage the debt that her bipolar
disorder had gotten her into…And to do the things she needed to do for herself to help her get better…Well…Her life improved to where it is today!
And today she is healthy, she is productive, she is working, she is successful, she is stable, and she is happy. And there is no reason that your loved one can’t be too.
If the two of you work together to fight their bipolar disorder (instead of fighting each other), then you have a better chance at winning against this thing.
Remember, it’s what you do with it that counts! Do something positive!
Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
Absolutely two people can actually be raised differently – consider this: A Man and His Beloved Bride to be or A Happy Woman and her Beloved Groom to be —
the two come from different backgrounds but share a common cause and poof somehow it works – know why??? They want to make it work, individually, collectively and united……one has to be willing
In life this is best and safe type of competition – one between the spouses – family, siblings, friends can become complicated and unfortunate sometimes but there’s still hope there
Today I love your article but I took it from a totally different angle than you did.
P.S. I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE COUPLE I HAD IN MIND, THEY SPORTED A RING ON THE RIGHT HAND THE FINGER CLOSEST TO THE PINKY _ THAT’S ID— TWO PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEIR CREATOR VERY MUCH……..WE SHOULD ALL BE THAT FORTUNATE, I SUPPOSE…..
I believe the girl with one arm, lost it to a shark attack while surfing, adding to the amazement of the story. Just wanted to share that.
When we are young the sky is the limit. The only thing that stops us from acquiring our goal is ourselves. Be positive and do the best you possibly can and that’s all anyone can ask. Also its true in the movie the girl loses her arm by a shark while surfing. The amazing thing is despite the tradgedy she continued to surf despite the trauma and osbstacles. If others with bipolar and their supporters had the same courage they would be a success!