{"id":1558,"date":"2009-03-28T07:58:13","date_gmt":"2009-03-28T11:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2009-03-28T07:58:13","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T11:58:13","slug":"the-first-step-to-success-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/the-first-step-to-success-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Step To Success With Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>You know, many people look at my mom\u2019s story and ask, &#8220;What\u2019s the secret? How did she do it?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>After thinking about this question for many months, I have identified the key to her success with bipolar disorder. <\/p>\n<p>It was the fact that she accepted that she had bipolar disorder and she took the diagnosis very seriously. <\/p>\n<p>I think that&#8217;s the first step to success with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t do anything else until you first do what my mom did.<br \/>\nIf you look at most people who DON&#8217;T manage their bipolar disorder successfully, you find they do not accept that they have this disorder. <\/p>\n<p>You also find they do not take their Bipolar Disorder seriously at all. These individuals continually pretend they do not have Bipolar Disorder. They almost never learn anything<br \/>\nabout Bipolar Disorder and how it is successfully treated.<br \/>\nThis is a HUGE mistake!<br \/>\nFrom the tens of thousands of people on my mailing list all over the world, from speaking with the individuals that work for me who have Bipolar Disorder, and from talking to many people that I meet at all the places where I do volunteer work for those that are supporting people with<br \/>\na mental illness, I have come to the conclusion that you absolutely must come to terms with Bipolar Disorder. <\/p>\n<p>You must realize that you do, in fact, have the disorder and that it is not going to simply go away. <\/p>\n<p>This is the only way you are going to be able to successfully manage this disorder<br \/>\nand your life.<br \/>\nIn my courses\/systems, I talk about how, at this time, there is no cure for bipolar disorder, but there are plenty of treatments that work &#8212; and work well when taken properly under the direction of a qualified doctor or therapist. <\/p>\n<p>                           NEW<br \/>\nLEARN THE SECRETS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH<br \/>\nBIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But you can lead a completely productive life if you want to. But not until you take the first step.<br \/>\nThe choice is yours if you have Bipolar Disorder.<br \/>\nYou can choose to accept the fact you have Bipolar Disorder or not. Once you accept that you have the disorder,<br \/>\nit paves the way for the next steps toward stability.<br \/>\nYou can choose to learn more about it.<br \/>\nYou can choose to follow a treatment plan prescribed by your doctor and\/or therapist.<br \/>\nThe choices are yours, remember.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep following the steps to stability.<\/p>\n<p>Keep learning \u2013 don&#8217;t just educate yourself, but educate others.<\/p>\n<p>Keep taking your medication (without fail, no matter what), and seeing your doctor,  psychiatrist, and therapist whenever you have those appointments.<\/p>\n<p>Following the steps means doing everything you have to do to stay stable.<\/p>\n<p>Keep a good sleep schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Eat a healthy diet.<\/p>\n<p>Stay productive.<\/p>\n<p>Keep a mood chart or write in a journal.<\/p>\n<p>Have a good social life, and do things that you enjoy.  Spend time with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t isolate, because that can lead to a bipolar episode.<\/p>\n<p>You know the steps you have to take.<\/p>\n<p>These steps keep you healthy.<\/p>\n<p>These steps keep you stable.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, if you choose not to follow this path, you will probably end up as one of the sad stories of people who wind up doing something really bad to someone or something or wind<br \/>\nup killing themselves.<br \/>\nSomeone once said that the longest journey begins with one small step.<\/p>\n<p>The first step to stability begins with accepting that you have bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Now, take the other steps.<\/p>\n<p>If you already have, never stop doing them.<\/p>\n<p>It can mean the difference between stability and instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>You know, many people look at my mom\u2019s story and ask, &#8220;What\u2019s the secret? 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