{"id":1685,"date":"2009-04-27T09:40:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T13:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2009-04-27T09:40:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T13:40:35","slug":"bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

Many people have been asking me if I still go to the gym. YES.<\/p>\n

I just got back actually and I am running late and having to type this up really fast.<\/p>\n

Actually I was REALLY tired this morning.<\/p>\n

I have to go today twice, Tuesday twice, Wednesday three times and Thursday twice
\nand Friday once.<\/p>\n

Then I am off Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Anyway, let’s jump into today’s topic I thought of while I was doing cardio.<\/p>\n

The other day I was in my accountant’s office and he was running late.<\/p>\n

He called and told me he would be there, but not for awhile.<\/p>\n

I said, “No problem.”<\/p>\n

He said that he was really, really sorry.<\/p>\n

I didn’t mind, because I was prepared with about 5 hours of work with me.<\/p>\n

Whenever I leave my house, I assume traffic delays and other problems are always going to come up, so I ALWAYS have meals for the day AND plenty of work so I don’t have to waste any time.<\/p>\n

The key thing is…<\/p>\n

I prepare for potential problems ahead of time.<\/p>\n

And this is what you have to do if you are a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

You have to BE PREPARED ahead of time, like I show you in my courses\/systems below:<\/p>\n

NEW
\nLEARN THE SECRETS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH
\nBIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nhttp:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
\nVisit:
\nhttp:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a>
\nYou have to think of things like this:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tYour loved one loses their medication
\nThey may be able to go for a little while
\nwithout their medicine, but not for long
\nwithout going into a bipolar episode.
\nThis could be very, very dangerous for
\nthem as well, maybe even fatal. So you
\nneed to prepare ahead of time. Talk to
\ntheir doctor in advance and find out what
\nto do in case this should happen. Find out
\ntheir doctor’s policy on this. Sometimes
\nhe can write another prescription. Sometimes
\nhe can give you samples to have on hand.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tSomething happens to the doctor, psychiatrist
\nor therapist
\nFind out ahead of time what they do in
\nemergencies, when they are out of town or on
\nvacation, or if something else should happen
\nto them. What have they done in the past?
\nWhat is their normal policy? Will they still
\nbe accessible to your loved one? Will they
\nhave a fill-in doctor? Will your loved one
\nhave to go to the Emergency Room? Will
\nthey have to change doctors (or therapists)?<\/p>\n

\u2022\tYour loved one shows signs and symptoms
\nof an episode
\nAsk the doctor their procedure in this case.
\nYou will probably need your loved one to
\nsign a Medical Release of Information form
\nin advance (when they are not in an episode)
\nto keep on file so that you can report these
\nsymptoms directly to the doctor. He then
\nmay be able to adjust your loved one’s
\nmedications without having to see them or
\nwithout your loved one having to go to the
\nhospital. You may also be able to avoid a
\nfull-blown episode.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tYour loved one goes into an episode
\nKnow in advance what your loved one’s
\ntriggers are. Know the signs and symptoms
\nof their episodes. If they are in an episode,
\nthey need treatment. Call their doctor.
\nYou will probably have to plan on taking
\nthem to the hospital, but if you talk to the
\ndoctor in advance, he can tell you the
\ncorrect procedure and what to expect.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tYou are going on vacation
\nIf you are going on vacation, you need
\nto make sure that your loved one has
\nenough medication not only for the time
\nyou will be gone, but for a few days more,
\njust in case something should happen.
\nAssume that you will not be able to get
\na prescription filled or refilled wherever
\nyou go. You do not want your loved one
\nto be stuck without their medication.<\/p>\n

\u2022\tYour loved one will not be home when
\nit’s time to take their medication
\nIt’s good to always plan for this eventuality
\nin any case, and carry an extra dose of
\nmedication with you; however, if you
\nknow you will be gone when it is time
\nto take the medication, make sure you
\nhave it with you when it will be time.
\nThis will take planning ahead of time
\nso that you don’t forget. In order to avoid
\nthis, try making appointments at times
\nwhen medication will not be due.
\nAs a supporter, you must always be prepared in advance to WAIT.<\/p>\n

Just like I was talking about waiting in my accountant’s office, you will probably spend a great deal of your time just waiting as well.<\/p>\n

When your loved one goes to their appointments, there may be some that you will not be able to go into, such as their therapy appointment.<\/p>\n

It is best to plan for this in advance, and to bring something with you to do.<\/p>\n

It is also best for you to plan for what might happen should your loved one have to go into the hospital.<\/p>\n

I know this is not what you want to think about now, and your loved one may be stable right now, but you still need to be prepared.<\/p>\n

You need to have a good grasp on your finances.<\/p>\n

What if your loved one should go into a manic episode?<\/p>\n

What if your loved one should be hospitalized for a longer period than expected?<\/p>\n

These are things that you need to work out ahead of time.<\/p>\n

You need to be prepared. ALWAYS.<\/p>\n

Bipolar disorder is a very serious disease, and you need to think IN ADVANCE about what could go wrong and to prepare for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

Many people have been asking me if I still go to the gym. YES.<\/p>\n

I just got back actually and I am running late and having to type this up really fast.<\/p>\n

Actually I was REALLY tired this morning.<\/p>\n

I have to go today twice, Tuesday twice, Wednesday three times and Thursday twice
\nand Friday once.<\/p>\n

Then I am off Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? Many people have been asking me if I still go to the gym. YES. I just got back actually and I am running late and having to type this up really fast. Actually I was REALLY tired this morning. I have to go today twice, Tuesday twice, Wednesday three times and Thursday twice and Friday once. Then I am off Saturday and Sunday. Continue Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Oliver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"headline\":\"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\"},\"wordCount\":988,\"commentCount\":18,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Daily Bipolar Disorder Message\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\",\"name\":\"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\",\"name\":\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"description\":\"With this blog, I want to keep all of you updated on important information about bipolar disorder and how it affects families. Here you can discuss effects of bipolar disorder, the risks of bipolar disorder, analyze some case studies and also can come to know about the treatments for bipolar disorder. Share with someone who has bipolar disorder today.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\",\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog","og_description":"Hi, How’s it going? Many people have been asking me if I still go to the gym. YES. I just got back actually and I am running late and having to type this up really fast. Actually I was REALLY tired this morning. I have to go today twice, Tuesday twice, Wednesday three times and Thursday twice and Friday once. Then I am off Saturday and Sunday. Continue Reading","og_url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/","og_site_name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","article_published_time":"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00","author":"David Oliver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Oliver","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/"},"author":{"name":"David Oliver","@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"headline":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This","datePublished":"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00","dateModified":"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/"},"wordCount":988,"commentCount":18,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"articleSection":["Daily Bipolar Disorder Message"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/","url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/","name":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This - Bipolar Supporter Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00","dateModified":"2009-04-27T13:40:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-make-sure-you-do-this\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bipolar Supporter? Make Sure You Do This"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/","name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","description":"With this blog, I want to keep all of you updated on important information about bipolar disorder and how it affects families. Here you can discuss effects of bipolar disorder, the risks of bipolar disorder, analyze some case studies and also can come to know about the treatments for bipolar disorder. Share with someone who has bipolar disorder today.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75","name":"David Oliver","logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}