{"id":1704,"date":"2009-05-04T09:45:38","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T13:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2009-05-07T10:17:43","modified_gmt":"2009-05-07T14:17:43","slug":"helping-someone-with-bipolar-bad-waiting-vs-good-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/helping-someone-with-bipolar-bad-waiting-vs-good-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Someone With Bipolar? Bad Waiting vs. Good Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you’re having a good day.<\/p>\n

Hey, yesterday I saw two really good movies you could check out if you want.<\/p>\n

They revolve mental health issues and are totally unrealistic but they are good movies : )<\/p>\n

One is The Uninvited and the other is The Lodger.<\/p>\n

Check them out if you like. I thought they were good.<\/p>\n

Okay, let’s jump into today’s topic.<\/p>\n

When we were children, it seemed like we spent most of our time waiting.<\/p>\n

(At least that’s how it felt to us.)<\/p>\n

Waiting for recess…<\/p>\n

Waiting for lunch…<\/p>\n

Waiting for the school day to be over…<\/p>\n

Waiting for winter break…<\/p>\n

And Spring break…<\/p>\n

And best of all…Summer break!<\/p>\n

Waiting for Christmas and all our gifts…<\/p>\n

Waiting for birthdays and all our presents…<\/p>\n

Waiting to grow up…<\/p>\n

(Now that was a big one, wasn’t it?)<\/p>\n

“I can’t wait to grow up, because then [whatever]”<\/p>\n

Well, not much changes when you’re an adult.<\/p>\n

There’s still that, “I can’t wait till [whatever], because then…”<\/p>\n

Let me tell you about the difference between bad waiting and good waiting.<\/p>\n

Have you ever heard that saying, “Just waiting for the other shoe to fall”?<\/p>\n

Well, with bipolar disorder, that would mean that you would just be waiting around for the next episode to happen.<\/p>\n

That’s bad waiting, because you’re not enjoying your time with your loved one during their normal time between episodes.<\/p>\n

Another example of bad waiting is unproductive waiting.<\/p>\n

That’s when you wait for something to happen without doing anything about it (or waiting for someone else to do it for you).<\/p>\n

I talk about it this in my courses\/systems when I talk about problem solving.<\/p>\n

The problem will never get solved if you wait around and expect someone else to solve it for you.<\/p>\n

You actively have to look for solutions to it.<\/p>\n

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\nWith bad waiting, you might wait forever for something that might never happen.<\/p>\n

Like waiting for bipolar disorder to get better all by itself, when you can do something to help our loved one to get better.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, there is good waiting.<\/p>\n

Good waiting is like having a positive attitude.<\/p>\n

Like understanding that recovery is a process and that you have to be patient and wait for it.<\/p>\n

Stability doesn’t happen overnight.<\/p>\n

But, like what I was talking about with problems and expecting someone else to solve them for you and how it just doesn’t happen…<\/p>\n

If you do what you can to manage bipolar disorder…<\/p>\n

Stability WILL eventually happen!<\/p>\n

Being a supporter means practicing good waiting.<\/p>\n

It means believing that one day recovery (stability) will happen for your loved one.<\/p>\n

(Of course you still have to do what you can to help them achieve that stability in the meantime).<\/p>\n

By practicing good waiting, you can help make things happen that otherwise might not happen.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

Do you agree with me that there is a difference between bad waiting and good waiting?<\/p>\n

How have you seen this in your own life?<\/p>\n

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you’re having a good day.<\/p>\n

Hey, yesterday I saw two really good movies you could check out if you want.<\/p>\n

They revolve mental health issues and are totally unrealistic but they are good movies : )<\/p>\n

One is The Uninvited and the other is The Lodger.<\/p>\n

Check them out if you like. I thought they were good.<\/p>\n

Okay, let’s jump into today’s topic.<\/p>\n

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