{"id":1749,"date":"2009-05-11T08:34:28","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T12:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2009-05-11T08:34:28","modified_gmt":"2009-05-11T12:34:28","slug":"bipolar-supporter-are-you-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-are-you-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Supporter? Are You This?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How are you doing today?<\/p>\n

I just got back from the gym and was thinking about something.<\/p>\n

You hear a lot about codependency.<\/p>\n

There is even a 12 Step Program devoted to people who are codependent (CODA).<\/p>\n

So naturally there is a lot of concern about codependency and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Some supporters worry if they are codependent or not. Some people who have bipolar disorder worry if they are codependent as well. But many people don’t even really know what codependency
\nis.<\/p>\n

Since it is such a big subject, I talk about it in my courses\/systems below:<\/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><\/p>\n

The question is, are you a codependent?<\/p>\n

Then ask yourself, are you always feeling emotionally exhausted from trying to “fix” your loved one with bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n

In a relationship where both people are emotionally healthy, both people try to meet each other’s
\nneeds.<\/p>\n

But in a relationship where one of the people has bipolar disorder, this just doesn’t happen.<\/p>\n

The supporter ends up doing most of the work, going further to meet their loved one’s needs.<\/p>\n

In a normal relationship, giving and receiving are balanced.<\/p>\n

But do you feel as if this giving and receiving are balanced in your relationship with your loved one, or do you feel as if you are doing most of the giving, while they are doing most of the receiving?<\/p>\n

There are some people who always seem to take on the role of being the “helper.”<\/p>\n

They just seem to be drawn to people who have problems, people who are needy in some way.<\/p>\n

These are people who give and give, hoping to get something in return (no matter what relationship they are in, not necessarily with someone who has bipolar disorder).<\/p>\n

Look at your past.<\/p>\n

Look at your other relationships.<\/p>\n

Does this sound like you?<\/p>\n

Then you may be a codependent.<\/p>\n

People who have codependency issues try and try to save the other person…<\/p>\n

Even sometimes at cost to their own health.<\/p>\n

Have you found yourself suffering with your health: physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually?<\/p>\n

It could be because you are being codependent.<\/p>\n

This is a trap that is very easy to fall into with someone who has bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

They need you to be their supporter.<\/p>\n

Then you are always there for them, meeting their needs.<\/p>\n

Trying to help them, in any way you can.<\/p>\n

But you usually can’t, so you try even harder.<\/p>\n

That’s the codependent in you.<\/p>\n

You need to understand that no matter how much or how hard you try, you will never be able to “fix” your loved one or their problems.<\/p>\n

Their problems stem from the fact that they have bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

And you cannot fix bipolar disorder, because you cannot control it – it has no cure.<\/p>\n

You also have no control over your loved one.<\/p>\n

The only person you can change is yourself.<\/p>\n

If you think you may be codependent, the first step is knowing it. Then you can do something about it.<\/p>\n

You can change yourself, and you can change your behavior.<\/p>\n

You can change your response to your loved one’s behavior.<\/p>\n

Are you a codependent?<\/p>\n

Only you can answer that for yourself.<\/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

How are you doing today?<\/p>\n

I just got back from the gym and was thinking about something.<\/p>\n

You hear a lot about codependency.<\/p>\n

There is even a 12 Step Program devoted to people who are codependent (CODA).<\/p>\n

So naturally there is a lot of concern about codependency and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Some supporters worry if they are codependent or not. Some people who have bipolar disorder worry if they are codependent as well.<\/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? Are You 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-are-you-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter? Are You This? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How are you doing today? I just got back from the gym and was thinking about something. You hear a lot about codependency. 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