{"id":1797,"date":"2009-05-24T11:56:58","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T15:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1797"},"modified":"2009-05-24T11:56:58","modified_gmt":"2009-05-24T15:56:58","slug":"bipolar-problems-then-realize-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-problems-then-realize-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Problems? Then Realize This"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

Sorry again yesterday that the bipolar news was late.<\/p>\n

Today is the day before Memorial Day and I have a friend who really has problems.<\/p>\n

Well, at least he thinks he has problems.<\/p>\n

He can never get things right with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

That’s because he’s always saying the wrong thing.<\/p>\n

And he just doesn’t get that.<\/p>\n

But it’s not all his fault, you see.<\/p>\n

Like the other day…<\/p>\n

His girlfriend asked him, “Do I look as good as when we first met?”<\/p>\n

So my friend said, “Sure.”<\/p>\n

He thought he was saying the right thing.<\/p>\n

So then she said, “Does that mean I didn’t look good before?”<\/p>\n

And then my friend just lost it. He didn’t know what to do.<\/p>\n

He told me he absolutely does not know anything about how to deal with his girlfriend, and
\nwas ready to give up on women altogether!<\/p>\n

Well, after I stopped laughing…<\/p>\n

I told him that you have to have a system.<\/p>\n

See, I have systems for everything.<\/p>\n

For one thing, I told him, you have to remember every special event.<\/p>\n

Not just her birthday, but every anniversary of everything – the first day you met, the first time
\nyou kissed, each month (year) you’ve been together, etc.<\/p>\n

That’s a system!<\/p>\n

Well, you have to do the same thing with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Everyone who has bipolar disorder and their supporters have problems.<\/p>\n

So you have to have systems.<\/p>\n

And there have to be steps in these systems.<\/p>\n

Like if you had a little house fire, you wouldn’t call the firemen right away, would you?<\/p>\n

First, you would try to contain the fire by yourself…<\/p>\n

Maybe use the fire extinguisher?<\/p>\n

You would not get all hysterical and call 911 and scream that your whole house was burning
\ndown.<\/p>\n

That’s like my friend saying that he was giving up on women completely!<\/p>\n

Well, a bipolar disorder system is like using the fire extinguisher first, before the entire house is on fire, before you have to call 911.<\/p>\n

So, let’s say we’re talking about a bipolar episode here.<\/p>\n

Let’s talk about the parts to a sample system.<\/p>\n

The preparation part would be learning all you can about bipolar disorder, so you can be informed.<\/p>\n

The very last part (the calling 911 part) would be having to hospitalize your loved one.<\/p>\n

So now we have to work on the parts in between.<\/p>\n

The next part might be establishing a relationship with your loved one’s doctor, psychiatrist, and
\ntherapist.<\/p>\n

But you can’t do that until your loved one signs a Medical Release of Information form, so that might come first.<\/p>\n

The important thing to remember here is what I recommend in my courses and systems: that you do this when your loved one is NOT in an episode, so that they know what they are doing. You also have to get the form notarized.<\/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>
\nSo you should sit down with your loved one and involve them in this system. The more the two of you can work out this system together, the better.<\/p>\n

It should include:<\/p>\n

\u2022\tLoved one’s patterns & triggers
\n\u2022\tSigns & symptoms of episode
\n\u2022\tPhone numbers of professionals
\n\u2022\tWhen to call them
\n\u2022\tWhat to do if episode happens
\n\u2022\tWhen to seek treatment
\n\u2022\tWhen to hospitalize
\n\u2022\tEtc.<\/p>\n

Any other specific things that the two of you can come up with to put in your system can only help your loved one.<\/p>\n

The best thing is to write everything down, including phone numbers, and to keep it in a handy place.<\/p>\n

What about you?<\/p>\n

What kinds of systems do you have in place?<\/p>\n

How do they work?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

Sorry again yesterday that the bipolar news was late.<\/p>\n

Today is the day before Memorial Day and I have a friend who really has problems.<\/p>\n

Well, at least he thinks he has problems.<\/p>\n

He can never get things right with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

That’s because he’s always saying the wrong thing.<\/p>\n

And he just doesn’t get that.<\/p>\n

But it’s not all his fault,<\/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 Problems? Then Realize 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-problems-then-realize-this\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Problems? Then Realize This - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? Sorry again yesterday that the bipolar news was late. Today is the day before Memorial Day and I have a friend who really has problems. 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