{"id":1884,"date":"2009-06-20T08:51:01","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T12:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2009-06-20T08:51:01","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T12:51:01","slug":"bipolar-truth-about-delayed-gratification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-truth-about-delayed-gratification\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar? Truth About Delayed Gratification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I am going hiking today so I have to run.<\/p>\n

I am really tired because I got back super late last night. 2am. I know from some of you that’s nothing. LOL.<\/p>\n

For me that’s late.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today I want to talk about the truth about delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

I think a lot of what people’s problems in society today is their inability to have delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

What’s delayed gratification?<\/p>\n

Well, it’s when you have to wait for something.<\/p>\n

Like saving up for a car, instead of just going out and buying one and putting your finances in jeopardy.<\/p>\n

Or putting more money aside for a down payment for a house and waiting before you buy it, so that your payments will be lower, rather than buying it sooner with higher monthly mortgage payments.<\/p>\n

With bipolar disorder, you may have done some things in the past but now have to wait for them.<\/p>\n

What do I mean?<\/p>\n

Well let’s say your loved one was in a big time job and did super well.<\/p>\n

Your loved one who had bipolar disorder was super smart and made a ton of money in sales.<\/p>\n

You had a big house.<\/p>\n

Lots of stuff.<\/p>\n

Then an episode came.<\/p>\n

You found out that your loved one has bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Now you can’t afford all this stuff and have to get rid of it.<\/p>\n

Maybe you can get it back in the future.<\/p>\n

But you have to wait.<\/p>\n

That’s delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

It’s a matter of priorities, which is something I teach in my courses\/systems below:<\/p>\n

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\nRemember when you were little and you wanted everything RIGHT NOW?<\/p>\n

But your parents made you wait for things – they didn’t let you have things right now, did they?<\/p>\n

Sometimes they made you save up your allowance for it.<\/p>\n

That’s delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

You had to wait for what you wanted.<\/p>\n

Like with bipolar disorder, some people want stability RIGHT NOW!<\/p>\n

They want it without waiting for it.<\/p>\n

They want it without having to work for it.<\/p>\n

They want it without doing anything to have it.<\/p>\n

They don’t want to sleep right, exercise, or eat a healthy diet.<\/p>\n

They don’t want to take their medication.<\/p>\n

They don’t want to see their doctor, psychiatrist, or therapist.<\/p>\n

They don’t think it’s important to have a strong support network.<\/p>\n

They think they can just make it on their own.<\/p>\n

They want their stability RIGHT NOW!<\/p>\n

They can’t handle delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

But when it comes to bipolar disorder, there is no other way.<\/p>\n

You can’t just get stable overnight, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

You only get better over time.<\/p>\n

And that’s if you do those things I mentioned.<\/p>\n

You have to work for it.<\/p>\n

And you have to be willing to accept that you will have delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

Agree or disagree?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I am going hiking today so I have to run.<\/p>\n

I am really tired because I got back super late last night. 2am. I know from some of you that’s nothing. LOL.<\/p>\n

For me that’s late.<\/p>\n

Anyway, today I want to talk about the truth about delayed gratification.<\/p>\n

I think a lot of what people’s problems in society today is their inability to have delayed gratification.<\/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? Truth About Delayed Gratification - 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-truth-about-delayed-gratification\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar? Truth About Delayed Gratification - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? I am going hiking today so I have to run. I am really tired because I got back super late last night. 2am. 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