{"id":1923,"date":"2009-07-01T09:24:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T13:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2009-07-01T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T13:24:16","slug":"don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How\u2019s it going for you today?<\/p>\n

I want to talk to you about something today.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about generalizing\u2026<\/p>\n

And about how too many people generalize, and how it\u2019s not good to do it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n

Like, you know I work out three times a week, because I\u2019ve talked about it before.<\/p>\n

And people who see me in the gym know it too, and so do other people.<\/p>\n

Well, I do it to take care of my body and to stay in good health.<\/p>\n

But some people at the gym think I\u2019m trying to compete with them and trying to be like them. That\u2019s generalizing on their part.<\/p>\n

And other people think I\u2019m trying to be some big famous professional body builder just because I compete non-professionally, so that\u2019s generalizing on their part.<\/p>\n

But as far as bipolar disorder goes\u2026<\/p>\n

The same thing has happened to me there, too.<\/p>\n

Just because I have a mother who has bipolar disorder, people generalize, and think that I<\/p>\n

have the disorder too.<\/p>\n

Then they generalize even more, and some people think that every supporter who has a loved one who has bipolar disorder must have it themselves.<\/p>\n

Some people generalize and think that every child of a parent with the disorder will also get<\/p>\n

bipolar disorder (which is only sometimes true).<\/p>\n

And some people generalize that all people with bipolar disorder are \u201ccrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is called stigma, and is one of the things I talk about in my courses\/systems. It\u2019s one of the<\/p>\n

things that can happen when people generalize.<\/p>\n

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/p>\n

Visit:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/p>\n

Visit:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/p>\n

Visit:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you see how this thing can truly get out of hand?<\/p>\n

Well, you can\u2019t generalize about bipolar disorder either, or else\u2026<\/p>\n

Well, just think about it\u2026<\/p>\n

What if you were to just lump your loved one in with everyone else who has bipolar disorder<\/p>\n

and generalized about them?<\/p>\n

But the truth is that everyone who has bipolar disorder is different, so you can\u2019t generalize<\/p>\n

like that.<\/p>\n

And what if you went to a support group, and one person said that their loved one was on this super great medication, and that your loved one should take it too?<\/p>\n

If you were to generalize, you\u2019d think that just because this medication worked for that person\u2019s loved one, that it will work for your loved one, too, and that might even be dangerous.<\/p>\n

Generalizing is like thinking that everyone\u2019s bipolar disorder is the same, too.<\/p>\n

Or that they act the same, too.<\/p>\n

But the truth is that there are different types of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Your loved one might have one type, while someone else you know might have a different<\/p>\n

type.<\/p>\n

Everybody is different.<\/p>\n

Every supporter is different.<\/p>\n

Everyone who has bipolar disorder is different.<\/p>\n

There are different types of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

There are different medications for different people.<\/p>\n

You just can\u2019t generalize about all these things.<\/p>\n

Have you ever had anyone generalize about you?<\/p>\n

Or about your loved one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How\u2019s it going for you today?<\/p>\n

I want to talk to you about something today.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about generalizing\u2026<\/p>\n

And about how too many people generalize, and how it\u2019s not good to do it.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n

Like, you know I work out three times a week, because I\u2019ve talked about it before.<\/p>\n

And people who see me in the gym know it too,<\/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":"\nDon\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - 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\/don\u2019t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How\u2019s it going for you today? I want to talk to you about something today. It\u2019s about generalizing\u2026 And about how too many people generalize, and how it\u2019s not good to do it. Here\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about. Like, you know I work out three times a week, because I\u2019ve talked about it before. And people who see me in the gym know it too, Continue Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don\u2019t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-07-01T13:24:16+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=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"headline\":\"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"commentCount\":17,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/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\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\",\"name\":\"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/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\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\",\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - 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\/don\u2019t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog","og_description":"Hi, How\u2019s it going for you today? I want to talk to you about something today. It\u2019s about generalizing\u2026 And about how too many people generalize, and how it\u2019s not good to do it. Here\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about. Like, you know I work out three times a week, because I\u2019ve talked about it before. And people who see me in the gym know it too, Continue Reading","og_url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don\u2019t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/","og_site_name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","article_published_time":"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00","author":"David Oliver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Oliver","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"author":{"name":"David Oliver","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"headline":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder","datePublished":"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00","dateModified":"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"wordCount":546,"commentCount":17,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/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\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/","url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/","name":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00","dateModified":"2009-07-01T13:24:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/don%e2%80%99t-do-this-with-bipolar-disorder\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Don\u2019t Do This With Bipolar Disorder"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website","url":"http:\/\/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":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75","name":"David Oliver","logo":{"@id":"http:\/\/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\/1923"}],"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=1923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1924,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1923\/revisions\/1924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}