{"id":1933,"date":"2009-07-04T11:48:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T15:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1933"},"modified":"2009-07-04T11:48:02","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T15:48:02","slug":"happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

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

Happy Fourth of July if you are in the United States.<\/p>\n

Hope you have a great day.<\/p>\n

If you have problems today, keep looking for a solution, and you will find one.<\/p>\n

I am really convinced of this.<\/p>\n

There is a great book call the Startup Entrepreneur \u2013 which has nothing to do with bipolar disorder, but has to do with starting an organization like a business \u2013 but you can still learn a lesson from it.<\/p>\n

In the book, the author talks about people like inventors who faced tremendous adversity trying to get whatever they were trying to get done.<\/p>\n

The common theme was “when you study the problem over and over again and again and harder, you find a solution eventually.”<\/p>\n

I really believe that.<\/p>\n

Many people with bipolar disorder don’t focus on the solution, they just kind of focus on the problem and just complain about it.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s ok to complain, because it’s kind of like therapy, but you have to eventually focus on the solution.<\/p>\n

My friend goes to a 12-Step Program, and they have a saying that goes, “When I stopped living in the problem and began living in the answer, the problem went away.”<\/p>\n

That’s kind of what the theme of the book I was telling you about was saying, too.<\/p>\n

In other words, if you complain about the problem and do nothing, it won’t get you anywhere.<\/p>\n

But if you bounce the problem off other people, maybe you’re still complaining about it (like to your therapist, for example), but you’re actively looking for a solution.<\/p>\n

You have to look at all your problems that way.<\/p>\n

Like look at your problems with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest problems I hear supporters complain about is that they can’t get their loved one to take their medications.<\/p>\n

Ok, so now you have defined the problem.<\/p>\n

That’s Step 1.<\/p>\n

Now, you don’t just keep complaining about the problem once you’ve defined it, because then you can’t do anything to solve the problem that way.<\/p>\n

Someone said, “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” Well, you don’t want that, do you?<\/p>\n

So once you’re defined the problem (whatever it is), you start looking for a solution.<\/p>\n

Step 2 (after defining the problem) is to gather information that will help you to solve the<\/p>\n

problem.<\/p>\n

So let’s look at our example about your loved one not wanting to take their medication.<\/p>\n

In this case, why aren’t they taking their meds?<\/p>\n

Is it because of the side effects?<\/p>\n

Is it because they’re forgetting to take them?<\/p>\n

Is it because of how the medication makes them feel?<\/p>\n

Step 3 is to think of solutions.<\/p>\n

I talk about how you need to be positive about solving your problems and different problem-<\/p>\n

solving techniques in my courses\/systems below:<\/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

It is usually best to brainstorm these and write them down.<\/p>\n

So let’s stick to our example.<\/p>\n

In the case of side effects (which is a common problem), it may be easy to come up with a solution.<\/p>\n

You can have your loved one call their doctor and tell him about the side effects, and sometimes<\/p>\n

it’s as simple as taking the medication at night instead of during the day or taking it with food.<\/p>\n

Or it may mean changing the medication to one with less side effects.<\/p>\n

Is the problem that they’re forgetting to take their medication?<\/p>\n

You could:<\/p>\n

1.\tOffer to remind them<\/p>\n

2.\tHave them take them at the same time<\/p>\n

every day<\/p>\n

3.\tThey could take them with their favorite<\/p>\n

TV show<\/p>\n

4.\tIf you’re on medication too, you could take<\/p>\n

them together<\/p>\n

5.\tEtc.<\/p>\n

If you need help coming up with solutions to your problems, you can talk to other people; like: other supporters, family, friends, your loved one’s doctor, psychiatrist, or therapist, the pharmacist, a clergy person, a financial expert, etc.<\/p>\n

Talk to whoever you think might help you come up with a solution to whatever problem you<\/p>\n

are facing.<\/p>\n

The point is that you keep looking until you find a solution.<\/p>\n

Have you ever faced a problem where you thought there was no solution, but then you found one?<\/p>\n

I’d love to hear about it.<\/p>\n

What do you think about my 3-Step way of solving problems?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

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

Happy Fourth of July if you are in the United States.<\/p>\n

Hope you have a great day.<\/p>\n

If you have problems today, keep looking for a solution, and you will find one.<\/p>\n

I am really convinced of this.<\/p>\n

There is a great book call the Startup Entrepreneur \u2013 which has nothing to do with bipolar disorder, but has to do with starting an organization like a business \u2013 but you can still learn a lesson from it.<\/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":"\nHappy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - 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\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How are you today? Happy Fourth of July if you are in the United States. Hope you have a great day. If you have problems today, keep looking for a solution, and you will find one. I am really convinced of this. There is a great book call the Startup Entrepreneur \u2013 which has nothing to do with bipolar disorder, but has to do with starting an organization like a business \u2013 but you can still learn a lesson from it. Continue Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-07-04T15:48:02+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=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Oliver\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75\"},\"headline\":\"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\"},\"wordCount\":752,\"commentCount\":10,\"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\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\",\"name\":\"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - Bipolar Supporter Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps\"}]},{\"@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":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - 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\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - Bipolar Supporter Blog","og_description":"Hi, How are you today? Happy Fourth of July if you are in the United States. Hope you have a great day. If you have problems today, keep looking for a solution, and you will find one. I am really convinced of this. There is a great book call the Startup Entrepreneur \u2013 which has nothing to do with bipolar disorder, but has to do with starting an organization like a business \u2013 but you can still learn a lesson from it. Continue Reading","og_url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/","og_site_name":"Bipolar Supporter Blog","article_published_time":"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00","author":"David Oliver","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Oliver","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/"},"author":{"name":"David Oliver","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1948c35c678d8a189cbe999dcad75"},"headline":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps","datePublished":"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00","dateModified":"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/"},"wordCount":752,"commentCount":10,"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\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/","url":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/","name":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps - Bipolar Supporter Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00","dateModified":"2009-07-04T15:48:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/happy-4th-and-problems-with-bipolar-try-these-3-steps\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Happy 4th and Problems with Bipolar? Try These 3 Steps"}]},{"@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\/1933"}],"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=1933"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1934,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933\/revisions\/1934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}