{"id":201,"date":"2008-10-02T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=201"},"modified":"2009-03-17T11:04:08","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T15:04:08","slug":"your-loved-ones-confusing-bipolar-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/your-loved-ones-confusing-bipolar-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Loved One’s Confusing Bipolar Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope you’re doing well today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What’s new?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey someone asked me, <\/span><\/p>\n

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A person with bipolar disorder was talking to me the other day and telling me about the last time she was in the hospital for a manic episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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She said there was this man in there at the same time she was, who was always angry, and sometimes would go off into almost violent rages.\u00a0 He would even get kicked out of group sessions because of these rages. <\/span>And the reason was that he kept going on and on about this letter he had gotten from his wife.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, this woman who was talking to me told me that one day he left this letter behind when he was kicked out of group (he left it open), and she read it, and this was all it said:<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Honey, I love you, and I’ll be waiting for you when you get out of the hospital. <\/span>Just get better, ok? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Love, Susan”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, why do you think this man went into a rage over such an obviously loving and understanding letter from his wife (his supporter)?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because he was in the midst of a manic episode, and they were adjusting his meds!<\/span><\/p>\n

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But don’t you think his reaction to her letter was pretty confusing to his wife?<\/span><\/p>\n

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The woman who told me this story also told me that the <\/span>man called his wife several times a day and did nothing but yell and yell and yell at her! <\/span>I’d be confused too, wouldn’t you?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sometimes our loved ones exhibit some very confusing behavior towards us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A man who rarely shows anger can fly off into a rage. Another man who’s never been violent before can all of a sudden become violent.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A meek and mild PTA mom can get caught shoplifting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Another woman married 10 years and never cheated on her husband can go into a manic episode and exhibit sexually promiscuous behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your loved one may have been a workaholic before but now you can’t even get them out of bed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All these behaviors can seem very confusing if you’re not familiar with the signs\/symptoms of bipolar disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In my courses\/symptoms, I talk about the extremes in mood (mood swings), as well as these confusing bipolar behaviors. <\/span><\/p>\n

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

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Each person with bipolar disorder is different.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the examples I gave above, maybe your loved one didn’t fit any of them. <\/span>But I’m sure they’ve done other behaviors that have confused you, because every person with bipolar disorder does.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some get such distorted thinking that they will even have delusions or hallucinations, and that can be very confusing for their supporters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This can happen if they go into an episode, go off their medication, or if there is something wrong with their medication (maybe they just need a dosage adjustment, but at the time, their behavior is still confusing for you).<\/span><\/p>\n

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As long as your loved one’s bipolar behavior is not violent and\/or they’re not raging at you, and as long as they are not having delusions or hallucinations, you should be able to sit down with them and talk to them about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If their behavior is too confusing, or you can’t sit down and talk to them, or especially if they are already too far into the episode and\/or need a medication adjustment, either talk to their psychiatrist and\/or therapist, or put them directly into the hospital as this man’s wife had to do. <\/span><\/p>\n

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FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit: http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Well, I have to go! Catch you tomorrow. Oh, tomorrow is the bipolar news.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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

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I hope you’re doing well today.<\/p>\n

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What’s new?<\/p>\n

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Hey someone asked me, <\/p>\n

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A person with bipolar disorder was talking to me the other day and telling me about the last time she was in the hospital for a manic episode.<\/p>\n

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She said there was this man in there at the same time she was,<\/p>\n

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