{"id":2088,"date":"2009-08-09T11:38:54","date_gmt":"2009-08-09T15:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2009-08-09T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2009-08-09T15:38:54","slug":"are-you-making-these-5-big-bipolar-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/are-you-making-these-5-big-bipolar-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Making These 5 Big Bipolar Mistakes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you are doing great!<\/p>\n

I talked to a bunch of bipolar supporters recently.<\/p>\n

We were having a good talk, and I learned a lot of things about the way they were coping with<\/p>\n

their loved ones\u2019 bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

But I also noticed that they were making 5 big mistakes.<\/p>\n

And I wanted to pass on these 5 big mistakes onto you, to make sure that you\u2019re not making them, too.<\/p>\n

1.\tDoing nothing and hope the<\/p>\n

problem fixes itself<\/p>\n

Year after year, my dad thought like this.<\/p>\n

He always thought that it would work itself out.<\/p>\n

He ignored things that were indications that my mom was getting worse and worse \u2013 things that he should have noticed, before things got out of control.<\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t do anything, because he thought the problem (my mom\u2019s \u201ccondition,\u201d or the bipolar disorder) would fix itself.<\/p>\n

He honestly thought mom would get better without him having to do anything about it.<\/p>\n

That has got to be the number one mistake.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s like ignoring the elephant in the living room.<\/p>\n

Bipolar disorder is NOT going to go away by itself.<\/p>\n

You HAVE to do something about it in order for your loved one to get better.<\/p>\n

2.\tReacting instead of being proactive<\/p>\n

My dad always let bipolar disorder run the show so to speak.<\/p>\n

He never knew what to do, because he didn\u2019t know enough about the disorder to help my mom.<\/p>\n

Now, because I have taught them, my mom is in charge of her bipolar disorder, instead of IT being in charge of HER.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I teach in my courses\/systems below that having knowledge of bipolar disorder is one of the most important things you have to do:<\/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

If you don\u2019t have KNOWLEDGE of bipolar disorder, how can you fight it?<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t realize what you\u2019re up against, you will be reactive instead of proactive, just like my dad was.<\/p>\n

He just plain didn\u2019t know what to do, so my mom got out of control.<\/p>\n

Then when she went into the worst episode of her life, he had to react to the situation and take drastic measures and put her in the hospital.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not just picking on my father here, I see other supporters making the same mistake.<\/p>\n

You need to learn as much as you can about the disorder and about your loved one\u2019s symptoms,<\/p>\n

so that you can be proactive, and head off an episode before it becomes full-blown.<\/p>\n

3.\tNot realizing how serious bipolar disorder<\/p>\n

can be.<\/p>\n

Just like I was just saying about having to put my mom in the hospital, my dad didn\u2019t realize<\/p>\n

how serious bipolar disorder can be.<\/p>\n

If he had realized it was something that could actually make my mom that out of control, I think he would have taken it more serious much earlier than he did.<\/p>\n

Bipolar disorder is a very serious disorder.<\/p>\n

It can destroy families. It can destroy lives.<\/p>\n

And supporters need to realize how devastating an illness bipolar disorder can be, and how dangerous it can be for their loved one.<\/p>\n

Some supporters don\u2019t take it serious enough, until they\u2019re sitting in a hospital waiting room,<\/p>\n

like my dad.<\/p>\n

4.\tTrying to change your loved one, looking<\/p>\n

for a quick fix<\/p>\n

Many supporters are looking for a quick fix.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t blame them. Many of us do, when we\u2019re faced with a difficult situation.<\/p>\n

But you have to understand that you can\u2019t change your loved one \u2013 they can only change themselves.<\/p>\n

Getting stable takes time \u2013 it will NOT happen overnight.<\/p>\n

It will take patience on your part as a supporter to wait for your loved one\u2019s treatment (medication and therapy) to work.<\/p>\n

There is no quick fix to recovery from bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

5.\tNot realizing your loved one can be “normal”,<\/p>\n

stable and successful<\/p>\n

Yet, along the same lines, some supporters give up too soon.<\/p>\n

They think that their loved one will never get stable, and this is just as big a mistake.<\/p>\n

NEVER give up hope on your loved one.<\/p>\n

With your help and support (and a lot of work on your loved one\u2019s part), there is ALWAYS hope<\/p>\n

for stability and recovery from bipolar disorder for your loved one.<\/p>\n

Just like I said before, it won\u2019t happen overnight, it will take time, and there will be set-backs and probably more episodes before it happens, but your loved one CAN become stable, normal,\u201d<\/p>\n

and successful.<\/p>\n

My mom did it!<\/p>\n

Have you noticed yourself making any of these 5 big mistakes?<\/p>\n

How do you see them happening in your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you are doing great!<\/p>\n

I talked to a bunch of bipolar supporters recently.<\/p>\n

We were having a good talk, and I learned a lot of things about the way they were coping with<\/p>\n

their loved ones\u2019 bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

But I also noticed that they were making 5 big mistakes.<\/p>\n

And I wanted to pass on these 5 big mistakes onto you,<\/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":"\nAre You Making These 5 Big Bipolar Mistakes? - 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\/are-you-making-these-5-big-bipolar-mistakes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Are You Making These 5 Big Bipolar Mistakes? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, I hope you are doing great! I talked to a bunch of bipolar supporters recently. 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