{"id":2143,"date":"2009-09-02T06:55:37","date_gmt":"2009-09-02T10:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2143"},"modified":"2009-09-02T06:55:37","modified_gmt":"2009-09-02T10:55:37","slug":"bipolar-disorder-dont-try-too-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-dont-try-too-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder? Don’t Try Too Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I hope you are fine.<\/p>\n

I was talking to this woman and she told me this story about her daughter:<\/p>\n

The girl was going to be in the school Spelling Bee.<\/p>\n

She studied for weeks and weeks and weeks.<\/p>\n

She knew how to spell some of the hardest words in the English language.<\/p>\n

She would study so hard sometimes that her mom would find her asleep with the study guide still in her hands.<\/p>\n

It was all she thought about for many weeks.<\/p>\n

Then the big day came.<\/p>\n

The day of the Spelling Bee, the girl was ready.<\/p>\n

She had studied her heart out, and was confident that she would win.<\/p>\n

She made it to the very last round, and then\u2026<\/p>\n

(scroll down for rest of story)<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling\u2026<\/p>\n

Almost there\u2026<\/p>\n

She misspelled one of the easiest words she could have gotten.<\/p>\n

She lost the Spelling Bee because she had studied TOO hard.<\/p>\n

She knew all the hard words, but missed out because of an easy one.<\/p>\n

As a supporter to a loved one with bipolar disorder, you can try too hard, too.<\/p>\n

In my courses\/systems, I’ve tried to make it simple for you to learn how to be a good supporter:<\/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

But you can still try too hard and, like the little girl studying for her Spelling Bee, you can miss the easy parts.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

You might be so educated about bipolar episodes, yet miss out on the daily encouragement that your loved one needs from you.<\/p>\n

I guess what I’m saying is, don’t overlook the small things.<\/p>\n

They are just as important.<\/p>\n

Don’t try so hard to be the perfect supporter that you make yourself sick, either.<\/p>\n

Some supporters do that.<\/p>\n

They try too hard to be the perfect supporter.<\/p>\n

They give so much to their loved one that they don’t take care of their own needs.<\/p>\n

When a supporter tries too hard in that way, they can make themselves sick.<\/p>\n

You have to take care of yourself first.<\/p>\n

The little things.<\/p>\n

Like eating healthy, exercising, and getting good sleep.<\/p>\n

Like having your own support system.<\/p>\n

Like having friends and a social<\/p>\n

life.<\/p>\n

Like having your own interests.<\/p>\n

Like having fun.<\/p>\n

You have to take care of your own health (physical and emotional), because what if you get sick and can’t take care of your loved one?<\/p>\n

It is possible to try too hard to be a good supporter.<\/p>\n

Just remember the small things, while you’re trying to fight the big things.<\/p>\n

Remember that the simplest, but most important thing you should do is just support your loved one.<\/p>\n

Do you struggle with the big things sometimes to the point of forgetting the small things?<\/p>\n

It’s easy to do.<\/p>\n

How have you handled some of these things?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I hope you are fine.<\/p>\n

I was talking to this woman and she told me this story about her daughter:<\/p>\n

The girl was going to be in the school Spelling Bee.<\/p>\n

She studied for weeks and weeks and weeks.<\/p>\n

She knew how to spell some of the hardest words in the English language.<\/p>\n

She would study so hard sometimes that her mom would find her asleep with the study guide still in her hands.<\/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 Disorder? Don't Try Too Hard - 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-disorder-dont-try-too-hard\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Disorder? Don't Try Too Hard - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? I hope you are fine. I was talking to this woman and she told me this story about her daughter: The girl was going to be in the school Spelling Bee. 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