{"id":2250,"date":"2009-10-20T08:43:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T12:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2009-10-20T08:43:12","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T12:43:12","slug":"bipolar-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar? What’s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I hope you’re ok.<\/p>\n

I have a friend who calls himself a “recovering alcoholic.”<\/p>\n

One day I asked him what’s the difference between a “recovering” alcoholic and a “regular” alcoholic?<\/p>\n

He said, “I don’t drink.”<\/p>\n

So what’s the difference between a high functioning person with bipolar disorder and just a “regular” person with bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n

For one thing, if you were to look at a high functioning person with bipolar disorder, you’d never know that they even have the disorder.<\/p>\n

They are productive, stable, and successful, and live a pretty normal life.<\/p>\n

So what else makes the difference?<\/p>\n

Usually their attitudes.<\/p>\n

A high functioning person has a positive attitude\u2026<\/p>\n

While a low functioning person is just the opposite \u2013 they have a negative attitude.<\/p>\n

Another difference is that one is willing to do whatever it takes to reach (and maintain) stability, while the other one isn’t.<\/p>\n

Guess which one isn’t.<\/p>\n

Right.<\/p>\n

A low functioning person is like those people with bipolar disorder who you hear complain all the time, or blame all their problems on the disorder.<\/p>\n

A high functioning person will do the things like I teach in my courses\/systems:<\/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

They will change their lifestyle to suit their stability.<\/p>\n

They will eat right, exercise, and keep a good sleep schedule.<\/p>\n

They will be productive.<\/p>\n

They will take all their medications willingly.<\/p>\n

They will see their doctor, psychiatrist, and therapist faithfully.<\/p>\n

They will have a strong support system.<\/p>\n

They will avoid what they’ve learned are triggers to a bipolar episode for them.<\/p>\n

They will keep their stress and anxiety to a minimum.<\/p>\n

They will watch for any signs and symptoms of episodes, so they can avoid them.<\/p>\n

In other words, in one word, they are STABLE.<\/p>\n

And they worked hard to get that way.<\/p>\n

While the low functioning person is just the opposite.<\/p>\n

They won’t be medication compliant (or will complain about having to take it).<\/p>\n

They won’t have a strong support system. They think they can handle this on their own.<\/p>\n

They won’t go to see their doctor, psychiatrist or therapist, because they don’t think they need them.<\/p>\n

They will probably sleep too much and even be lazy and unproductive.<\/p>\n

They will go through several episodes.<\/p>\n

In other words, they are NOT STABLE.<\/p>\n

What’s the difference?<\/p>\n

Just what I said in one sentence before:<\/p>\n

The high functioning person with bipolar disorder will do whatever it takes to get and stay stable.<\/p>\n

Willingly and with a positive attitude, they will do WHATEVER it takes.<\/p>\n

Are you doing whatever it takes to maintain your stability?<\/p>\n

If not, you could lose it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

I hope you’re ok.<\/p>\n

I have a friend who calls himself a “recovering alcoholic.”<\/p>\n

One day I asked him what’s the difference between a “recovering” alcoholic and a “regular” alcoholic?<\/p>\n

He said, “I don’t drink.”<\/p>\n

So what’s the difference between a high functioning person with bipolar disorder and just a “regular” person with bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n

For one thing,<\/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? What's the Difference? - 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-whats-the-difference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar? What's the Difference? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? I hope you’re ok. I have a friend who calls himself a “recovering alcoholic.” One day I asked him what’s the difference between a “recovering” alcoholic and a “regular” alcoholic? 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