{"id":2252,"date":"2009-10-21T15:59:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T19:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2009-10-21T15:59:47","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T19:59:47","slug":"bipolar-are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar? Are You an Innie or an Outie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going for you today.<\/p>\n

I hope your day is going well so far.<\/p>\n

Remember when we were little, we called our bellybuttons “innie” or “outie”?<\/p>\n

I don’t know if kids still do that today.<\/p>\n

But I do know that “outies” were not the norm.<\/p>\n

I think, for them, that it was harder than for the “innies” who were in the majority.<\/p>\n

What about you?<\/p>\n

Are you an innie or an outie?<\/p>\n

Were you popular in school or not, in other words?<\/p>\n

If all you cared about was being with the “in crowd,” back in school, then you might be struggling as a supporter to a loved one with bipolar disorder now.<\/p>\n

A supporter who is doing their job may not be in the majority.<\/p>\n

For example, at support group meetings.<\/p>\n

Sometimes people talk at these meetings about how they found a natural cure for bipolar disorder<\/p>\n

and that their loved one has gone off their medication and is fine.<\/p>\n

Well, you know you can’t do that (and this person shouldn’t, either).<\/p>\n

But if you speak up, defending medications as treatment, you may find you get some negative<\/p>\n

feedback.<\/p>\n

The thing is that you have to be confident in yourself.<\/p>\n

You have to know that you have good judgment and can make good decisions for you and your loved one, as well as other family members.<\/p>\n

You have to trust your instincts.<\/p>\n

Especially in the case above.<\/p>\n

Your instinct should tell you that there is no “miracle cure,” natural or otherwise, for bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

And just because this person is claiming it, doesn’t mean that you have to be on “their side.”<\/p>\n

Stick up for what you believe in, 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

You should know the “rights” and “wrongs” of being a supporter by now.<\/p>\n

And the proof will be in whether your loved one is on the way to stability or not.<\/p>\n

You do what works for YOU, and don’t worry about what anyone else thinks or says.<\/p>\n

Some of the things I recommend in my courses\/systems are not the majority opinion.<\/p>\n

Like my doctor finding system.<\/p>\n

Nothing like it existed until I made it a reality.<\/p>\n

Now, some people accept it and do real well with it, but others don’t.<\/p>\n

But I suggest these things because I KNOW they will lead to stability for your loved one.<\/p>\n

When you are getting opposition to what you are doing, you have to ask yourself, “Does this person have my loved one’s best interests at heart like I do?”<\/p>\n

People are going to voice their own opinions, but it’s your choice whether to listen to them.<\/p>\n

For example, I know there are people who think I’m a fraud.<\/p>\n

But I know that I’m not, and you know that I’m not.<\/p>\n

Neither do the thousands of other people I’ve helped with my courses\/systems.<\/p>\n

But still, people can say what they want to say.<\/p>\n

I know the truth.<\/p>\n

Stand by your convictions, even if it isn’t the most popular thing to do.<\/p>\n

Your goal is to help your loved one, whether your methods are popular or not.<\/p>\n

Even if you stand out as different from other supporters, you have to do what is best for YOUR loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Have you come across what I was talking about in a support group meeting?<\/p>\n

What happened?<\/p>\n

Are some of your methods for handling your loved one’s bipolar disorder somewhat unorthodox?<\/p>\n

What are they?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How’s it going for you today.<\/p>\n

I hope your day is going well so far.<\/p>\n

Remember when we were little, we called our bellybuttons “innie” or “outie”?<\/p>\n

I don’t know if kids still do that today.<\/p>\n

But I do know that “outies” were not the norm.<\/p>\n

I think, for them, that it was harder than for the “innies” who were in the majority.<\/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? Are You an Innie or an Outie? - 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-are-you-an-innie-or-an-outie\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar? Are You an Innie or an Outie? - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going for you today. I hope your day is going well so far. Remember when we were little, we called our bellybuttons “innie” or “outie”? 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