{"id":2290,"date":"2009-11-04T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T13:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2009-11-04T09:04:31","modified_gmt":"2009-11-04T13:04:31","slug":"bipolar-follow-the-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-follow-the-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar? Follow the Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How are you doing?<\/p>\n

I’ve got to tell you about the funniest thing that happened.<\/p>\n

You know how we’re taught to follow directions from the time that we’re a child, right?<\/p>\n

But you also know that it’s typical for men not to follow directions. I mean, women complain about that all the time about men.<\/p>\n

Not me \u2013 I follow directions (I learned the hard way).<\/p>\n

But my friend?<\/p>\n

He’s a typical macho type man \u2013 no following directions for him.<\/p>\n

He went to put this toy together for his kid.<\/p>\n

I thought it looked really complicated and, like I said, I would’ve followed the directions (all 3 pages of them!).<\/p>\n

So he’s putting together this toy, which had like a gazillion pieces to it.<\/p>\n

So I said, “Are you sure you don’t want to follow the directions?”<\/p>\n

And he said, “Dude. I know what I’m doing.”<\/p>\n

An hour later, sweating and swearing\u2026<\/p>\n

I asked him, “Are you sure you know what \tyou’re doing?”<\/p>\n

He just grunted at me.<\/p>\n

Another hour and a half\u2026<\/p>\n

Still sweating but no longer swearing, my friend pronounced the project done.<\/p>\n

I looked at all the leftover pieces doubtfully, but didn’t dare say a word.<\/p>\n

You’ll never guess what happened (well, maybe you will). Scroll down to find out.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling\u2026<\/p>\n

Almost there\u2026<\/p>\n

The minute his son touched the toy, the whole thing fell apart! LOL<\/p>\n

It was hilarious (at least to me)!<\/p>\n

This time I couldn’t resist saying something, so I said, “Dude. Maybe you should have followed the directions.”<\/p>\n

It was funny to me, but it sure wasn’t funny<\/p>\n

to him.<\/p>\n

But he brought it on himself by not following the directions.<\/p>\n

There are times when it is crucial that you follow the directions.<\/p>\n

With your medications, for example.<\/p>\n

Sometimes they can be very confusing.<\/p>\n

The directions might say to take it four times a day, or every four hours.<\/p>\n

So you might wonder when to take it, or question if you have to take it at night.<\/p>\n

But you can (and should) ask the doctor or pharmacist to clarify the directions for you, because it’s imperative that you take your medications right.<\/p>\n

You have to follow directions, or you may not have a positive outcome, like my friend.<\/p>\n

Like in my courses\/systems, which give you directions on how to reach stability.<\/p>\n

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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 need to do what your doctor and other professionals tell you to do.<\/p>\n

They’re looking out for your best interests, and they know from experience what works best for people who have bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

That’s why they give you directions, and you need to follow them if you want to get better.<\/p>\n

There are pieces to stability, just like there were pieces to my friend’s project.<\/p>\n

And you need to follow the directions to get the pieces all put together right.<\/p>\n

Are you someone who follows directions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

How are you doing?<\/p>\n

I’ve got to tell you about the funniest thing that happened.<\/p>\n

You know how we’re taught to follow directions from the time that we’re a child, right?<\/p>\n

But you also know that it’s typical for men not to follow directions. I mean, women complain about that all the time about men.<\/p>\n

Not me \u2013 I follow directions (I learned the hard way).<\/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? Follow the Directions - 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-follow-the-directions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar? Follow the Directions - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How are you doing? I’ve got to tell you about the funniest thing that happened. You know how we’re taught to follow directions from the time that we’re a child, right? 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