{"id":230,"date":"2008-10-14T07:10:21","date_gmt":"2008-10-14T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2009-03-17T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T13:01:59","slug":"response-blog-post-and-the-bipolar-train-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/response-blog-post-and-the-bipolar-train-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Response Blog Post and The Bipolar Train Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n

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How’s it going?<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope you are doing well and have a great day.<\/p>\n

I want to talk to you today about a concept that I learned from a man named Bill.<\/p>\n

I saw this post on my blog and I think Bill’s comment to me a while ago is appropriate.<\/p>\n

The post said:<\/p>\n

Hi Dave:
\njust a question if I may. I live in NOva scotia (Halifax) Canada and read your emails all the time. Am dating a man with Bipolar Disorder and care for him very much and we are exceptionally good friends. So I try to learn what I can. One thing you mentioned in today\u2019s email was that your Mom still has episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of episodes last a few weeks or months. Sometimes they do go on longer. My mom\u2019s has been going on for the last eight months now. If I can handle that, I know you can stand by your loved one, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

MY understanding was that when you were properly<\/p>\n

medicated and I do know that can change up and down too that episodes don\u2019t occur or the cycling is minimal. My friend adjusts his medications from time to time under the auspices of his Psychiatrist. Can you explain why your Mom would be having episodes for 8 months. I thank you for all of your advice and emails. They have been very helpful in assisting me to understand this illness and my friend better. yours truly and most sincerely,” Lavonne<\/span><\/p>\n

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So the question is why was my mom’s episode 8 months. It was actually much longer than that.<\/p>\n

Here’s the deal.<\/p>\n

All my mom’s episodes were not that long through her life. There’s a concept called “catching the episode” that I learned from Bill.<\/p>\n

Basically I believe that my mom’s episode went on for so long without proper treatment that it wound up taking a while to stop.<\/p>\n

It’s like a train that is running and sees a person in front of it and can’t stop. The train is too big and even if the breaks are hit, it takes a long time to slow down.<\/p>\n

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I think a lot of this has to do with medications. <\/span><\/span>During an episode like my mom’s, well, her medications got so messed up, it was like her psychiatrist almost had to start all over, and when you have to do that, it takes so long, it’s like playing “catch up.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then it takes time for the medications to work, and if some of them don’t work, you have to go “back to the drawing board” and start again with another medication, etc. etc. <\/span>And all this takes time. <\/span>So this can go on for months.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also, her sleep habits were off. <\/span>So it took time for her sleep to get normal again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And there were other things that were “off”, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In my courses\/systems below, I talk about the Bipolar Stability Equation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit:<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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The Bipolar Stability Equation consists of all the elements needed to keep your loved one stable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Things like medication, therapy, a good support system, a healthy diet, sleep, exercise, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And if any of these things are out of whack, they can become triggers to a bipolar episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In my mother’s case, many of them were out of whack, so her stability fell down like a house of cards, and these things had to be put back into place, which took quite a bit of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some things take longer than others. <\/span>Some things take less time than others. <\/span>But they all need to be in place for your loved one to be stable again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Just like Bill’s train analogy, where the train takes time to slow down and stop, it can take time for your loved one to become stable again after an episode, because all the elements of the Bipolar Stability Equation have to go back into place again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As long as your loved one continues to take their medication, go to therapy, get the right amount of (uninterrupted) sleep, exercise, eat a healthy diet, live a healthy lifestyle, has a good support system, is productive, and does all the things that keeps them stable, there is the best chance that they will not go into an episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And it is partly your job, as well, to watch for signs and symptoms of an episode, watch for triggers and changes in their moods, patterns, etc. to make sure they don’t go into an episode as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sometimes it can’t be helped, though, because remember, you’re still dealing with a chemical imbalance of the brain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So remember the bipolar train effect if your loved one does go into an episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<\/span><\/p>\n

Visit: http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

\n

How’s it going?<\/p>\n

Hope you are doing well and have a great day.<\/p>\n

I want to talk to you today about a concept that I learned from a man named Bill.<\/p>\n

I saw this post on my blog and I think Bill’s comment to me a while ago is appropriate.<\/p>\n

The post said:<\/p>\n

Hi Dave:
\njust a question if I may.<\/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":"\nResponse Blog Post and The Bipolar Train Effect - 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\/response-blog-post-and-the-bipolar-train-effect\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Response Blog Post and The Bipolar Train Effect - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s it going? Hope you are doing well and have a great day. I want to talk to you today about a concept that I learned from a man named Bill. 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