{"id":2300,"date":"2009-11-09T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2009-11-09T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T13:50:14","slug":"choosing-the-wrong-friends-during-a-bipolar-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/choosing-the-wrong-friends-during-a-bipolar-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Wrong Friends During a Bipolar Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope today is going good for you.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s subject is a touchy one, so I\u2019ll just tell you that up front.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about how people in a manic episode tend to choose the wrong people to surround themselves with and how it can come back to hurt them and\/or their families.<\/p>\n

These new “friends” can be negative or toxic people, or even worse yet, they can be people who will take advantage of your loved one (and your finances), as some people do, because when your loved one is in a manic episode, they will not make right decisions (especially about money or business decisions).<\/p>\n

Remember before when I\u2019ve told you about Michele and how she taught her children about picking the right friends by using this 10\/2 equation:<\/p>\n

If you are a 10 and they are a 2, and you hang out with them, you are not going to bring them up to an 8, they are going to bring you down to a 4!<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s what I\u2019m talking about here.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard for a supporter to watch their loved one go into a manic episode to begin with\u2026<\/p>\n

Then to see them get all outgoing and such (whether that is their normal behavior or behavior<\/p>\n

caused by the bipolar disorder)\u2026<\/p>\n

And the next thing you know, their loved one is hanging around with these new people\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026and the supporter KNOWS that these people are bad for her loved one, but he just uses excuses, or defends his \u201cnew friends\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

Because he can\u2019t see how they are bad for him \u2013 because he is in an episode, and is in denial about it.<\/p>\n

That can be so frustrating for a supporter, because her loved one just won\u2019t listen to her, and she<\/p>\n

doesn\u2019t want to get into a fight with her loved one, but she also doesn\u2019t know what else to do!<\/p>\n

She just has to silently stand by and watch her loved one be hurt by these people \u2013 Maybe they are just negative people and will bring her loved one down, and that\u2019s not as bad as what some will do \u2013<\/p>\n

Some will take advantage of their \u201cnew friend\u201d (the person in the manic episode) and possibly use them for their money, etc. But still the one in the episode will defend them!<\/p>\n

In my courses and systems, I teach not only about how to deal with your loved one when they are in an episode, but also what to do when they won\u2019t listen to you:<\/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

It\u2019s very difficult in this situation to get your loved one to listen to you.<\/p>\n

For example: Michele\u2019s mom has bipolar disorder, just like my mom. Michele spent hours with her mom, working out a routine for her.<\/p>\n

Her mom was doing great on her routine. Until she met Mary.<\/p>\n

Mary became close friends with Michele\u2019s Mom. But she decided that Michele\u2019s Mom didn\u2019t need her routine any more, so guess who Michele\u2019s mom listened to?<\/p>\n

Well, after awhile, Mary kind of floated away from Michele\u2019s mom, and Michele\u2019s mom went into a SIX month episode, most likely caused by the fact that she had no routine to cling to, like she had before \u2013 she just couldn’t get “back on track.”<\/p>\n

Do you see the important point that I\u2019m making here? No one is saying that people with bipolar<\/p>\n

disorder shouldn\u2019t have friends. But only that they should be VERY particular in who they choose for friends.<\/p>\n

To someone with bipolar disorder I would say to trust your supporter in this. If they think that there is something wrong with your “new” friends, there probably is. You just can’t see it, because you’re in an episode.<\/p>\n

As a supporter, you most likely won’t have to deal with this problem when your loved one is in a bipolar depressive episode, as they will probably isolate more than go out and find “new” friends \u2013 that is more of a manic behavior.<\/p>\n

I will tell you this as a p.s. \u2013 Michele\u2019s mom sure learned her lesson about choosing her friends more carefully. And now she sticks to her routine, too! Today she is happy and stable, and is managing her bipolar disorder very well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope today is going good for you.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s subject is a touchy one, so I\u2019ll just tell you that up front.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about how people in a manic episode tend to choose the wrong people to surround themselves with and how it can come back to hurt them and\/or their families.<\/p>\n

These new “friends” can be negative or toxic people, or even worse yet, they can be people who will take advantage of your loved one (and your finances),<\/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":"\nChoosing the Wrong Friends During a Bipolar Episode - 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\/choosing-the-wrong-friends-during-a-bipolar-episode\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choosing the Wrong Friends During a Bipolar Episode - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, I hope today is going good for you. Today\u2019s subject is a touchy one, so I\u2019ll just tell you that up front. 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