Hi, how are things going for you? I hope you’re doing well today.<\/p>\n
You know, it’s not just the churches that promote being of service to others. It has been shown that people who are of service to others are more positive, outgoing, self-confident, and successful.<\/p>\n
I think part of it, at least, could be that by servicing others, they are thinking about the other person and not themselves. In other words, it takes their mind off their own problems.<\/p>\n
Everybody needs a reason to get out of bed in the morning. Everybody needs a purpose to<\/p>\n
their life. Especially people with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
If you or your loved one with the disorder are too idle, you will have too much time on your<\/p>\n
hands, for one thing. And then you risk the part about concentrating on yourself and your own problems. Even worse, idleness can sometimes lead into a bipolar depressive episode. And you don’t want that to happen. So you need to keep busy. And what better way than of being service to others?<\/p>\n
It could be as simple as helping with the coffee at your bipolar support group. It could be as complex as becoming a tutor or teaching music lessons, or volunteering at a charity or even<\/p>\n
a business. Or it could be anything in between. It’s all up to you.<\/p>\n
The point is to take your mind off the negative aspects of your life and train yourself to look at<\/p>\n
the positive aspects of it \u2013 like helping others.<\/p>\n
We especially think of this at this time of year, at the holidays. Not everyone is in a good position right now. Some families are really suffering under financial weight, loss of job, loss of home, etc. There may be something you can do to help, even if it’s just in a small way.<\/p>\n
There are other ways to help as well. You can use your gifts and talents to be of use to others. For example, like I mentioned before about being a tutor. You may even be able to make<\/p>\n
some money for yourself while you are being of service to someone else.<\/p>\n
However you help others is up to you, and where your interests lie, because what you do best will be best for the people you’re trying to help. For instance, I know someone with bipolar disorder who loves to read. So she became a Literacy Volunteer and helped other adults learn how to read, who couldn’t before her help.<\/p>\n
Being of service to others is so important to the stability and self-esteem of someone with bipolar<\/p>\n
disorder. The more you help someone else, the better you will feel about yourself.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi, how are things going for you? I hope you’re doing well today.<\/p>\n
You know, it’s not just the churches that promote being of service to others. It has been shown that people who are of service to others are more positive, outgoing, self-confident, and successful.<\/p>\n
I think part of it, at least, could be that by servicing others, they are thinking about the other person and not themselves. In other words,<\/p>\n