{"id":299,"date":"2008-11-02T08:40:25","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T12:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2009-03-14T05:43:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-14T09:43:46","slug":"bipolar-disorder-change-your-clock-change-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-disorder-change-your-clock-change-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder? Change Your Clock, Change Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How’s your day going?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope it’s going good.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yesterday I was hanging out with a friend and he was like, “hey dude the clocks change tonight.” I was like, “really?”<\/span><\/p>\n

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He was like, “Yea we are going to get less sleep.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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I said, “no fall back it goes the other way.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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He was like, “no dude, it goes the other way.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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So after like 10 minutes of going around in circles I just agreed with him. He will figure it out when he is not on time for work : ) He was totally convinced he has to move the clock forward?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Again for a reminder\u2026.it’s that time of year again \u2013 time to change our clocks back (“Spring forward, fall back,” right?).<\/span><\/p>\n

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I know it may sound silly, but it did make me think of today’s topic:<\/span><\/p>\n

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CHANGE.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Change is inevitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Change is a part of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Change is a part of our world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Change is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And change is a crucial part of managing bipolar disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you remember when your loved one was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder?<\/span><\/p>\n

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You probably had to make a lot of changes then.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your loved one had to change \u2013 they couldn’t stay the same, keep doing things the way they were before they were diagnosed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You had to change \u2013 you had to become a bipolar supporter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And your lives together definitely changed, didn’t they?<\/span><\/p>\n

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See? <\/span>Change is inevitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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More importantly, though, you have to keep changing. <\/span><\/span>Things have to keep changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For example, your loved one probably isn’t on the same medication they started on when they were diagnosed. <\/span>Or if they are, they probably had to change dosages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They most certainly had to change their lifestyle. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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They (and probably you) had to begin eating right, exercising, and sleeping well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They also had to develop a good support system, probably joined a support group (and you did, too, most likely).<\/span><\/p>\n

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And you both had to get educated about bipolar disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These are all things I teach about in my courses\/systems below:<\/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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the beginning, that meant a lot of changes, didn’t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

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But then you got used to things. <\/span>And they’ve probably been the same way for quite a while now.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And now here I come along and tell you that you and <\/span>your loved one have to change again. <\/span>And you probably don’t want to hear that. <\/span>Because people get comfortable, and they resist change.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But if you look around you, you’ll see that things are constantly changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your family changes \u2013 your children grow older, begin having their own children.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Look at the seasons \u2013 they’re always changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Look at the weather \u2013 it’s always changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Look at life \u2013 it’s constantly changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The one thing you can always count on is change.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And if you don’t change, you stagnate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Think about a body of water that stagnates.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The water becomes murky, filled with all kinds of junk, it isn’t fresh any more, and it even begins to stink.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If your loved one doesn’t change, they can stagnate. If they stagnate, they can become bored, and even go into a bipolar episode, because boredom is one of the triggers to an episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, see why change is so important? Agree or disagree?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not just for clocks, but for people, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey I have to run. I am going hiking today and now I have less daylight so I have to leave earlier or go on shorter trips. Today I am only going 6 miles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I will talk to you later on. Have a great day.<\/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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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

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Hi,<\/p>\n

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How’s your day going?<\/p>\n

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I hope it’s going good.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday I was hanging out with a friend and he was like, “hey dude the clocks change tonight.” I was like, “really?”<\/p>\n

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He was like, “Yea we are going to get less sleep.”<\/p>\n

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I said, “no fall back it goes the other way.”<\/p>\n

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He was like,<\/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 Disorder? Change Your Clock, Change Yourself - 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-disorder-change-your-clock-change-yourself\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar Disorder? Change Your Clock, Change Yourself - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How’s your day going? I hope it’s going good. 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