Hi,<\/p>\n
Have you ever thought about how things were in the beginning when your loved one was first diagnosed compared to how things are now?<\/p>\n
I know how frustrating things can be sometimes, because I’m a supporter, too, but\u2026<\/p>\n
Sometimes it helps to think back to how helpless you felt back before your loved one was diagnosed and before you had any information on bipolar disorder to begin with.<\/p>\n
Then think of how much you’ve learned since then, and how much your loved one has, hopefully, also learned since then about how to manage his\/her bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
But think about it \u2013 In the beginning, you knew nothing about the disorder. All you knew was that your loved one just wasn’t “normal,” just wasn’t “themselves.” But now you know so much more, don’t you? Hopefully, you’ve done some research, gotten educated, read my material, and<\/p>\n
at least I know you’ve been learning from these emails. Educating yourself is the main thing,<\/p>\n
as I teach in my emails.<\/p>\n
You have to learn as much as you can about the disorder in order to help your loved one. It’s like you have this enemy that you’re fighting, and the enemy isn’t your loved one, it’s bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
In any war, they tell you to know your enemy. In order to know your enemy, you have to know as much about your enemy as you can.<\/p>\n
So I encourage you, keep learning. Keep studying. Keep reading. Keep researching. Never stop growing in knowledge, for the more you know, the better equipped you are to deal with the disorder and your loved one.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tKeep researching on the Internet<\/p>\n
\u2022\tOrder BP Magazine or read it online<\/p>\n
\u2022\tRead books about it<\/p>\n
\u2022\tVisit your local library<\/p>\n
\u2022\tResearch online articles or at your<\/p>\n
Library periodicals section<\/p>\n
\u2022\tGo to your loved one’s bipolar<\/p>\n
support group for f.ree literature<\/p>\n
\u2022\tAsk your loved one’s doctor for<\/p>\n
f.ree pamphlets<\/p>\n
Keep learning as much about bipolar disorder as you can\u2026so you can stay in control of it instead of it in control of you and your loved one. Remember, knowledge is power! And that knowledge empowers you in the fight against bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
Have you ever thought about how things were in the beginning when your loved one was first diagnosed compared to how things are now?<\/p>\n
I know how frustrating things can be sometimes, because I’m a supporter, too, but\u2026<\/p>\n
Sometimes it helps to think back to how helpless you felt back before your loved one was diagnosed and before you had any information on bipolar disorder to begin with.<\/p>\n