{"id":399,"date":"2008-11-26T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2008-11-26T12:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=399"},"modified":"2009-03-13T13:11:47","modified_gmt":"2009-03-13T17:11:47","slug":"bipolar-waiting-room-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-waiting-room-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar?  Waiting Room Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since my dad had a stroke, the other week, I was talking to him about what his experience was in the waiting room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then I was remembering all my experiences waiting in waiting rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having bipolar disorder, there are several appointments you have to attend to regularly, such as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tDoctors<br \/>\n\u00b7\tPsychiatrist<br \/>\n\u00b7\tTherapist<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSupport group<br \/>\n\u00b7\t(among others)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Especially for supporters, who don&#8217;t necessarily go into the actual appointment with their loved one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, much of your time is spent doing what?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WAITING!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes it&#8217;s because you&#8217;re early for your appointment, sometimes it&#8217;s because the doctor (or whoever) is running behind schedule, or sometimes it&#8217;s for other reasons (like if you&#8217;re a supporter, you have to wait for your loved one).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Getting frustrated and impatient will get you nowhere.  And it may just stress you out, stress that you don&#8217;t need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fact, it can make matters worse &#8211; it can make you forget what you wanted to ask the doctor, or what you wanted to bring up in your therapy session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In my courses\/system, I talk about how important productivity is:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Instead of being irritable and unhappy during times of waiting in those waiting rooms, wouldn&#8217;t you rather be productive instead?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some helpful hints:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tPrepare ahead of time, and bring something with you to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tRead a book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tRead a magazine in the waiting room (some of them have some good articles on how to take care of your health)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tSew, knit, crochet, cross-stitch, embroider, or quilt<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tMake a list of questions to ask the doctor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tMake a list of issues to discuss with the Therapist<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tMake a To-Do List<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tWrite a letter (catch up on correspondence)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tSpeak to other patients who are also waiting<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tDo crossword or word search puzzles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tSome offices will allow you to use cell phones (others won&#8217;t, however)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tRead the newspaper<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tWrite in your journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tBring a friend with you to keep you company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whatever you do, WAITING time does not have to be WASTED time!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<br \/>\nVisit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since my dad had a stroke, the other week, I was talking to him about what his experience was in the waiting room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then I was remembering all my experiences waiting in waiting rooms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Having bipolar disorder, there are several appointments you have to attend to regularly, such as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tDoctors<br \/>\n\u00b7\tPsychiatrist<br \/>\n\u00b7\tTherapist<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSupport group<br \/>\n\u00b7\t(among others)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Especially for supporters,<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-waiting-room-tips\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bipolar? 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