Hi,<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a saying that goes: \u201cIf life gives you scraps\u2026 Make a quilt!\u201d I like that saying. It really shows a positive attitude. Like no matter what life throws at you\u2026 You can still make something good out of your life. I like that, I really do. Because I\u2019ve known a lot of people with bipolar disorder who\u2019ve done just that. I\u2019ve interviewed many, many people who have bipolar disorder\u2026 Who are success stories\u2026 And they have overcome some very serious things to get where they are today. It wasn\u2019t easy, but they\u2019ve done it. Some of them have really been dealt some life \u201cscraps,\u201d like the saying says. But they have really made some beautiful quilts out of their lives. And now many of them are turning around and helping others to turn their own lives around, too. One thing I\u2019ve found is that, at least in many of them\u2026 Once they recover\u2026 They have this desire to help others recover too. There are a couple of them who have started blogs to encourage other people with bipolar disorder. A couple have written books. Most are members of support groups. But the thing I respect most about these people is\u2026 That most of them are open about the fact that they have bipolar disorder. They talk about it openly, and they try to help other people by talking about it.<\/p>\n
Like my mom, for example. She talks to people and she\u2019s not scared to tell them that she has bipolar disorder. If it comes up, I mean. She wants to help them. See, at first she was like many other survivors and supporters. She felt really alone. She thought there were very, very few people who had bipolar disorder. So she was ashamed. And she didn\u2019t want anyone to know that she had it. But then after I did my research and found out that MILLIONS of people had it\u2026 She felt SO much better! She didn\u2019t feel so alone any more.<\/p>\n
In fact, I told her to think of it this way\u2026 That if, say 13 million people have bipolar disorder<\/p>\n
in this country\u2026 And, say, for each one, there are at least two supporters\u2026 And a doctor and therapist treating them\u2026 That would be at least 65 million people who know about bipolar disorder! And that\u2019s not counting all the researchers and people in the field of mental health!<\/p>\n
And think about it \u2013 so many people have more than just two supporters in their support system, too, so that number is way low, too! See what I\u2019m saying? It just grows and grows and grows\u2026<\/p>\n
More people know about bipolar disorder than you think. The point is, you are NOT alone!<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a saying that goes: \u201cIf life gives you scraps\u2026 Make a quilt!\u201d I like that saying. It really shows a positive attitude. Like no matter what life throws at you\u2026 You can still make something good out of your life. I like that, I really do. Because I\u2019ve known a lot of people with bipolar disorder who\u2019ve done just that. I\u2019ve interviewed many, many people who have bipolar disorder\u2026 Who are success stories\u2026 And they have overcome some very serious things to get where they are today.<\/p>\n