Hi,<\/p>\n
Let me ask you something: Do you like to read? Especially\u2026Do you like to read mysteries? Well\u2026This question would work for romances, too, I guess. So I\u2019ll go ahead and ask it: Are you guilty of this? Do you skip ahead to the ending of the book to see what happens? AHA!<\/p>\n
Well\u2026If you do, you\u2019re not alone. Many other people do as well. I don\u2019t, but just because I like to keep guessing at how the story will turn out. But some people want to know. They don\u2019t like to guess.<\/p>\n
Like with bipolar disorder\u2026It\u2019s hard for some supporters trying to deal with the day in and day out of coping with a loved one with bipolar disorder when they don\u2019t know how the \u201cstory\u201d is going to turn out. Oh, of course, they want a happy ending to their story, everyone does. But sometimes it\u2019s hard to see that, what with the daily discouragements that sometimes come with<\/p>\n
the disorder. Sometimes your loved one can be going along fine\u2026Even for a long period of time\u2026And you even can become complacent\u2026You start taking their recovery for granted\u2026<\/p>\n
Then\u2026BOOM! They\u2019re in another bipolar episode that seems to have come out of nowhere!<\/p>\n
And you wonder how that could have possibly happened. That\u2019s why I say that you always have to stay vigilant, you can never take things for granted. You always have to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of a bipolar episode. I even know of a case where a woman was stable<\/p>\n
for 12 years but then had another bipolar episode! 12 YEARS! Talk about coming out of nowhere! It definitely took both her and her husband by surprise. Especially because they had stopped being vigilant \u2013 they had long stopped watching for signs and symptoms of a bipolar episode. They had taken her stability for granted. They had even thought that she would never have another bipolar episode. But that\u2019s dangerous thinking.<\/p>\n
You must always be on the lookout for the next episode. You must always be prepared. But at the same time\u2026You must never lose hope. You must always hope that your loved one will get better. Yes, there will be good days and bad days. But look\u2026You don\u2019t have bipolar disorder\u2026<\/p>\n
And you have good days and bad days. And just because you have bad days\u2026Or even get depressed here and there\u2026Doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re having a bipolar depressive episode, does it? So your loved one can, too. You can be prepared while still believing for a happy ending for both you and your loved one. Their bipolar disorder CAN be managed!<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
Let me ask you something: Do you like to read? Especially\u2026Do you like to read mysteries? Well\u2026This question would work for romances, too, I guess. So I\u2019ll go ahead and ask it: Are you guilty of this? Do you skip ahead to the ending of the book to see what happens? AHA!<\/p>\n
Well\u2026If you do, you\u2019re not alone. Many other people do as well. I don\u2019t, but just because I like to keep guessing at how the story will turn out.<\/p>\n