Hi,<\/p>\n
Ya know, there was this girl who used to work out where I do\u2026Who, I swear, had more problems than any one person could have in a lifetime, to hear her tell it! She was always having problems with her boyfriend, for one thing. I mean, he wasn\u2019t abusing her or anything\u2026But he certainly couldn\u2019t do anything else right, according to this girl. And it was all so dramatic! It made me wonder why she even stayed with the guy in the first place. And if she wasn\u2019t complaining about her boyfriend, she was complaining about her job. To hear her tell it\u2026It was like there was this huge conspiracy going on at work or something. And, of course, it all centered around her. Yeah, right! Again, all the drama. It would make me tired just to listen to her! Then there were her family problems\u2026Her car\u2026Her apartment\u2026Money problems\u2026And anything else you could think of that could cause problems in a person\u2019s life. But I mean, I had problems, too, but nothing that was on the catastrophic scale that apparently her problems were to her! This girl was what I would call a Drama Queen.<\/p>\n
And the thing about Drama Queens is that nobody wants to be around them. They just drain you, ya know? They\u2019re always complaining about something. According to them, nothing goes right in their life\u2026They\u2019ve always got problems\u2026And it\u2019s always a crisis! The thing is, when you\u2019re dealing with bipolar disorder, you can\u2019t afford to be a Drama Queen (or King). You can\u2019t afford to have crises. A bipolar episode is crisis enough. But everyday problems have to be solvable.<\/p>\n
You have to approach your problems in a calm manner. First of all, you have to realize that, when you\u2019re dealing with a loved one with bipolar disorder, there are going to be problems.<\/p>\n
But your best chance to solve them is if you approach it as a team and try to solve them together.<\/p>\n
So, you stay calm, realize there are going to be problems, work as a team, and develop a good<\/p>\n
problem solving approach.<\/p>\n
For example: You might write down the problem. Then write down your options to solving the<\/p>\n
problem. Then eliminate those options that are not viable options. Then choose the best option for solving the problem. Many people find that just by writing things down, it helps with the problem solving approach. Sometimes you might have to talk to someone else to help you solve your problem. It\u2019s ok if you need to ask for help. This doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re weak. Everyone needs help sometime. It just may be what you need to help you solve your problem.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
Ya know, there was this girl who used to work out where I do\u2026Who, I swear, had more problems than any one person could have in a lifetime, to hear her tell it! She was always having problems with her boyfriend, for one thing. I mean, he wasn\u2019t abusing her or anything\u2026But he certainly couldn\u2019t do anything else right, according to this girl. And it was all so dramatic! It made me wonder why she even stayed with the guy in the first place.<\/p>\n