{"id":466,"date":"2008-12-14T10:47:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-14T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=466"},"modified":"2009-03-12T01:51:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T05:51:24","slug":"bipolar-or-not-dont-be-fooled-by-your-moods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-or-not-dont-be-fooled-by-your-moods\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar or Not, Don’t be Fooled by Your Moods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

Hope you’re doing well.<\/p>\n

I have to get going because today is my Goddaughter’s birthday so her mom and dad are having a party. So I have to get stuff done before then.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this is for both people with bipolar disorder and their supporters.<\/p>\n

Because it’s not just those who have the disorder who struggle with mood problems, their supporters do, too. Maybe not to the same degree, but they do – bad moods, good moods, happy one minute, sad the next, maybe even suffer from depression themselves.<\/p>\n

But the point I want to make is, you can’t be fooled by your moods.<\/p>\n

When you have a biologically based disorder like bipolar disorder, sometimes you have no control over your moods – they are simply controlled by the chemical imbalance in your brain.<\/p>\n

For supporters, even though you don’t have a biologically based disorder, you can still get depressed from time to time, can’t you?<\/p>\n

But the point is for you, don’t be fooled by this depression, otherwise you might think you’re “catching” your loved one’s bipolar disorder, and you just can’t catch bipolar disorder like you can catch the flu.<\/p>\n

So don’t be fooled by your moods.<\/p>\n

The same thing with “elation,” though.<\/p>\n

Just because you’re feeling extreme happiness or joy, doesn’t mean you’re going into a manic episode, so don’t let that mood fool you either. It has to be for an extended period of time and have other symptoms with it to be an actual manic episode.<\/p>\n

In my courses\/systems, I talk about the difference between a normal mood and the mood swings of bipolar disorder, as well as the signs\/symptoms of a bipolar episode:<\/p>\n

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\nBut just don’t let your moods fool you.<\/p>\n

Bipolar or not, you CAN have “normal” moods.<\/p>\n

You can feel sadness and not be depressed.<\/p>\n

You can feel joy and not be manic.<\/p>\n

You can feel anger and not be manic as well.<\/p>\n

Your moods can be extremely deceptive. When you’re depressed, you can think your life is worse than it really is.<\/p>\n

When you’re extremely joyful, you can think your life is much better than it really is.<\/p>\n

In good moods, things don’t feel so hard and problems don’t seem so overwhelming. You might feel like nothing is impossible to solve.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, in bad moods, you might feel like everything is too hard for you and your problems are insurmountable, and your whole life is overwhelming.<\/p>\n

This is another way your moods can fool you, so you also have to stay realistic.<\/p>\n

When you’re in a good mood, relationships seem to flow and communication is easy. Even if your loved one or supporter criticizes you, you would probably just take it in stride, think maybe they just had a bad day, or whatever. You wouldn’t think you’re a bad person or anything or that they hate you.<\/p>\n

But if you’re in a bad mood, on the other hand, you might take that criticism as a dig at your whole character and become totally depressed for days.<\/p>\n

This is yet another way that your moods can fool you, so you have to also keep things in perspective.<\/p>\n

So remember…<\/p>\n

Bipolar or not…<\/p>\n

DON’T BE FOOLED BY YOUR MOODS!<\/p>\n

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Hi,<\/p>\n

Hope you’re doing well.<\/p>\n

I have to get going because today is my Goddaughter’s birthday so her mom and dad are having a party. So I have to get stuff done before then.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this is for both people with bipolar disorder and their supporters.<\/p>\n

Because it’s not just those who have the disorder who struggle with mood problems, their supporters do, too. Maybe not to the same degree,<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBipolar or Not, Don't be Fooled by Your Moods - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-or-not-dont-be-fooled-by-your-moods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bipolar or Not, Don't be Fooled by Your Moods - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, Hope you’re doing well. I have to get going because today is my Goddaughter’s birthday so her mom and dad are having a party. 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