Hi,<\/p>\n
Have you ever noticed that sometimes things are black and white\u2026They\u2019re just plain that way. Easy to see the answer. Or the information. Or the subject. Or whatever. But other things are kind of gray\u2026Like \u201cin-between\u2026\u201d Or not so easy to see\u2026Not so easy to tell the answer. Or to discern the information. Or to understand the subject. Or whatever. Sometimes we can feel downright lost, can\u2019t we? Or even feel like maybe everyone else sees the answer except us. That can be really frustrating. It\u2019s especially hard for older people\u2026Because they\u2019re always saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the old days\u2026\u201d Or, \u201cBack in the day\u2026\u201d Or, \u201cIn my time\u2026\u201d Because to them, things were simpler then. They could see things clearer. To them, things are more complicated now. And to us\u2026Well\u2026I guess that\u2019s the way things can seem to us as well sometimes. Especially when we\u2019re dealing with a loved one with bipolar disorder. It\u2019s not always clear what to do.<\/p>\n
It helps to get advice from people who have been where you are. They can offer you help and advice because they know what you\u2019re going through. That\u2019s why I advise going to a bipolar support group. Being around people going through the same thing that you are can help sometimes. Maybe you\u2019re struggling with an issue, and someone in the group has struggled with that issue, and they tried something with their loved one and it worked with them. So maybe you can try it with your loved one too, and maybe it will work for you too. That\u2019s how it works. You not only get support in a support group\u2026But sometimes you get really good advice too. It helps for those times when you\u2019re struggling with something, and you just don\u2019t know what to do. It helps to know someone who\u2019s already been there and gone through it.<\/p>\n
Sometimes just bouncing things off a close friend or family member can help as well. That\u2019s why I recommend that you develop your own support system (your loved one should also have<\/p>\n
their own). You should have people that you can go to and talk to and tell them how you\u2019re feeling. It helps not to keep things in. They can also offer more than just encouragement \u2013 Sometimes they can give some pretty good concrete advice. Maybe even something you didn\u2019t even think of.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
Have you ever noticed that sometimes things are black and white\u2026They\u2019re just plain that way. Easy to see the answer. Or the information. Or the subject. Or whatever. But other things are kind of gray\u2026Like \u201cin-between\u2026\u201d Or not so easy to see\u2026Not so easy to tell the answer. Or to discern the information. Or to understand the subject. Or whatever. Sometimes we can feel downright lost, can\u2019t we? Or even feel like maybe everyone else sees the answer except us.<\/p>\n