{"id":508,"date":"2008-12-25T09:52:11","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T13:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=508"},"modified":"2009-03-12T00:53:05","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T04:53:05","slug":"merry-bipolar-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/merry-bipolar-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Bipolar Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christmastime is a great time for many people, but not always for a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes, at this time of year, you seem to have the hardest job of all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With all the stress of the holidays, some people with bipolar disorder get stressed, and tend to show signs and symptoms of their disorder more often than not, and it&#8217;s your job to notice these and to keep your loved one from going into a mini-episode, or even a full-blown episode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During this time of the year, the hospitals are full of people with bipolar disorder more than at any other time, because all the excitement of the holidays cause them to go into a manic episode (especially because all that spending on Christmas presents may turn into &#8220;excessive spending.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And excessive spending is one of the symptoms of a manic episode that I talk about it my systems and courses listed below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Still, there&#8217;s something important I want to remind you today:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember to separate your loved one from their disorder, especially on Christmas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let today be a good day for the both of you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let today be one day full of happiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m not saying to let their signs\/symptoms get out of control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m not saying to let them go into an episode.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I&#8217;m not saying to stop being vigilant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What I am saying is to try to enjoy Christmas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To remember what this day is all about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And it&#8217;s not about the presents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s not even about the family gatherings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because that&#8217;s one area where you especially may need to be understanding about. Your loved one may be feeling a little anxious about being around all those people, even if they are just family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be compassionate about this, if it is the case.  If you do go, try to stay for as short a time as possible to reduce your loved one&#8217;s stress and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then spend the rest of the day just the two of you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try to stay in the holiday spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And, above all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have a very Merry Bipolar Christmas!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<br \/>\nVisit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Christmastime is a great time for many people, but not always for a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes, at this time of year, you seem to have the hardest job of all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With all the stress of the holidays, some people with bipolar disorder get stressed, and tend to show signs and symptoms of their disorder more often than not,<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/merry-bipolar-christmas\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Merry Bipolar Christmas! - 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\/merry-bipolar-christmas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Merry Bipolar Christmas! - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, Hope you&#8217;re having a great day! 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