{"id":5197,"date":"2008-04-28T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/help-wanted-the-maturity-myth-and-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2008-04-28T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T11:01:00","slug":"help-wanted-the-maturity-myth-and-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/help-wanted-the-maturity-myth-and-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Wanted! The Maturity Myth And Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

What’s going on?<\/p>\n

Well I just got back today from California.<\/p>\n

I didn’t get any sleep so I have to take
a quick nap and then get up later today.<\/p>\n

Actually I wanted to ask for some help.<\/p>\n

I have a part time sales job<\/p>\n

HELP WANTED<\/p>\n

I am looking for someone who wants to
wo.rk f.rom home selling my courses to
people, organizations and various entities.<\/p>\n

It’s a great job for someone who likes
simple telesales. You just need a phone.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is interested,
please send your resume, write up with what
kind of sales you have done in the past,
how well you know my material and anything
else that would get me excited to hire you.<\/p>\n

Please email to:<\/p>\n

feedbacktodave@mentalhealthworld.net<\/p>\n

Thanks.<\/p>\n

Okay, now I am getting ready to take a quick
nap since I got no sleep last night on the
plane.<\/p>\n

Before I do, I wanted to say something…<\/p>\n

Have you ever heard of something called<\/p>\n

THE MATURITY MYTH<\/p>\n

Well, someone told me about it this week.<\/p>\n

I don’t know why people don’t talk about it
in psychology circles these days, maybe It’s
just an old term or something, but I think
it’s something we can learn from (and you
know I get my ideas from all different
kinds of places! \uf04a<\/p>\n

Anyway, let me try to explain it to you.<\/p>\n

Try to keep the word PROCRASTINATION
in the back of your mind, and that might
help you to understand this concept a
bit easier \u2013 it helped me to understand
it better<\/p>\n

(Of course, that was LATER, and
I’m trying to spare you the pain in the
brain that I went through trying to
understand it!).<\/p>\n

Ok, well, anyway, the concept of the
Maturity Myth is this:<\/p>\n

First, you’re little, and you think,
“When I get older, everything will be
Ok.” Then you get older ,and everything
Is NOT ok.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I graduate from
college, everything will be ok.” But
everything is NOT ok.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I get that great
job, everything will be OK.” But every
thing is NOT OK.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I make lots of
money, everything will be OK.” But
everything is NOT OK.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I get married,
everything will be OK.” But everything
is NOT OK.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I have children,
everything will be OK.” But everything
is NOT OK.<\/p>\n

Then you think, “When I retire,
Everything will be OK.” But everything
Is NOT OK.<\/p>\n

Then you’re at the end of your life, and
you look back at it\u2026<\/p>\n

…and all the things you had planned
for “when I MATURE” (when I get
whatever it is I want to get)…<\/p>\n

And everything was NEVER ok, was it?<\/p>\n

It was never OK because of the
MATURITY MYTH. A concept that was
never real to begin with. A myth.
A fantasy.<\/p>\n

In other words, if you cannot find
happiness and peace of mind NOW,
without those things you are hoping
for someday, those future things that
you think will someday make you happy,
YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY!<\/p>\n

You know, a lot of people know that I
deal with my mom’s bipolar disorder
every day. I could very easily have been
one of those people who fell into the
trap of the maturity myth.<\/p>\n

I could have hoped that someday\u2026
…she’ll get better
And then things will be OK.<\/p>\n

…she’ll be cured
And then things will be OK.<\/p>\n

…she’ll be like she used to be
And then things will be OK.<\/p>\n

And I’d be waiting for a someday
that would never come.<\/p>\n

And in the meantime, I would be
trading all my “NOW” moments
for a myth. A fantasy.<\/p>\n

Check out my courses and systems below
to read about how you have to be
realistic instead of the old pessimistic
vs. optimistic idea:<\/p>\n

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We have to face reality if we’re going
to be supporters of a loved one with
bipolar disorder. Yes, we all hope that
someday they’ll come up with a cure for
the disorder. But the reality is that for
now we can’t think like that, because
right now it is just a myth.<\/p>\n

Remember the Stockdale Paradox:
We hope for the best but plan for
the worst. We have to be realistic.<\/p>\n

And we do the best we can in the
meantime.<\/p>\n

Your Friend,<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

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Hi,<\/p>\n

What’s going on?<\/p>\n

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I didn’t get any sleep so I have to take
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Actually I wanted to ask for some help.<\/p>\n

I have a part time sales job<\/p>\n

HELP WANTED<\/p>\n

I am looking for someone who wants to
wo.rk f.rom home selling my courses to
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