{"id":5207,"date":"2008-04-20T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/its-ok-to-be-ok-with-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2008-04-20T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T17:35:00","slug":"its-ok-to-be-ok-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/its-ok-to-be-ok-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s OK to be OK with Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

You know, sometimes the simplest
things are the best things \u2013 but are the
things that could pass us by if we don’t
catch them when they’re there.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I’m talking about:<\/p>\n

Just a catchphrase I heard someone
say the other day:<\/p>\n

IT’S OK TO BE OK.<\/p>\n

See? Nothing big. Nothing earth-
shattering.<\/p>\n

But, you may be wondering, what
does this have to do with bipolar
disorder?<\/p>\n

Well, you know me\u2026 everything I
see, everything I hear\u2026everything
I come across has something to do
with bipolar disorder! I just think
about it all the time.<\/p>\n

But I do think there’s a lesson to be
learned from this simple phrase,
and yes, I think it can be applied to
bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n

Here’s the thing. I get letters from
people all the time, describing how
the disorder has taken over their
lives, how they live and breathe
bipolar disorder, how they can’t do
anything about it, how they can’t
even make plans to do anything
because the disorder is always in
the way, how everything has changed
in their lives because of the bipolar
disorder. And on and on\u2026<\/p>\n

Now I’m not doubting their word,
believe me. Too many people saying
the same thing. So don’t think I’m
saying that what they’re saying isn’t
true. I\u2019m not saying that (so don’t
send me any hate mail, please).<\/p>\n

But what I am simply saying is
that IT IS OK TO BE OK.<\/p>\n

What this means that not everything
has to be a crisis. Not everything is
an emergency. I know it might feel
that way sometimes. Maybe it feels
that way all the time to you. You
might write me and yell at me and
tell me that living with your loved
one really is like going from crisis
to crisis all the time, I don’t know.
All I’m saying is that it doesn’t
have to be.<\/p>\n

If you read my courses\/systems,
you\/your loved one can learn how
to manage bipolar disorder to the
point that there is stability, so that
there are longer periods of time
between episodes:<\/p>\n

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11
<\/a><\/p>\n

SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Really, it’s true! Michele, who works
for me, her mom went 12 years without
an episode. And I even heard of a man
who went 20 years without an
episode! Now I’m not necessarily
saying that your loved one can go
that long, because I’m not a doctor
or therapist. But, with treatment,
I know people can go long periods
of time between episodes.<\/p>\n

The thing is, you shouldn’t have to
walk around on eggshells all the
time waiting for your loved one to
go into their next episode. That’s
no way to live. And if you tell me
that’s the way it is in your home,
I’ll tell you that you need to make
some changes, then. Because you
don’t have to live that way.<\/p>\n

If you and your loved one work
together to manage the bipolar
disorder like I teach in my courses,
you don’t have to live “waiting for
the other shoe to fall.” What kind
of life is that? Always being so
negative\u2026just waiting for the next
mood swing? You can’t plan for
anything\u2026you can’t even enjoy
one day’s peace\u2026the bipolar
disorder has totally taken over
your lives, and nothing is “normal.”<\/p>\n

How can you live like that?<\/p>\n

The point is that you DON’T
have to live like that. It is your
choice. You can learn to manage the
disorder, or you can let the disorder
manage you.<\/p>\n

Remember the point I made in the
beginning:<\/p>\n

IT’S OK TO BE OK<\/p>\n

It’s so simple. It’s ok to be ok.
You\/your loved one don’t have
to “be bipolar” all the time.
You don’t have to center yourself
on the disorder. You can have a
life outside of the disorder and just
BE OK in between mood swings.
Yes, there are times between
episodes. And during those times
you\/they are OK. And it’s just OK
to be OK.<\/p>\n

There is still life outside of bipolar
disorder.<\/p>\n

Your Friend,<\/p>\n

Dave<\/p>\n

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Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/register3<\/a><\/p>\n

Get More Help On Bipolar Disorder
Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each
one is designed to help you with a different
area of bipolar disorder whether you have it or
you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/catalog.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

View Past Daily Bipolar Emails For F.REE
Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
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http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi,<\/p>\n

You know, sometimes the simplest
things are the best things \u2013 but are the
things that could pass us by if we don’t
catch them when they’re there.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I’m talking about:<\/p>\n

Just a catchphrase I heard someone
say the other day:<\/p>\n

IT’S OK TO BE OK.<\/p>\n

See? Nothing big. Nothing earth-
shattering.<\/p>\n

But, you may be wondering,<\/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":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nIt's OK to be OK with Bipolar Disorder - 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\/its-ok-to-be-ok-with-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"It's OK to be OK with Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, You know, sometimes the simplestthings are the best things \u2013 but are thethings that could pass us by if we don’tcatch them when they’re there. 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