{"id":5283,"date":"2008-02-17T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-17T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/perfection-and-bipolar-disorder\/"},"modified":"2008-02-17T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-17T14:15:00","slug":"perfection-and-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/perfection-and-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfection and bipolar disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=\n\n
Hi,<\/p>\n

I hope you’re doing ok.<\/p>\n

Today I want to talk to you about this
email I got:<\/p>\n

Dear Dave:
My husband has bipolar disorder, and
usually he does ok, it’s just that it’s
been awhile, and I thought that by now
he’d be doing much better than he is,
ya know? I mean, he’s been on his
medication, and he’s been taking it
right and everything, but he is still
having episodes once in a while.
They’re not as often as they were
before, and they’re not as bad, but
I thought that once he got on the right
medication that he’d be ok, Why is he
still having episodes?<\/p>\n

——————————————–<\/p>\n

Wow! I know where this lady is
coming from, because you wouldn’t
believe how many emails I get that say
the very same thing.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of supporters (and
just as many survivors) who think that
once their loved one is on the right
medication, that’s all there is to it!
That their loved one will never go
into an episode again.<\/p>\n

Maybe you think that way, too. So
I want you to know how wrong that
thinking is. It is unrealistic to think
that way.<\/p>\n

Yes, medication is the core ingredient
to getting better with bipolar disorder.
As well as therapy, support groups,
and everything else that goes in your
loved one’s “bipolar toolbox” to help
them to be stable.<\/p>\n

But no one should be telling you
that your loved one will never have
another episode, because that is just
not true. No doctor should tell you
that, and no therapist either. And you
should not assume that, because it
just isn’t true.<\/p>\n

In my courses, I teach about the core
ingredients necessary for stability,
and yes, medication is one of them,
but it isn’t a magic cure to never have
another episode ever again:<\/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

No matter how compliant your loved
one is with their medication, no matter how
well they follow their treatment plan, no
matter how many years they have gone
without an episode, you still have to keep
up your guard, because they can still have
an episode at any time.<\/p>\n

You can’t expect perfection from your
loved one, any more than you would want
them to expect perfection from you.<\/p>\n

All that they (and you) can do is your best.
Remember: “Hope for the best, while
being prepared for the worst.”<\/p>\n

PLEASE POST RESPONSES TO THIS EMAIL HERE<\/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:
http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/supporterblog\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Get Audio Information On Bipolar Disorder For F.REE
Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http:\/\/bipolarcentral.libsyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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