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Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going? This is going to be
kind of a short email today. <\/p>\n
The other day I wrote “How to avoid the bipolar
stability lottery”, if you missed it, please
see my blog below to read it.<\/p>\n
Several people wrote me and asked about
sleep and bipolar disorder and why it
so important because I referenced that
in my email.<\/p>\n
I am here to tell you, it’s super important
for a person with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
If my mom stops sleeping there is no
question she will go into a bipolar
episode.<\/p>\n
This is the same for everyone who works
for me. Actually there a couple of people
who have worked for me that started sending
me emails at like 12:00am and I knew that
was a bad sign. I had a talk with them
and they agreed to check in with the doctor.<\/p>\n
Same thing with my mom. She knows for sure
if she can’t sleep to call the doctor
at once and work on it. My mom has said
to me that for her other than medication sleep
is the second most important thing.<\/p>\n
Actually in one place that I volunteer at,
there are several people who always would leave
at the same time. I thought it was odd and kind
of rude.<\/p>\n
One day I made a joke and was like, “hey, come
you always leave so early? Is it past your bedtime?”<\/p>\n
The person said, “yes it is. I have to go to bed
by 9:30pm every day period no matter what for
my stability.” I felt like a total dummy. <\/p>\n
What a stupid thing I said. The guy could have
been hard on me for being a dummy but he let
me go. We are good friends now and he’s a really
cool person.<\/p>\n
If you are a bipolar supporter, make sure you
help your loved one with bipolar have a plan
that leads to good sleep. <\/p>\n
This might mean for those with bipolar
disorder: getting rid of noise at night,
eliminating TV at night (my mom’s doctor
said no more TV after 9pm EST for her),
not exercising so late (if you exercise late,
it will keep you up at night), not drinking
too much at night (to reduce trips to the
bathroom), not eating too much too late (
to cut down on indigestion that will keep
you up) and other
ideas.<\/p>\n
In my courses\/system many people who
are successful with bipolar disorder
learned how to master the art of sleeping
well as well as reducing stress.<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/p>\n
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/p>\n
As you listen to the audio interviews in
the above courses, ask yourself, “aren’t these
concepts so simple?” Many of them really
are. <\/p>\n
There is one interview that is incredibly
revealing in the supporter course where someone
read multiple books on sleep just to master
it. If you have problems you may do this too.
If you are a bipolar supporter you may do it
to offer helpful suggestions to your loved
ones.<\/p>\n
Many of the strategies my mom uses to sleep
are indeed simple and she learned most from
her doctor. <\/p>\n
One of them is, if she is having trouble sleeping
to count backwards from 1000. I have tried this
technique and it works. Simple but powerful.<\/p>\n
Just remember one thing. Sleep is super
important to someone with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
If you have a story about sleep and bipolar
disorder, please post it below.<\/p>\n
Well I have to take off, catch you tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
P.S. 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<\/p>\n
P.P.S. 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\/<\/p>\n
P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
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