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Hi,<\/p>\n
How’s it going?<\/p>\n
What\u2019s new?<\/p>\n
I wanted to send out a message about something
that I saw on my bipolar blog.<\/p>\n
Someone wrote:<\/p>\n
“P.S. I have spent years and years researching,
reading, developing plans and every doctor visit
he has had. I have also made sure that all his
medications have been taken and that every doctor
knows ever thing about him. I am sorry I sound rough,
however, sometimes I have to be to get him to get
him to take care of himself because he can do it.”<\/p>\n
I get many emails like this. I see many blog
posts like this. I hear this in ALL the places
that I volunteer. I hear it on the phone.<\/p>\n
It’s a constant theme. It’s the, I tried
to do it all but I can’t speech.<\/p>\n
Many people contact me asking how they
can do more for a loved one with bipolar
disorder. I tell them they have to cut
back and stop doing so much.<\/p>\n
You can’t do it all. You just can’t. You
can take care of your loved one with
bipolar from a to z. You can’t check to
make sure they take their medication all
the time. You can’t take them to every
single, doctor session, therapy session,
and fix all the problems they have.<\/p>\n
If you try to, you will have a breakdown
yourself probably.<\/p>\n
I remember back in the day, I use to
fix ALL my mom’s problems. I mean all of them.
Especially the ones related to money. No matter
how hard I tried, there would always be more
problems. I just couldn’t keep up. It almost
drove me out of my mind.<\/p>\n
After my mom’s last big episode, I decided
no more. I decided that there would be some
things that I would help with and most things
I would not. She had to fix a lot of these
problems on her own.<\/p>\n
This was a great decision and worked out super
well. Today she is independent and fixes
and prevents her own problems. <\/p>\n
I started to tell other bipolar supporters
about my philosophy and either they said
they did the same thing and it worked or
they said they were going to try it and
when I spoke to them again, they said it worked.<\/p>\n
If you think about it, how can fixing every
single person’s problems and trying to do it
all, work anyway? I know I did it but it doesn’t
make any sense.<\/p>\n
I believe it’s important to know a lot of
techniques on how to help a loved one
with bipolar or how to manage the disorder
yourself. This is why in my courses, it
focuses on how to do things like<\/p>\n
find a doctor
get a doctor to do a good job
find a good therapist
find a job
handle money issues
be a good supporter
what it takes to manage bipolar disorder well
etc.<\/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
In addition, in my courses\/systems,
I talk about this extensively about how
you have to watch out for enabling (or solving
every single one of your loved one’s problems) and most
of the interviews of those successful bipolar supporters
relay the same thing as well. <\/p>\n
The reason why I wrote today is I felt really bad seeing
tons of emails and blog posts of people struggling to
help fix all their loved one’s with bipolar disorders
problems.<\/p>\n
As a final note, if you have bipolar disorder, you can’t
do it all either generally. I know I believe in a can
do attitude but for the most part, many people with
bipolar disorder take on doing many, many things
at the same time. I have found through research
and also looking at the people who work for me,
you have to set priorities when you have bipolar
disorder and you may have to cut back on doing
things that are interfering with your own stability.<\/p>\n
Something to think about. I have to take off now
and I will talk to 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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