How’s it going? I wanted to write you really quick
about something that I was thinking of–bipolar
triggers.<\/p>\n
It’s strange to me how doctors, therapists,
books, etc. rarely talk about this or make
a big deal about it.<\/p>\n
What is a bipolar trigger? Well a bipolar
trigger is something that triggers,
leads to, causes or instigates a bipolar
disorder episode.<\/p>\n
For people with bipolar disorder, there
are things that “trigger” and episode.<\/p>\n
With my mom, according to her and my
own observations, here are some of hers:<\/p>\n
stress
not eating right
not exercising
not being on the right medication
no sleeping
going to Texas to see her family
getting into too many arguments
getting wrapped up in drama that involves friends<\/p>\n
That’s just a few the list is much longer but
you can see from the above list some of the
stuff might be considered odd. Like “
going to Texas to see her family.”<\/p>\n
You might think, “how is that a trigger?”
Well first remember the rule of why. Don’t
ask why when you no it is so.
This rule states, don\u2019t try to figure out
what is proven to be a fact–just accept
it. Many get bogged down in trying to
figure out why something is with bipolar
disorder as opposed to just acceptance.<\/p>\n
For example, “Why does sleep help my
loved one stay stable.” Who cares,
just help your loved one get enough
sleep. Unless you are a researcher,
why ask why?<\/p>\n
BUT even though I just said all that,
let’s look at why Texas for my mom is
a trigger. I want to do this not to contradict
myself but to show how you may not know
why and don’t even need to but ultimately
a certain thing is very important.<\/p>\n
Okay, Texas. Let’s look at what Texas is
for my mom. First she is from Texas, and
so is most of my family. So Texas equals
seeing family. Texas also logically equals
many bad times for my mom. Why? Well when
she was in Texas she had bipolar disorder
and she wasn’t under the right treatment
plan. Actually she didn’t have a treatment
plan so lots of bad things happen.<\/p>\n
With that said, it’s easy to see in my
head how Texas becomes stressful in many
ways and can bring back bad memories.<\/p>\n
Even if you don’t have bipolar disorder,
dealing with relatives is stressful.<\/p>\n
Anyway, so if we assume Texas equals lots
of stress, and we know that stress is a bipolar
disorder trigger for my mom, we can conclude
that going to Texas can be a bipolar trigger
for my mom and lead into an episode for
her.<\/p>\n
Now even if I didn’t know all of this or
I couldn’t figure out all the stuff that
creates stress in Texas, the data or
the results of Texas trips are clear.<\/p>\n
According to my memory and my dad,
my mom goes into an episode AFTER coming
back from Texas most of the time.<\/p>\n
I hope it doesn’t happen this time
but I am not worried. There is a great
plan and system in place. BUT, if the
system fails and my mom goes into an
episode, I know EXACTLY what to do
in virtually any and every case.<\/p>\n
I have thought through all possible
outcomes and have a plan for each. It this
point, it’s a breeze for me since I have
been doing it so long. It takes no effort.<\/p>\n
If you are new to supporting someone with
bipolar disorder, you should be excited
because it use to be a nightmare for me.
Trying to figure all the stuff out with
my mom and what to do and how to respond
if this or that happen. Now it’s really
easy.<\/p>\n
It can be easy for you some day soon. It
won’t happen in 47 seconds but it can
happen.<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING AN ADULT?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/p>\n
SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/p>\n
HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/p>\n
I have to take off for today. Have a
great day and catch you tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How’s it going? I wanted to write you really quick
about something that I was thinking of–bipolar
triggers.<\/p>\n
It’s strange to me how doctors, therapists,
books, etc. rarely talk about this or make
a big deal about it.<\/p>\n
What is a bipolar trigger? Well a bipolar
trigger is something that triggers,
leads to, causes or instigates a bipolar
disorder episode.<\/p>\n
For people with bipolar disorder,<\/p>\n