{"id":570,"date":"2009-01-10T11:36:35","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T15:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2009-03-12T00:30:51","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T04:30:51","slug":"bipolar-supporter-be-like-this-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/bipolar-supporter-be-like-this-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Supporter?  Be Like This To Survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am actually in North Carolina which for those that don&#8217;t live in the US, it&#8217;s down towards the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyway there are a ton of big strong looking trees here. I guess it gets really windy and the trees never fall down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This woman said to me, &#8220;I want my son to be strong like these trees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was saying how society seems to be getting more difficult and you need to be strong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I was of course thinking about bipolar disorder : )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder, you need to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be like a tree &#8211; STAND STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tree takes everything thrown at it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tWind<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRain<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSleet<br \/>\n\u00b7\tHail<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSnow<br \/>\n\u00b7\tStorms<br \/>\n\u00b7\tEtc.<br \/>\n&#8230;and still it STANDS STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a supporter, you get a lot thrown at you, too:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tMedication non-compliance<br \/>\n\u00b7\tTreatment non-compliance<br \/>\n\u00b7\tDifficult loved one<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSocial stigma<br \/>\n\u00b7\tFamily problems<br \/>\n\u00b7\tBipolar episodes<br \/>\n\u00b7\tConsequences of those episodes<br \/>\n\u00b7\tAnxiety and stress<br \/>\n\u00b7\tIngratitude<br \/>\n\u00b7\tLoneliness<br \/>\n\u00b7\tIsolation<br \/>\n\u00b7\tFear<br \/>\n\u00b7\t(possible) Abuse<br \/>\n\u00b7\tEtc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So you need to be like a tree, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">STAND STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not just for your loved one, but for yourself!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you don&#8217;t take care of yourself first, how can you take care of anyone\/anything else?  Your job?  Your loved one?  Your children?  Your family?  Your responsibilities?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is NOT selfish to put yourself first in this case.  In fact, if you don&#8217;t you could actually become ill, and then where would you be?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must be like a tree &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">STAND STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do whatever it takes to keep yourself STRONG &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;to fight off all those things I listed before, because they&#8217;re not necessarily going to go away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tree stands strong no matter what the elements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tree stands strong no matter what comes up against it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tree stands strong no mater what the circumstances surrounding it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You need to be like that tree, and STAND STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are some suggestions from my courses\/systems:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00b7\tLearn stress reduction techniques<br \/>\n\u00b7\tHowever you have to do it, find peace within yourself<br \/>\n\u00b7\tStay calm no matter what the situation<br \/>\n\u00b7\tImprove your self-esteem<br \/>\n\u00b7\tUse positive affirmations<br \/>\n\u00b7\tLearn good time management skills<br \/>\n\u00b7\tApply self-improvement<br \/>\n\u00b7\tTake up a new hobby<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRe-establish relationships<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRead books on bipolar disorder<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRead for pleasure<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRenew spirituality<br \/>\n\u00b7\tHave a social life<br \/>\n\u00b7\tBe productive<br \/>\n\u00b7\tTake a long bubble bath<br \/>\n\u00b7\tSpoil yourself<br \/>\n\u00b7\tRelax, relax, relax<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In other words&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do whatever it takes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So that you can&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be like a tree and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BE STRONG!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let me ask you a question before I take off because I really have to go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you thin it&#8217;s better to be strong like a tree or not? Some people get mad and offended when I say this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Let me know. See you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME<br \/>\nVisit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials\">http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/testimonials<\/a><\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope you&#8217;re having a great day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am actually in North Carolina which for those that don&#8217;t live in the US, it&#8217;s down towards the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyway there are a ton of big strong looking trees here. 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