{"id":609,"date":"2009-01-21T10:59:59","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=609"},"modified":"2009-03-11T21:54:47","modified_gmt":"2009-03-12T01:54:47","slug":"the-recipe-for-bipolar-optimism-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/the-recipe-for-bipolar-optimism-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Recipe for Bipolar Optimism Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You know, somebody actually wrote me and asked me if there was a recipe for optimism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also was thinking about the inauguration yesterday and seeing how many people feel optimistic about the state of affairs in the United States (which has been going through a hard time).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So I want to tell you a recipe for optimism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now before you get all critical or laugh it off, let me tell you that I really thought about this!  I know there really isn&#8217;t a &#8220;recipe,&#8221; per se, but there is something to be said for it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because another supporter asked, &#8220;How can we be optimistic when our loved one has bipolar disorder?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now do you see why I gave it some serious thought?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, let me tell you a few things about optimism first.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It is or it ain&#8217;t,&#8221; as a friend of mine says. &#8220;You can&#8217;t have it both ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meaning that if you&#8217;re not optimistic, then you must be pessimistic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can&#8217;t see the glass as half-full and half-empty at the same time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">See what I mean?  You&#8217;re either an optimist or a pessimist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And in my courses\/systems, I encourage optimism, because I believe having a positive attitude is just as important a part of management of bipolar disorder as the other parts, like medication and therapy.<\/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><br \/>\nBut let&#8217;s get back to optimism (great subject, isn&#8217;t it?)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It isn&#8217;t something you can learn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or something your parents can teach you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or a secret a friend passes onto you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or something you can do research about, or study in a laboratory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Optimism isn&#8217;t something tangible.  It isn&#8217;t something you can touch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It isn&#8217;t something you can even experience with any one of your five senses, for that matter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But optimism DOES exist!  It IS real! And some people DO have it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In fact, those people are very glad to have it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Optimism just IS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a choice.  It is a decision.  One that you can make, if you want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So how can you be optimistic if your loved one has bipolar disorder?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For every day that your loved one goes without an episode, you can be optimistic that they&#8217;ll go the next day without one, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If they&#8217;re taking their medication like they&#8217;re supposed to, you can be optimistic that they&#8217;ll stay medication compliant and continue to do well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If they&#8217;re following their treatment plan faithfully, they you can be optimistic that stability is in their future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If they&#8217;re healthy, you can be optimistic that they&#8217;ll stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And especially, if they&#8217;re doing all of the above, you can be optimistic that the two of you can enjoy your loved one&#8217;s stability in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And as far as a &#8220;recipe&#8221; for optimism?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, there really isn&#8217;t one (but you knew that J)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But if there were, it would probably go something like this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RECIPE FOR BIPOLAR OPTIMISM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take one part positive thinking<br \/>\nAdd one cup good attitude<br \/>\nAdd an ounce of adventure<br \/>\nA cup of excitement<br \/>\nA bunch of understanding<br \/>\nAnother bunch of support<br \/>\nA lot of patience<br \/>\nAnd top it all off with good feelings<br \/>\nAnd hope for tomorrow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So do you agree or disagree with me?<\/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;\">How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I hope you are doing well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You know, somebody actually wrote me and asked me if there was a recipe for optimism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I also was thinking about the inauguration yesterday and seeing how many people feel optimistic about the state of affairs in the United States (which has been going through a hard time).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So I want to tell you a recipe for optimism.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/the-recipe-for-bipolar-optimism-revealed\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Recipe for Bipolar Optimism Revealed - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/the-recipe-for-bipolar-optimism-revealed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Recipe for Bipolar Optimism Revealed - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How&#8217;s it going? 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