Hi,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve read about people who have started off with not much in life, or had really bad starts in life, but rose above their bad backgrounds to become successful in spite of them? Well, it\u2019s like the same thing can happen with bipolar disorder. Or, at least, specifically, getting the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
How come one person can get the diagnosis of bipolar disorder and never seem to rise above
\nit\u2026Learning how to manage it\u2026Becoming stable\u2026Becoming high-functioning\u2026Becoming productive\u2026Becoming happy\u2026Becoming successful.<\/p>\n
While another person with the same diagnosis of bipolar disorder never seems to rise above it\u2026Never learning how to manage it\u2026Going from episode to episode\u2026Never becoming high functioning\u2026Never becoming stable\u2026Never becoming productive\u2026Never becoming happy\u2026Never becoming successful.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the difference?<\/p>\n
See\u2026First you get the diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and then you have to ask yourselves: Where do we go from here? And then it\u2019s basically up to you and your loved one. They can choose to be in denial, for one thing. And that will cause them to fail at stability. In other words\u2026They can deny that they even have bipolar disorder. They can say that the doctor\/psychiatrist is wrong about them.<\/p>\n
Or they might take the medication until they feel better, and then believe that they\u2019re \u201ccured\u2026\u201d And then want to stop their medication. That\u2019s a form of denial, too. A very dangerous form. Because if they stop their medication, they\u2019ll go into a bipolar episode.<\/p>\n
Maybe not right away, because the medication may stay in their system for a while, but it will happen. Because one of the things about bipolar disorder is that there is NO cure for it at the moment. (so even though they \u201cfeel better,\u201d they are NOT cured). But there IS treatment. And treatment consists of medication and therapy.<\/p>\n
But they need to stay on that medication so they continue to feel better and so that their mood swings are regulated and they stay out of bipolar episodes. Without that medication, that just isn\u2019t going to happen.<\/p>\n
And they will fail at their efforts at stability. Pure and simple. But the person who continues to take their medication and comply with treatment, WILL succeed at stability.<\/p>\n
Well, I have to go!<\/p>\n
Your Friend,<\/p>\n
Dave<\/p>\n
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Hi,<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve read about people who have started off with not much in life, or had really bad starts in life, but rose above their bad backgrounds to become successful in spite of them? Well, it\u2019s like the same thing can happen with bipolar disorder. Or, at least, specifically, getting the diagnosis of bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n
How come one person can get the diagnosis of bipolar disorder and never seem to rise above
\nit\u2026Learning how to manage it\u2026Becoming stable\u2026Becoming high-functioning\u2026Becoming productive\u2026Becoming happy\u2026Becoming successful.<\/p>\n