{"id":658,"date":"2009-02-05T10:27:24","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=658"},"modified":"2009-03-11T19:58:20","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T23:58:20","slug":"how-spirituality-can-help-with-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/how-spirituality-can-help-with-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"How Spirituality Can Help With Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hi,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hope your day is going well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hey lots of people over the last few weeks have been asking me about spirituality and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So I wanted to talk about it today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people, whether they have bipolar disorder or not, or are supporters or not, go to church only on Christmas or Easter, and consider that being spiritual (or religious).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, I&#8217;m not being judgmental of that, really I&#8217;m not.  Actually, I&#8217;m not even talking about religion at all. I&#8217;m talking about spirituality (whatever your choice of religious beliefs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to a study in &#8220;Annals of Epidemiology,&#8221; people who attend religious services tend to be healthier than the rest of us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This report came out earlier this year, but it&#8217;s only the latest in a series of studies which have explored the link between spirituality and our health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This research has found that meditation and prayer seem to be associated with &#8220;improved immune systems and fewer episodes of chronic inflammation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ok, so let&#8217;s talk about how that relates to bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In my courses\/systems, I talk about how important it is to stability to keep yourself healthy by keeping a good sleep schedule, exercising, and eating a healthy diet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">NEW LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/<\/a><\/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;\">But there are other things to consider to have a healthy body as well, like this article says, like your spirituality &#8211; whether you have bipolar disorder or are supporting someone who does.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most people don&#8217;t consider their spirituality as being as important as it is, when they&#8217;re considering what things make up the stability of their bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this article, it doesn&#8217;t just talk about the physical benefits of spirituality, but the mental health benefits as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People who practice spirituality in their lives have a lower stress rate, and also a lower rate of depression just in general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They tend to be more positive people, and they also tend to be happier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also tend to find more fulfillment in their lives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was even a study back in September by the Journal of Affective Disorders that showed lower suicide rates among people who regularly attended religious services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People who practice some form of spirituality take better care of themselves in general.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, I am definitely not preaching at you, or telling you that you need to believe a certain way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But I am telling you that you need to take are of yourself both physically and mentally. And don&#8217;t forget spiritually as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you agree or disagree?<\/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;\">Hope your day is going well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hey lots of people over the last few weeks have been asking me about spirituality and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So I wanted to talk about it today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people, whether they have bipolar disorder or not, or are supporters or not, go to church only on Christmas or Easter, and consider that being spiritual (or religious).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, I&#8217;m not being judgmental of that,<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/how-spirituality-can-help-with-bipolar-disorder\/\" 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>How Spirituality Can Help With Bipolar Disorder - 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=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/how-spirituality-can-help-with-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Spirituality Can Help With Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, Hope your day is going well. 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