Laughing at Bipolar Disorder

Published: Thu, 01/01/15

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Hi ,

How's it going for you today?

I hope you're having a good day.

What a subject, huh?

LAUGHING AT BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Before we go any further, let me tell you
that I'm not talking about the kind of
ha-ha let's make a joke about the whole
thing and not take it seriously kind of
laughing at bipolar disorder. That's
not what I mean.

What I'm talking about is having a sense
of humor. Not just about bipolar disorder,
but about life in general.

If you take life too seriously, especially
if you have bipolar disorder, or are a
supporter to someone with bipolar
disorder, you'll end up with an ulcer or
even more serious stomach problems
or stress-related problems. Really,
doctors will confirm this!

Like I said, I'm NOT saying to take
everything as a joke, so don't send me
any hate mail about this. I KNOW bipolar
disorder is a serious disorder - remember?
My mother has it, and I've been dealing
with it my whole life. I do know how
serious it is.

But if you give up your sense of humor,
it will overtake your life, and everything
will become stressful to you, and you won't
only suffer emotionally, you'll suffer physically
as well.

Even the Bible says, "Laughter does good
like a medicine."

I'm not saying you have to be religious to
appreciate that saying. I'm just saying that
even back in the old days they knew that to
be true. So it would be a good thing to take
to heart.

Even in my courses/systems, I talk about how
it's important to not be so serious all the time
that the stress of the disorder takes over your
life, and how it's important to have some things
that are enjoyable in your life as well:


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Enjoyment, laughter, happiness - they are all
important parts of management of bipolar disorder.

I've heard some funny sayings about bipolar
disorder:

"If you like rollercoasters, you'd LOVE bipolar
disorder!"

"If you have bipolar disorder, you get to play
both Dr. Jekyll AND Mr. Hyde in all the school
plays!"

"Where's my other mood? I know I had it here
somewhere!"

"Well, at least it's not TRI-polar disorder!"

"If you have bipolar disorder, you get to
go shopping. A lot. A real lot. A real, real lot!"

I'm sure you can think of some yourself.

The point is that everyone - from the child
laughing at a clown, to an adult laughing at
a funny saying or a joke - loves to laugh.
And laughter gives us a break from stress.

There's no doubt that bipolar disorder is
stressful - both for the loved one as well as
the supporter. So any time you can get a
break from that stress is a good time.

You need to find enjoyment in your life
anywhere that you can find it.

In my courses, I teach that, as a supporter,
you should make it a point to take care of
yourself, so that you can take care of your
loved one.

In doing that, I recommend that you also
include times where you do things that you
enjoy - like reading, hobbies, outside interests,
etc. This is important. They make you feel
good about yourself and your own life apart
from the bipolar disorder.

Things that we can laugh at, things that we
enjoy, are things that add to our lives and the
enjoyment of them. So laugh at the bipolar
disorder if you can, like at the funny sayings
above. Here's a case in point:

I know of a woman who, in a manic episode,
bought $60 worth of make-up. When she got
out of the episode, instead of getting mad at
herself for doing it, she laughed, and said,
"Boy, with all that make-up, I could look like
a woman on the cover of Vogue!"

Of course, she was able to return the make-up
and get her money back, but the point is that
she was able to inject a little humor into the
situation so she didn't stress about it.

Do you see my point? There is already so
much stress involved with living with bipolar
disorder. If you can find anywhere to inject
any humor into it, you'll be more happy and
healthy.

What do you think?

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Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

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