Bipolar: Different is Not Always Bad with Bipolar Disorder
Published: Fri, 07/04/14
Hi,
How are you doing today?
I hope you are doing very well.
I have something really interesting to tell
you today.
You might not know this but I have about
8 people now who work for me with one or
more mental illnesses.
One has even been diagnosed with 10 different
disorders, and she is still able to work for me.
Am I out of my mind? Some people think that
I am.
But I want to tell you two things.
First, that if you have one or more mental disorders,
you can still do well.
Just look at this one person's story:
She is a writer who has 10 different disorders,
starting from when she was 12 years old! She is
on disability, but she loves to write, so maybe that's
part of it - she is doing what she loves to do.
Do you think that's her secret?
I think her secret is that she is stable.
And she is stable because she follows a good
treatment plan, including taking her medication
and seeing a psychiatrist on a regular basis.
Secondly, I have found that people who have
mental disorders like bipolar disorder are really
very smart when they are stable.
It's amazing actually.
I have found people in my company that once
stable can do tasks and projects that nobody else
can do or wants to do.
These people can think faster, better, solve problems
faster, and are solution-oriented, proactive, take
initiative, etc.
It's amazing!
If your loved one has a mental illness, remember this.
Great things in society were done by many people
with mental illnesses.
Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer, and they say
that even he had a mental illness.
There were (and are) a number of great authors,
actors, composers, writers, etc., who they say had
(have) mental illnesses.
They say that even Van Gogh had a mental illness.
Believe it or not, even Abraham Lincoln was thought
to suffer from bipolar disorder because of his documented
depressions.
And Mozart, too!
People today include:
- Patty Duke
- Carrie Fisher
- Jane Pauley
- Jim Carey
- Robin Williams
- Ted Turner
- Mel Gibson
- Patricia Cornwell
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Tim Burton
If someone says you are odd, the only reason
you would be odd is because you have such
tremendous potential.
But does that mean you have a mental illness?
Not necessarily.
In my courses/systems below, I talk about the
stigma associated with mental illness, and that
it's due to society's fear of people who are
different than they are.
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Different? Smarter? More creative?
If your loved one is these things, it's not something
to be afraid of.
As long as they are stable, and taking their medication
and following a good treatment plan, you can remain
supportive without fear of them.
Remember about the people I told you about who work
for me.
Think about all the famous people I told you about,
both in the past and the present.
Different is not always bad.
It just means that you look at things differently, as
people with bipolar disorder do.
I call it "coloring outside the lines."
Or, as it is more commonly known, "thinking
outside the box."
I can always count on the people who work for me
to do that.
If your loved one seems different than other people,
embrace that difference. It can be a good thing.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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