Bipolar: Some Things Take Time

Published: Fri, 07/25/14

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Hi,

How's it going for you today?

I hope it's been a good day so far.

I've been thinking about something,
and wanted to share my thoughts
with you.

It's about what happens when you
try to accomplish too much too fast.

Think about it.

When you try to accomplish too much
too fast, you are just setting yourself up
for failure, because you'll never be able
to do it.

It can also get very discouraging for you.

Also, if you don't know how long
something should take, you can start to
think it's taking too long.

For example, after an episode.

It could take up to a year to fully "fix" the
after effects of an episode.

Like the financial ruin - you can't fix a
bankruptcy in just two weeks!

But some people think you can just do it
overnight!

We don't rush the stroke victim or even
the cancer victim, why do we rush the victim
of bipolar disorder?

Thinking that they should be over an episode
after just a week or two is just plain
unrealistic expectations.

Would we have that same expectation if they
were getting over a physical illness?

Then why are we expecting it from a bipolar
episode?

In my courses, I interview people who are
success stories, and they talk about how long
it took them sometimes to fully recover from
some of their episodes, and some of them say
it took a whole year...

...and some even longer!

You can read about this and hear about it in the
interviews in my courses:


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There are certain things in life that take
a certain amount of time to happen.

It's just the way it has to be.

Think about things in nature.

Like the butterfly - it starts off as a
caterpillar...

Then it goes into a cocoon...

And only after a certain period of time does
It change (through the process of metamorphosis)
into that beautiful butterfly!

It just doesn't happen overnight.

And if you interrupt it at any point in the chain
of events, the whole thing would be ruined!

Some things just can't be rushed.

Other things just have to take place in a
certain order.

And still other things have to take place at a
certain time.

Wanting your loved one who has bipolar
disorder to get over their episode overnight
is like wanting them to be that beautiful butterfly
without going through the cocoon phase!

Some things are just worth waiting for.

You just have to be more patient sometimes.

Part of being a good supporter is being patient
and understanding.

And this is one of those areas where that patience
and understanding will be tried.

It helps to know the process.

For one thing, your loved one didn't get this way
overnight, and they aren't going to get better
overnight, either.

But they will be putting forth the effort to get
better, and they will need your love, patience,
support, and understanding as they go through
the process of getting better.

So understanding that it is a process might help
you as well.

Your loved one won't get better overnight, but
the good news is that, working together with you
by their side, they can get better.

What do you think?


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Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

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