Bipolar: Bipolar Disorder is Like Candy
Published: Wed, 08/13/14
Hi,
How's it going?
I hope you're having a good day.
You know, recently I heard this saying,
"Bipolar disorder is like candy - if you don't
manage it right, it can make you really,
really sick."
It sounds almost funny, but it's true.
You can almost compare the bipolar manic
episodes to too much candy/too much sugar.
You get really, really high, really hyper.
You feel great - on top of the world!
All your ideas (grandiose ideas) are great ideas -
you don't understand why they've never been
thought of before.
You have so much energy, you could go on
forever - who needs to sleep, anyway?
And money IS like candy - you think you have
an endless supply of it, you go through it until
it's gone, with no thought of how you're going
to feel afterwards (or of what the consequences
are going to be).
And the fun - oh the fun! What a grand time
you're having!
...until the inevitable crash.
Just like the crash you'd have after eating a lot
of candy.
That high does not last forever.
And there are always consequences to pay
(sometimes some pretty harsh ones).
That feeling-great-on-top-of-the-world feeling
becomes a deep depression.
So deep, in fact, that you may even become
suicidal (some people have even killed
themselves).
Your great ideas are only great to you - to
other people they may seem a bit odd, or even
crazy.
After all that energy is gone, and that lack of
sleep catches up to you, you may hit the bed
and not emerge for days (or weeks) at a time.
And that spending spree?
The overdrawn checking account...
The credit card debt...
The loss of your car...
your home...
The loss of your/your family's possessions...
The bankruptcy...
The financial ruin...
That's why in my courses/systems, I teach you
how to have systems in place to prevent against
all that... because they can devastate you and
your family.
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But worst of all...
Is the loss of trust from your supporter.
Because the consequences of your behavior
may extend beyond everything I already
listed.
You may not remember what you've done
during a bipolar episode, but your supporter,
family, and friends do.
You may have done or said things that truly
hurt your supporter, and they are still stinging
from them.
They may be feeling mistrustful, hurt, angry,
resentful, embarrassed (because of things you've
done in public)...
isolated, lonely... among other negative feelings/
emotions.
All because of you.
You might want them to feel sorry for you,
and may not understand their distance (after all,
they've been through a lot, too).
What you need to remember is that bipolar
disorder is not only your disorder.
Because of you, it's your supporter's disorder
as well.
They have to deal with the consequences of
your behavior when you've had an episode.
You may have even lied to them during a
bipolar episode and not remember it now...
But they do.
There are always consequences from a
bipolar episode.
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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