Bipolar: Bipolar is All Around You
Published: Mon, 10/13/14
Hi,
How's it going today?
I hope it's going well.
A long time ago, there used to be an old song
called No Man is an Island and talked about
how none of us is alone.
Yet many of us can feel that way anyway.
You know, one of the things that bipolar
supporters as well as survivors struggle with
the most is the idea that they are alone in their
battle.
I've even had people tell me that they still feel
alone, even when they're in a group of people.
They just don't feel like other people can relate
to what they're going through.
That's why these people don't attend support
groups.
That's why they don't have friends.
That's why they even shy away from their
co-workers.
But, whether you are a bipolar survivor or
supporter, isolation is not a healthy thing for
you.
In my courses/systems, I talk about how bipolar
disorder is all around you anyway, and even give
the statistics about it:
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My mom used to think that no one else
had the disorder but her.
So I asked her to think about anyone else
she knew that might have it.
She thought of two others.
Then I told her about the statistics, which say
that about 4.4% of the people in our country have
bipolar disorder, amounting to around 9 million
people.
So I told my mom that I figured that for each
person that has the disorder, there are probably
at least 3 others who are at least associated with
the disorder in some way.
I told her to conduct this experiment -
I asked her to go out of the house that day and
ask the people she came in contact with if they
knew anyone with bipolar disorder.
It turns out that my mom proved my theory
right!
The average was about 3 people for every person
she talked to!
So when I did my calculations again, based on our
population, bipolar disorder affects about
27 million people in our country every day!
Now, that's a LOT of people!
So if you've been feeling alone in your struggle
with the disorder, just remember what I just
told you, and you'll know that you're not
alone.
If you don't believe me, try it for yourself.
Do what my mother did.
Ask around - and you'll probably find that for
each person you talk to, there will be at least
3 others who are at least associated with bipolar
disorder.
I mean, I was on the phone with my insurance
agent one day, and while we were waiting for
her supervisor to get on the line, we started
talking just to pass the time.
She asked me about what I do, and I told her
about how I work helping people with bipolar
disorder and their supporters, and she told me
that her sister had just gotten diagnosed with
the disorder!
See how prevalent it is?
And this was just someone who I'd been talking
to on the phone about my insurance!
Bipolar disorder really is all around you, and
you really are NOT alone!
Still, you might feel that way sometimes if
you've been isolating yourself, or if your
loved one has been isolating.
Isolation, in someone who has bipolar disorder,
is one of the triggers to a bipolar episode, so
your loved one needs to be careful about
that.
You both need to have things to do outside
of the disorder.
Try having a social life, friends, outside
activities, that bring you pleasure.
Have fun, and do things that make you feel
good, that you enjoy doing, that keep the
bipolar from being the focus of your life.
Don't let it make you isolated.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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