Coping with Bipolar Hassles

You've heard the expression "make a mountain out of a molehill," right? Well, there's a woman in my parents' neighborhood who does just that with her bipolar disorder and issues associated with it.

Everything that happens in her life falls into these categories: chaos, drama, a crisis, and the impossible. And when she's in a bipolar episode, of course, you can add paranoia fantasies as well.

What is chaos, drama, a crisis, and the impossible to this woman used to be the same to me, but with stability, have been reduced simply to hassles now.

Coping with bipolar hassles is possible. It can even be like sluffing off flies on a hot summer day sometimes, when you're feeling strong and in control.

Even when you're not at your best, you can still fend off bipolar hassles by being positive and doing the best you can with what you've got. Just stay strong, remembering that you are in control of your disorder and not the other way around.

Sometimes coping with bipolar hassles means asking for help. I know, at times that can be one of the hardest things we have to do, but it's one of the most successful, if we carry through with it.

Sometimes other people are more adept at handling our hassles than we are, because they can see our situation objectively. They may have even been through what we are going through now and know what they're talking about.

We can sometimes cope with our bipolar hassles just by the advice we can garner from other people, as they may have gone through the same thing and come awya from it successfully, so we have to be willing to listen to advice - it can really benefit us.

Hassles are going to come, just by the fact that we are living with a mental disorder. In fact, just by the fact that we are living! Everyone has hassles - it's how you deal with them that counts.

It is very possible to cope with bipolar hassles. Just stay open to other people's thoughts, opinions, and advice on your situation, for one thing.

For another thing, keep a positive head about you - don't make it into chaos, drama, a crisis, or the impossible.

For another thing, remember who's boss - and it is you who are in control of your bipolar disorder and not the other way around.

Be strong, be positive, and know that you CAN get through bipolar hassles.

Wishing you peace and stability,

Don't forget to check out my bipolar book at: www.brokenroseministries.com

Remember God loves you and so do I,

Michele