Baseball Inspiration

If you have been reading this blog for very long- you know I love to use sports analogies to teach about bipolar disorder management. A huge part of my treatment plan rests on a get it done philosophy. I have taught myself to get things done even when my brain tells me I should just kill myself or quit.  My brain is very mean sometimes. I am sure you understand. If you love someone with bipolar- you don’t want to understand! It’s not pleasant. Athletes have to go out and get things done no matter how they are feeling as well.  I admire that.

 The following article from Yahoo Sports is an example of someone who made a decision and stuck to it.  It inspires me.

Baseball Pitcher Finishes High School and Makes it Big in the Majors!

You don’t  have to like sports to learn from the world’s greatest athletes. The [ Read More ]





Posted on March 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized

Clean One Room at a Time and Don’t Cut Your Finger Off When Cooking

 If you have to clean your house and it feels overhwleming then just do one room and praise yourself for getting it done.

If you’re manic and you want to clean your whole house, well.. just make sure you don’t throw everything out!

If you’re depressed and you have the money to do so- hire someone to clean your house.

If you’re manic and you’re cooking 10 dishes at once…. make sure you don’t cut off a finger.

Many people with bipolar disorder live with mild to moderate symptoms that can control behaviors in a negative way- but these are the symptoms you can overcome- you just have to be aware of your patterns when you’re manic or depressed and do the best you can to prevent disasters.

You can clean when you’re depressed- and you can keep the cleaning (and cooking) safe when you’re manic.

Julie





Posted on September 20th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Bipolar Treatment Tips