Do Half

When things are tough, almost everything you have to do can seem impossible- especially the daily stuff like cleaning your house, making dinner, mowing the lawn, making work calls, etc, etc.

I have learned something-  I don’t have to do all of something-  I can vacuum half of the house, unload half of the dishwasher, cut half of the roses in my yard, make one call instead of all calls…  (You can then go back and do the rest later.)

The problem with bipolar is that it makes us think in all or nothing- I must clean the whole house and if I don’t I’m a failure. Hmm, actually, there is nothing that says you can’t do half.

It’s better than doing nothing at all.

Julie

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When a person with bipolar needs your help but gets angry when……

You try to help! I hate that. I’ve experienced it- believe me. It’s like tip toeing around a mean animal on some days and then they are fine like a teddy bear on others. It’s part of the illness in many ways:

Denial – My friend Janea says, “There is not such thing as denial, Julie. There is ignoring, lying to yourself and stubbornness, but there is no denial.”

She means that when a person gets hopping mad when you mention their behavior and are then able to hear what you say on other days- they are either sick and are not able or won’t control their moods, or they know exactly what you’re talking about and just don’t want to deal with it.

 So, DENIAL when it goes back and forth is a river in Egypt!

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Get it Done When You’re Depressed Radio/Podcast Interview

I recently did an excellent radio/podcast interview with Deborah Harper of Psychjourney. We talked about the release of my new book, Get it Done When You’re Depressed.

Here is a link to our interview. She asked excellent questions and really knew her stuff. All writers dream of interviews that go this well! You can scroll down to see my interview.

http://psychjourney.libsyn.com/index.php?post_category=Depression

There are many other resources on the page as well as a link to my book.

julie