1. 1. DEVIL IN DISGUISE OR A BIPOLAR? MYTHS & FACTS
2. 2. You look like an angel. Walk like an angel. Talk like an angel. But I got wise. You're the devil in disguise, Oh yes you are. I thought that I was in heaven but I was sure surprised. Heaven help me, I didn't see. The devil in your eyes. Have you already faced someone like that in your works environment? Does these Elvis song verses sound familiar for you? Im sure you faced, at least once, someone in disguise in your life. This article focus in the works environment but isnt limited to it. There is a huge difference between a bad character person (or Devil in disguise) and one with a bipolar disorder. Here some myths & facts about people with bipolar disorder might help you distinguish such difference. DEVIL IN DISGUISE OR A BIPOLAR?
3. 3. MYTH 1: PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER CANT GET BETTER OR LEAD A NORMAL LIFE.
4. 4. FACT: MANY PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER HAVE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS, HAPPY FAMILY LIVES, AND SATISFYING RELATIONSHIPS. LIVING WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER IS CHALLENGING, BUT WITH TREATMENT, HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, AND A SOLID SUPPORT SYSTEM, YOU CAN LIVE FULLY WHILE MANAGING YOUR SYMPTOMS.
5. 5. MYTH 2: PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER SWING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN MANIA AND DEPRESSION.
6. 6. FACT: SOME PEOPLE ALTERNATE BETWEEN EXTREME EPISODES OF MANIA AND DEPRESSION, BUT MOST ARE DEPRESSED MORE OFTEN THAN THEY ARE MANIC. MANIA MAY ALSO BE SO MILD THAT IT GOES UNRECOGNIZED. PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER CAN ALSO GO FOR LONG STRETCHES WITHOUT SYMPTOMS.
7. 7. MYTH 3: BIPOLAR DISORDER ONLY AFFECTS MOOD.
8. 8. FACT: BIPOLAR DISORDER ALSO AFFECTS YOUR ENERGY LEVEL, JUDGMENT, MEMORY, CONCENTRATION, APPETITE, SLEEP PATTERNS, SEX DRIVE, AND SELF- ESTEEM. ADDITIONALLY, BIPOLAR DISORDER HAS BEEN LINKED TO ANXIETY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, MIGRAINES, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
9. 9. MYTH 4: ASIDE FROM TAKING MEDICATION, THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO CONTROL BIPOLAR DISORDER.
10. 10. FACT: WHILE MEDICATION IS THE FOUNDATION OF BIPOLAR DISORDER TREATMENT, THERAPY AND SELF-HELP STRATEGIES ALSO PLAY IMPORTANT ROLES. YOU CAN HELP CONTROL YOUR SYMPTOMS BY EXERCISING REGULARLY, GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP, EATING RIGHT, MONITORING YOUR MOODS, KEEPING STRESS TO A MINIMUM, AND SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH SUPPORTIVE PEOPLE.
11. 11. AS YOU REALIZED, MANY PEOPLE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER CAN LEAD A NORMAL LIFE WITH ADEQUATE TREATMENT. BASED ON THAT THERE ARENT EXCUSES FOR A BAD MANAGER OR COLLEAGUE MAKE YOUR LIFE LIKE HELL THEN JUST SAY SORRY, ITS MY WAY. PERHAPS IM A BIPOLAR PERSON. ON THIS CASE, YOU CAN SIMPLY SAY: REALLY? HAVE YOU SEEK FOR HELP? ACCORDINGLY SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, 2% OF PEOPLE LIVING IN USA HAS BIPOLAR DISORDER. MAKE A CALCULATION: 2% OF 300 MILLION IS EQUAL TO 6 MILLION. ITS BIGGER THAN MANY COUNTRIES POPULATION AROUND THE WORLD. THAT MEANS: WE HAVE A HIGH POSSIBILITY TO WORK AND/OR LIVE WITH SOMEONE FACING THIS DISORDER.
12. 12. DO YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS FOR HOW MANY BAD CHARACTER PEOPLE LIVE IN THE WORLD? HUH, I DONT KNOW AND FOR SURE NO HUMAN BEING REALLY DOES. SINCE NOBODY HAS AN EXACT STATISTICS ON THAT, YOUR CHANCES OF DEALING WITH SOMEONE BAD CHARACTER ARE HIGHER THAN WITH A BIPOLAR. DONT LET BAD CHARACTER PEOPLE OR DEVIL IN DISGUISE MAKE YOUR LIFE MISERABLE. ELVIS ADVICES: "HEAVEN KNOWS HOW YOU LIED TO ME, YOU'RE NOT THE WAY YOU SEEMED." ON THE OTHER HAND, BE SUPPORTIVE TO THOSE FIGHTING AGAINST A BIPOLAR DISORDER AND UNDER TREATMENT BECAUSE DOING THAT, YOU'LL BE AN ANGEL IN THEIR LIVES.
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