Archive for ‘Bipolar’

  • Empathic Listening and Honest Feedback
    While perusing the blogs and catching up on Twitter this morning, I came across David Oliver’s site again, which I’ve looked over a few times in the past and truly appreciate his offerings. One of his recent posts covers the importance of not only maintaining open and honest communication with the relationship, but also how the role of a supporter includes...
    by Rich Wallace at January 28th, 2010 at 08:01 am
  • Free eBook: Entering Into a Bipolar Relationship
    After several months of tweaking and reviewing, TheBipolarSpouse.com proudly presents “Entering Into a Bipolar Relationship“, which is the first eBook released in the upcoming series, “Bipolar Supporter’s Blueprint”. Some of the most popular topics covered here on the site, as well as some brand new content is shared within the pages of this...
    by Rich Wallace at January 27th, 2010 at 09:01 pm
  • Supporting Bipolar Rapid Cycling
    Playing the supporting role in a bipolar relationship is sometimes extremely difficult to explain in ordinary words. When asked by others on how to manage such a relationship, I solely focus on the perspective that I view the world from out of respect for my own wife as I will never truly understand her side of the relationship when it comes to those challenges brought...
    by Rich Wallace at January 24th, 2010 at 09:01 am
  • Bipolar Disorder: Illness or Attribute?
    When you hear the terms, “Manic Depression” or “Bipolar Disorder”…think about the first thing that comes to mind. Go ahead…I’ll wait… Do you think of these terms as a suitable label to place on a fellow human being? If you have never been introduced to the terms in such a way where you live with the disorder either directly...
    by Rich Wallace at January 18th, 2010 at 08:01 am
  • When Helping Turns Into Enabling
    The intention is always positive and the thought process revolves around protection and keeping stability. However, there is a very fine line between the actions that we take as supporters in order to help our loved ones and when we enable our loved ones to follow a potentially dangerous path. Not only can this cause more room for issues down the road for our loved ones,...
    by Rich Wallace at December 25th, 2009 at 06:12 pm
  • Holiday Stress and Bipolar Disorder
    The holiday season is a time for family and friends to spend some real quality time together, celebrate the end of the year and resolve to better ourselves over the next year. We like to imagine, here in the States anyway, lightly falling snow, festive music and traditions that have been passed along our family lines for generations. Offering gifts to our friends and...
    by Rich Wallace at December 24th, 2009 at 10:12 am
  • The Power of Bipolar Irrationality
    Sooner or later, irony hits us all and when it comes to managing a bipolar relationship, just when you think you may have a decent understanding and workable plans to incorporate to handle just about anything…here comes the proverbial curve-ball out of nowhere. As much as I try to keep my topics and posts here on the site timeless and as applicable to many situations...
    by Rich Wallace at December 10th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
  • 10 Mistakes to Avoid in a Bipolar Relationship
    Researching and keeping my finger on the pulse of what challenges are coming up in bipolar relationships has dug up some common issues and strategies that are making the overall relationships even more difficult than they already are. Some of the situations and ideas that are brought up are more emotionally driven than they are logically driven, and when we base our decisions...
    by Rich Wallace at November 14th, 2009 at 07:11 pm
  • Shifting the Paradigm
    As saddening is it is to witness some of the anger and bitterness from those unwilling to open their mind’s a little more, I must admit that less than a year ago of this writing, I was just as angry and bitter and I felt very similar in the way the some have about dealing with bipolar disorder in my own life. To clarify my own transformation, I must share the ugly...
    by Rich Wallace at November 11th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Bipolar Disorder: An Illness, Not an Identity
    When people read or hear about mental health issues in the media, the most common reaction from those uneducated by the topic are assumptions that those affected cannot be trusted, cannot live a “normal” life or worse yet, not worth developing any kind of relationship with. Rather than viewing an individual with bipolar disorder as a person, many people simply...
    by Rich Wallace at November 10th, 2009 at 06:11 am
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