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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 I admire that.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The following article from Yahoo Sports is an example of someone who made a decision and stuck to it.\u00a0 It inspires me.<\/p>\n
Baseball Pitcher Finishes High School and Makes it Big in the Majors!<\/a><\/p>\n You don’t \u00a0have to like sports to learn from the world’s greatest athletes. The discipline required to play professionally is the same discipline we need to manage bipolar disorder successfully.<\/p>\n Julie<\/p>\n PS: Here is one more story<\/a><\/p>\n Get it Done When You’re Depressed is the book that best reflects this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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.<\/p>\n The following article from Yahoo Sports is an example of someone who made a decision and stuck to it. It inspires me.<\/p>\n Baseball Pitcher Finishes High School and Makes it Big in the Majors!<\/a><\/p>\n