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Julie A. Fast is the author of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner<\/a>. \u00a0She runs a group for partners on Facebook called The Stable Bed. The post below is an example of posts on The Stable Bed.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Julie A. Fast is the author of Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder: Understanding and Helping Your Partner<\/a>. She runs a group for partners on Facebook called The Stable Bed. The post below is an example of posts on The Stable Bed. <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hello dear reader! I am still on my self imposed break for a few weeks from daily social media and writing. This is an essential part of my bipolar management plan. I don’t like it! I feel ridiculous to need breaks just because something normal is happening in my life such as an upcoming move. My goal on The Stable Bed is to show you how a partner with bipolar manages the illness and what you can do to [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2464],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13408"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13412,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13408\/revisions\/13412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\nHello dear reader! I am still on my self imposed break for a few weeks from daily social media and writing. This is an essential part of my bipolar management plan. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nI don’t like it!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nI feel ridiculous to need breaks just because something normal is happening in my life such as an upcoming move.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMy goal on The Stable Bed is to show you how a partner with bipolar manages the illness and what you can do to help you partner.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nOne of the biggest mistakes we make as partners is expecting a person to be better than they actually are….<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWe need time after a big episode and we often need time in order to prevent an episode. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
This is inconvenient and at first, quite upsetting for the relationship.<\/strong> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\nBut once this is accepted- and once this idea is incorporated into a relationship, you will find some relief. The more your partner learns to manage bipolar, the easier it becomes to take this kind of break. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nNothing about bipolar is fair. Nothing about bipolar is reasonable. It is an illness. It’s not personal and it’s not psychological. As you learned in the Triggers chapter of Loving<\/a> and Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder<\/a>, this illness lives in us and shows up when change is a part of life. SO…… considering that change is inevitable, those of us with bipolar must learn to manage change and manage the inevitable mood swings that come with big changes.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIn 2020, we had covid. That was a big trigger for rapid cycling bipolar. My research showed that rapid cycling was more common than depression. I find that very interesting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nFor some, not working was a huge relief and the bipolar got better. If this was the case for your partner, finding work\/bipolar balance is essential. We don’t get to manipulate bipolar. We don’t mess with bipolar and then hope for a good outcome. It is an illness. We have to learn what bipolar does to our brains and make accommodations. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIf you’re new to my work, welcome! Start with Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder<\/a> for my basic management plan. There are many strategies for partners in the book. Then Loving Someone with Bipolar<\/a>. This was the first book ever written for a partner and has sold over 400,000 copies. So, you are not alone in needing this book! Then, I suggest Getting It Done When You’re Depressed.<\/a> It is an incredibly helpful book to memorize so that you can use the strategies when your partner has a down swing. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThere are over two years of posts on this page. None of them are date specific. They will answer the majority of your questions. I would start from the bottom and read to the top! I suggest reading the comments section as well. I answer many partner questions that you might have yourself. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nMy break is due to a move from Oregon to Alabama here in the States. It is a good move, but disruptive to my bipolar. I had to process all of the change and get my bipolar in check. It is working so far, but it means I am not here as often. I do read all of your comments and it is my plan to be back to work in the next few days. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nI know how to manage bipolar as well as anyone in the world. I am an expert… but bipolar could care less about my ‘expertise.’ It affects me the same as anyone. If I don’t respect my brain’s need for a break, I will get very sick. This is hard on me emotionally and very difficult financially, but it is what keeps me stable enough to do this work.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nWelcome to our new members. I will have videos and workshops soon, but for now, I hope you will peruse this amazing page and find answers to your questions. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nJulie <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nHere is an article from Bp Magazine<\/a> that talks about healing time after a bipolar episode<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nI highly recommend a subscription to Bp Magazine. It’s a wonderful resource.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nParent or caregiver? Please join me on The Stable Table on Facebook<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMy work for those of us with bipolar is mainly on Instagram. I hope you will join me on my JulieFast Instagram<\/a> page.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nHealth care professionals are welcome on The Stable Table<\/a> and The Stable Bed.<\/div>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GTD-book-3D-300x300.jpg\")
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