{"id":6087,"date":"2018-11-19T00:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T08:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/?p=6087"},"modified":"2018-11-12T21:20:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T05:20:52","slug":"thanksgiving-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/thanksgiving-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipolar Disorder and the Thanksgiving Holiday part two……."},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from Thanksgiving part one\u2026..<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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My friend\u00a0Margery who has bipolar disorder just called and told me that her sister has decided to come down to Portland where she lives instead of staying in Seattle.\u00a0 Margery said, \u201cI cooked her dinner a few years ago, Julie. I\u2019m not spending days cooking for something that is gone in a few hours. It\u2019s too stressful!\u201d I agree.\u00a0Margery just reserved a full Thanksgiving dinner from Whole foods.\u00a0 She picks it up Thanksgiving\u00a0 morning! She said it was so<\/em> cheap when everyone went in on it.\u00a0 These stores have great and inexpensive salad bars as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Good idea:\u00a0<\/strong> Say no to cooking if it’s too much for you. Let others do it or buy dinner from a store and bring it home.\u00a0 Or, eat out!
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I\u2019d like to say I\u2019m immune to the whole Thanksgiving thing- but I\u2019m not. I have to make sure I have something to do that day or I know I will get depressed and lonely. \u00a0It\u2019s my nature. The concept of Thanksgiving has been burned into my American brain.\u00a0\u00a0My dinners were\u00a0so wonderful as a child- that is what I remember.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips if Thanksgiving is important to you:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Plan now. Where do you want to be? Start hinting to the people you know that you would be a good addition to the party.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Send out an email to friends saying you are looking for a fun dinner. You will get replies. Yes, you can do this the day before Thanksgiving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Volunteer for the day. Many people do this and you meet new friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Crash a party!<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Go to Target to check out the Black Friday specials. Oh \u2013 this just sounds terrible\u2026\u00a0 but people love it! Buy a TV the next day! \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0Guys…. this is a joke. I’m joking! I’M JOKING!\u00a0<\/span>
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6. Go to the movies with a friend. Pay for one and then sneak into the others\u2026hehe<\/span><\/p>\n

7. If you’re going to order a dinner from a place such as Whole Foods, do\u00a0so ahead of time. They do sell out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or\u2026 you can be like me.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. \u00a0Tell your family you’re not going to do anything to prepare or clean up, but you will pay for food. That is the ONLY way I can survive the hullabaloo around the holidays. If you are cash strapped, offering to do the dishes is worth its weight in gold!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get creative.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re someone who doesn\u2019t have firm plans yet, start making them right now.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s hard to be lonely on the holidays when you have bipolar disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are filled with bounty and you know someone who could use a good time in a kind setting, send an email.<\/p>\n

There is a place for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Julie<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Continued from Thanksgiving part one\u2026..<\/a><\/p>\n

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My friend Margery who has bipolar disorder just called and told me that her sister has decided to come down to Portland where she lives instead of staying in Seattle. Margery said, \u201cI cooked her dinner a few years ago, Julie. I\u2019m not spending days cooking for something that is gone in a few hours. It\u2019s too stressful!\u201d I agree. Margery just reserved a full Thanksgiving dinner from Whole foods. She picks it up Thanksgiving morning! She said it was so cheap when everyone went in on it. These stores have great and inexpensive salad bars as well. <\/p>\n

Good idea: Say no to cooking if it’s too much for you. Let others do it or buy dinner from a store and bring it home. Or, eat out! <\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to say I\u2019m immune to the whole Thanksgiving thing- but I\u2019m not. I have to [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6087"}],"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=6087"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12591,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6087\/revisions\/12591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}