"We are blessed and cursed with an extremely responsive brain. bipolar have a brain like a modern F22"
I get this and thanks for your thorough reply to my question. Although I don't view myself as a bipolar person it is for a few reasons that I don't do this. Bipolar is a label based on behavior that is undesirable to society and for the most part implies brokenness and freak. Although their may be some genetic reason for the sensitivity a bipolar person has, I have never seen a person with bipolar who did not have life issues, ptsd or relationship issues that were contributors to the triggered undesirable behavior. This is based upon my interviewing several thousand people. The best medication in the world will not eliminate threats from unresolved triggers. This is why I practice life coaching because I want to offer a more comprehensive approach to living with bipolar. I also educate doctors and therapists. I have heard so many stories, even today, where a doctor prescribes a medication and sends a client onward. Best practices must be established and I feel the life coaching model is excellent. How about goal setting which is a major element to my coaching. How many people with bipolar that you know were directed to a life coach or to become an expert in goal setting... none that I know of. It is important for the person with bipolar to know that they can have goals... empowerment number one... It is important to know the obstacles that may stand in thier way and come up with action steps too.... this is empowerment number two and three. The number one goal for clients I deal with is to get their life back... and they can.
Bipolar is an ugly label and perhaps in the future their will be another. Perhaps a better word for identification sake once someone becomes high functioning would be "Brilliant."
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"We are blessed and cursed with an extremely responsive brain. bipolar have a brain like a modern F22"
I get this and thanks for your thorough reply to my question. Although I don't view myself as a bipolar person it is for a few reasons that I don't do this. Bipolar is a label based on behavior that is undesirable to society and for the most part implies brokenness and freak. Although their may be some genetic reason for the sensitivity a bipolar person has, I have never seen a person with bipolar who did not have life issues, ptsd or relationship issues that were contributors to the triggered undesirable behavior. This is based upon my interviewing several thousand people. The best medication in the world will not eliminate threats from unresolved triggers. This is why I practice life coaching because I want to offer a more comprehensive approach to living with bipolar. I also educate doctors and therapists. I have heard so many stories, even today, where a doctor prescribes a medication and sends a client onward. Best practices must be established and I feel the life coaching model is excellent. How about goal setting which is a major element to my coaching. How many people with bipolar that you know were directed to a life coach or to become an expert in goal setting... none that I know of. It is important for the person with bipolar to know that they can have goals... empowerment number one... It is important to know the obstacles that may stand in thier way and come up with action steps too.... this is empowerment number two and three. The number one goal for clients I deal with is to get their life back... and they can.
Bipolar is an ugly label and perhaps in the future their will be another. Perhaps a better word for identification sake once someone becomes high functioning would be "Brilliant."
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November 25, 2009 - 4:21pmDavid Mariant
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