Self Care

If you assist someone, have a friend, a family member, or work with someone that has bipolar one of the most important things to remember is to TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. If you don't you will not have the ability to give support or even the energy to cope with the ever changing moods. Don't be to hard on yourself when it feels like you are doing everything wrong and won't ever be able to do anything right. Because you know what? No matter if you had done what appears would have been right it more then likely would of been wrong right then anyway. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try and do what you feel is best at the time when an episode comes up, I'm just saying don't be to hard on yourself if it doesn't help the person any. It is all trial and error for all parties involved. Even once all parties involved feel that now they have figured it all out and know what steps to take, it all turns and then feels like you are starting all over again, but then there all of a sudden is a stretch where everything is going great and seems like you all are on the right road.