Power of Positivity
by Fred Von Gunten OD
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Learning to develop the power of positivity in my life, I encountered many challenges while dealing with bipolar disorder. This book explores these challenges and how I ultimately achieved episode-free stability. In the Power of Positivity, I present the numerous sources that were an inspiration to me and led me to a positive state of mind. After more than fifty years of struggling with bipolar disorder, I have written this book to help others achieve long-term stability.
I found better communication skills and could ease our way back into a caring, loving and accepting extended family. Our professional support system guided us to an understanding of our individual qualities and helped us come together as a stronger, self-confident couple. I found that some changes needed to be made. I was a passive doormat; Fred was an aggressive control person as a result of his bipolar moods. I needed to become more assertive and Fred needed to be less controlling and to understand when episodes were imminent. With professional help, we accomplished this. In order to go forward in my life, I had to challenge some difficult issues in my past to overcome the causes of my passive personality. I became more confident and these new feelings helped me cope with living with a bipolar person. This helped Fred to better understand my personal needs. As Fred learned more about himself, we could help each other to find new and positive goals. As our children grew, they gained knowledge about bipolar disorder from Fred and I, and by researching information on the subject on their own. It was this awareness, and hard work that made us a positive family unit, and that made living with bipolar disorder easier.
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I found better communication skills and could ease our way back into a caring, loving and accepting extended family. Our professional support system guided us to an understanding of our individual qualities and helped us come together as a stronger, self-confident couple. I found that some changes needed to be made. I was a passive doormat; Fred was an aggressive control person as a result of his bipolar moods. I needed to become more assertive and Fred needed to be less controlling and to understand when episodes were imminent. With professional help, we accomplished this. In order to go forward in my life, I had to challenge some difficult issues in my past to overcome the causes of my passive personality. I became more confident and these new feelings helped me cope with living with a bipolar person. This helped Fred to better understand my personal needs. As Fred learned more about himself, we could help each other to find new and positive goals. As our children grew, they gained knowledge about bipolar disorder from Fred and I, and by researching information on the subject on their own. It was this awareness, and hard work that made us a positive family unit, and that made living with bipolar disorder easier.
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Fred Von Gunten OD