Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder Quotes

“Suicide is a permanent decision to a temporary feeling.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion

“Upsizing empathy is essential, as is doing all we can to love this person as they are, as Christ would. The definition of empathy is the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions: the ability to share someone else’s feelings. 1 But keeping good boundaries so that you are not as affected by their behavior is just as biblical as love. We want to be responsive, not reactive, and that is where empathy can help.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion

“Letting go is recognizing when your need to control is controlling you and choosing to release control.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion

“Only when you know where you are can you have an idea of where you want to go.”
― Stephen Arterburn, Understanding and Loving a Person with Bipolar Disorder: Biblical and Practical Wisdom to Build Empathy, Preserve Boundaries, and Show Compassion