=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <= Hi, How’s it going? I hope you are doing well. I am super tired. I have to get ready
to take off to the gym. Before I did,
I wanted to bring up something important.

I have a friend who is reading a
book on having an attitude of
gratitude, and she shared some
insights from it with me. And me,
of course, always looking for how
things relate to bipolar disorder,
put the two together like this:

At first it doesn’t seem how there
is any way to be grateful for in
having bipolar disorder, but there
is, if you have an attitude of
gratitude in your life.

In my courses and systems, I talk
about it as having a positive
attitude, which is kind of the
same thing:

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But this book talks about things like
slowing down and really being aware
of the simplest things in your life that
you should be grateful for, even like
having hot water in your house!

Or like having air conditioning in the
summer and heat in the winter,
things that other people may not
have, or that you may not have had
in the past.

Or the car you’re driving. Many
people I know drive junkers. It’s
all they can afford. Now, you may
be one of those people. Or you may
drive a new (newer) car. In either
case, you should be grateful.

And we all should be grateful for
having family.

Because many people have bipolar
disorder, many therapists and
counselors recommend making a
Gratitude List, listing these simple
day-to-day things they are grateful
for, because it helps with their
depression.

So that’s one way that a gratitude
list can help both survivors as well
as supporters.

Because you can’t be both depressed
and grateful at the same time.

But also, if you are doing a daily
gratitude list, it helps to keep you in
a positive state of mind, and being
positive, like I said before, is one of
the tools I talk about having in your
bipolar toolbox.

It’s very important to be a positive
person when you’re dealing with
bipolar disorder, because it empowers
you.

I’ve talked before about bipolar
as being like an entity outside yourself.

Well, if you think of it as something
outside of yourself, like an enemy to
be defeated, then the way you can
defeat this enemy is to keep an
attitude of gratitude.

If you find it difficult to get started
on having an attitude of gratitude,
just sit quietly and start to think of
the small things at first and let it
build slowly.

If you have bipolar disorder, be
grateful that you are not in an
episode right now. Be grateful
that you have a good supporter
who cares about you and is on
your side. Then build from there.

If you are a supporter, be grateful
that your loved one is not in an
episode right now. Be grateful for
your health, your children, the
weather, or anything else, no
matter how small or big.

Then watch your list grow bigger
every day as you begin to be
grateful for more and more things.

Well, I have to go, because I’m grateful
for having a healthy body that I can
take care of by going to the gym.

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=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <= Hi! How’s it going? I have some super great news for some people. It’s f.ree m.oney Michele Soloway had a big problem getting her $600 if you are in the US. She’s someone who works for me. If you aren’t in the US, then this isn’t for you sorry. But if you know people in the US please forward it to them. Michele Soloway writes: “If you are on SSDI (not SSI), you have probably heard of the new tax refund called the Stimulus Payment that the President has just signed, where you can get up to $600 back, just for being on disability. Many of you have probably received the information packet, and are very confused about what to do, so I have researched it, and have broken it down into easy steps, just like I did in my courses about how to get SSI or SSDI in the first place: SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?
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Ok, here’s what you do:

1-Get a 1040-A tax return form from your local post office and write on the top of it the words STIMULUS PAYMENT. (This is absolutely crucial, so don’t forget to do it.)

2-Have the amount SS paid you in 2007 handy (you should have a 1099 form they sent you – if not, call them at 1-800-772-1213 to get this figure).

3-At the top of the form in the Label Section, fill out your name, address, and social security number. If you are filing “married filing jointly” or “married filing separately” fill in your spouse’s SS # here too.

4-Filing Status section: If single, check single. If married filing jointly, check that box. But if you are married and are the one with bipolar disorder and receiving SSDI, check “married filing separately” (& remember to fill in your spouse’s SS # at the top right of the form). This is where most of you will probably check.

5-Exemptions section: 6a – Check “Yourself” box, then at the far right, put the number 1 in the box, where it says “Boxes checked on 6a & 6b. Then jump to bottom of that section (6d) and to the far right (“Add numbers on lines above”) put the number 1 in the box.

6-Income section: All you do in this section is go to 14a where it says “Social Security benefits” and write in the amount that SS paid you in 2007 (see my note #2).

7-Skip all other sections and go directly to Refund section. If you want a paper refund check, skip this section. If you want a direct deposit refund, fill in 44 b, c, and d. Most of you will check the box for checking account, so you will write in here the routing number and checking account number from off one of your checks.

The routing number is the 9-digit number at the far left bottom of your checks. The next 7 digits is your bank account number. You want the refund to go to the right account number, so if you are confused or have any questions, call or visit your bank to get this information.

8-Skip to Sign Here section: Sign on the 1st line at the arrow. Fill in date and daytime phone number (include area code).

9-Call 1-800-829-1040 (the IRS) to find the address for your state where to send your form to.

That’s it – you’re done! Now you just have to sit back and wait for your refund up to $600!

Remember, if you’re not sure how much Social Security paid you in 2007, just call them at: 1-800-772-1213 and ask them.”

I hope you enjoyed this. Michele worked hard on it. She tried to make it as simple as possible. I hope you enjoy this. I really work hard to try to bring you the most update information that I can find as I find it.

I am actually heading down to Maryland for a meeting.

I have to run. Have a great day and catch you tomorrow.

Let me know how it goes.

Your Friend,

Dave

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Hi,

If you have debt from bipolar disorder,you should take a look at a program that I have.

Visit this site.
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/debtsale

I spent a whole lot of time puttingthis program together and it works
great.

Take a look when you can.

Dave

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Hi,

I hope you are doing well.

Sorry for the delay. We have a new
news sending system.

With that said, here’s the bipolar news.

Make sure you take a look. It takes a lot
of time to put the news together so please read it.

To see the news visit:

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There’s some really interesting news stories this week.
Take a look at them. Also, write me some feedback by visiting my
blog below.

Here are some of the headlines:

Task Force Proposes New Bipolar Guidelines
DO> Interesting. What do you think?

Juvenile bipolar disorder on the rise in North American children
DO> It really is. The reason is more awarness. There is no
conspiracy I don’t think. What do you think?

NIU, Virginia Tech shootings have impact on college admissions
DO> Very interesting article on a serious topic.

Bipolar employee awarded $80000 for firing
DO> Do you agree with this? I don’t.

Cyclothymic Disorder – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
DO> Great article on something hard to explain.

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing really well.

I just got back from the gym and
was thinking about something.

I heard an expression this week that
I thought was really neat:

“Are you a sane person in a mad world
or a mad person in a sane world?”

It made me wonder, because people
are always calling me crazy!

But it’s almost like asking, what came
first, the chicken or the egg!

I’m sure many of you have been called
crazy just like me, haven’t you?

People fear what they don’t understand,
and people do not understand bipolar
disorder. For that matter, people just
don’t understand mental illness at all.

I wonder if there will always be this
stigma associated with mental illness
or if people will someday learn enough
about it not to be so scared any more?

Have any of you had this same battle?

I had someone ask me once, “Am I
depressed or just more perceptive
and sensitive than those around me?”

And that made me wonder. Because
you know I’m always talking about
how the people who work for me
have bipolar disorder and other
mental illnesses and I’m always
bragging how they seem to be
smarter, more creative, etc.

And that just goes against what
“the norm” say about them.

So, again I wonder, “Are you a sane
person in a mad world or a mad
person in a sane world?”

It’s hard to draw the line sometimes,
you know?

It’s like the expression, “Just because
you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re
not out to get you!”

I’m not trying to make light of this
situation, really, I’m not. I know how
serious this topic is.

In fact I talk about the stigma that
my mother had to go through
in my courses and systems:

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Maybe the people around you are the
ones who are crazy, who knows?

I know I sure think that way sometimes.

Maybe it’s just that people just don’t
understand not only bipolar disorder,
but mental illness in general.

And maybe educating them is the
answer, I don’t know. Maybe it will
help them, and maybe it won’t.

But either way, I’m not going to
stop trying to educate them.

What do you think?

I have to head off to a meeting. I’ll
catch you tomorrow.

Your Friend,

Dave

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Hi,

Did you know that good bipolar
doctors can turn bad?

And did you know that it could be
your fault?

Now, I’m talking to both survivors
and supporters here.

In my courses and systems, I talk
extensively about this subject, and
even teach you about the system I
developed about how to find a good
doctor:

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But this is something that really can
happen, and you don’t want it to –
that your good doctor would turn into
a bad one.

The way it could be your fault is that
your doctor only has so much time to
see you, so it’s during that time that
you have to get all your “business”
with him done.

So if you “waste” his time by doing
things like lying to him, or not
keeping him informed with what’s
happening with you (and your
medications), if you hide your
symptoms or just don’t tell him
about them… well, then, he is
just not going to be able to help
you now, is he?

And is that going to be his fault
or yours?

You might have the best doctor
in the world, but if you feed him
bad information, or no information,
he is going to be a bad doctor
when it comes to you.

It is YOUR responsibility to do
all the things I listed above: to
tell him the truth, to keep him
informed about everything,
including your symptoms, side
effects from medications, and
anything else that has to do with
your medications, etc.

It’s also important that the
supporter tells the doctor
anything they have noticed in
their loved one, too, in case the
person hasn’t noticed it in
himself.

I’m not saying that the survivor
is lying here, I’m just saying that
his memory and his supporter’s
memory may be different, and
his supporter can HELP him by
“putting her two cents in.”

Your doctor, no matter how good
he is, is still not a mind-reader.
He only knows what YOU tell
Him. That’s the only way he can
help you. And if you do that, he
can be the BEST doctor in the
world for you!

In other words, if you do YOUR
job, he can do HIS job!

Your friend,

Dave

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Hi,

I hope you are doing well.

Why am I sending the bipolar news today?
Well Andrea had a situation where she
couldn’t post it so I wanted to
send it out today.

It’s also going to be sent out this
Friday again as well.

Sorry.

Hey, I wanted to make sure that you
got a f.ree copy of my book
on all different mental illnesses. Did you?
If not get it here:

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With that said, here’s the bipolar news.

Make sure you take a look. It takes a lot
of time to put the news together so please read it.

To see the news visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews371

There’s some really interesting news stories this week.
Take a look at them. Also, write me some feedback by visiting my
blog below.

Here are some of the headlines:

Activities for Mood Stabilization
DO> Great article

Does someone you know suffer from mental illness?
DO> What do you think of this?

At-Home Test For Bipolar Disorder Causes Concern
DO> LOOK AT THIS. I TOTALLY disagree with this
concept!

Patients taught about mental health
DO> I like this article, do you?

How lack of sleep may be bad for the brain
DO> VERY interesting article.

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Dave