How YOU can reduce bipolar ignorance and save lives

Hi,

I hope you’re having a good day.

Recently I had someone on my list write in and report plagiarism, that another website was using my material.

I investigated and, in fact, the material this other website was using was amazingly similar to my stuff.

They say that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Either way, I didn’t do anything about it except to keep a record of it for the future in case it happens again or if the woman on this website keeps doing this, because either way, the important thing is that the information is getting out there.

That’s what I wanted to talk about today.

The importance of spreading the word – of getting the information out there.

Now, I know it shouldn’t be your responsibility to teach others about bipolar disorder, that it should be the responsibility of the doctors and other mental health professionals and organizations, but they just aren’t doing it, so there is still a stigma associated with bipolar disorder.

That’s exactly what I talk about in my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

I talk about the stigma associated with bipolar disorder, and how you can deal with it.

But no, there shouldn’t be that stigma, either way. And the only way to fight it is with information. And usually that information has to come from you. Think about this:

For every person you talk to, or even just think about yourself – they know, or even you know, at least 3 people who have bipolar disorder. Did you know that? Like I said, just think about yourself, for example. Obviously, the first one is your loved one. But think about other people. Don’t you know at least 2 other people who are touched by bipolar disorder in some way?

Either they have it, or their loved one has it, or someone in their family has it, or they know someone who has it, or they’ve heard of someone who has it, right? This is called “degrees of separation.”

And everyone is touched by bipolar disorder by at least 3 people.

But, like I said before about the plagiarism thing, the most important thing is that the information on the disorder is getting out there, so people are getting educated on it.

I know it’s not your responsibility, but if you do tell people what you know about it, you’re educating them. And the more people know about it, the less they’ll fear it, and the less stigma there will be about it. See how it works?

So you, yes you, can actually have a part, maybe even a big part, in educating society, even if it’s just one person at a time, on bipolar disorder.

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David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Real Picture of bear and know this bipolar concept?

Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Guess what? I finally figured out how to post pictures on my blog. Actually Andrea told me how (Andrea works for me).

So I have some pictures of my last hike. One if of a bear that I saw along the way. I was only 15 feet away. Good thing I didn’t get eaten : )

Also I have pictures of the lake that is at the top of the mountain.

You can see them by look at the bottom of my blog.

You have to scroll ALL the way down on the blog post. ALL the way.

Okay, today I wanted to talk about something that’s super important for advertising but it’s a concept that’s perfect for bipolar disorder as well.

In some forms of online advertising, there’s something called “learnings.” Basically it’s a situation where a computer is deciding what types of advertising to buy and at what price.

Over time, the computer is supposed to figure out what’s the best kind to buy at which price. The information that is learned is called “learnings.” I was reminded about this term the other day when I spoke with someone who runs some of my advertising.

This got me to thinking about how important this concept is for bipolar disorder.

The way that someone gets better at being a bipolar supporter or managing the disorder themselves if they have it is by learning what works and doesn’t work over time.

Each time something works, it should be stored in your memory – and each time something doesn’t work, it should be stored as well. After a period of time you can take all your learning and have a smooth running situation.

The problem I have noticed with bipolar disorder is that no one really learns anything. People make the same old mistakes over and over and over again.

Let’s look at some.

A person gets off his/her medication several times over many years each time causing massive problems. Never learning that staying on medication is the key.

A bipolar supporter allows his/her loved one to control everything while they are manic and loses tons of money several times over many years.

A person with bipolar disorder fails to see the doctor with regularity and as a result the medications stop working as well and bad things happen. The person should have learned he/she needs to see the doctor with regularity.

A bipolar supporter makes the mistake of thinking all that has to be done is simply to turn a loved one over to a doctor and everything will work out just right. What he/she should have learned is that this isn’t the case and there are many things that have to be done in concert with working with a good doctor.

Over the years, my family made a HUGE mistake by never learning anything. When I look back, we never ever learned anything from any bipolar episode until like 2005 when we started learning things.

If there were a major episode, no one ever even thought why it happened or how we could have prevented it. We just got by only to have the same things happen again and again.

It’s really dumb if you think about it.

Has this happened to you?

There was this great philosopher named Santayana, and he said that those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. Well, I take that one step further. If you don’t learn from your past, and your past mistakes, you’re just going to keep making the same mistakes over and over again.

And with bipolar disorder, those mistakes that you keep making over and over again, whether you’re supporting a loved one with the disorder or you have the disorder yourself, can be very costly.

They can even lead to death, if they involve your medications (and going off them over and over again).

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

I stress over and over again that you have to have systems in place for dealing with learning from past episodes, and I teach you exactly how to do this.

If you don’t learn how to use “learnings,”you’re just going to keep repeating the same mistakes, and you will never learn how to manage bipolar disorder. You need to develop your own bipolar learnings!

Dave

Pictures

This is a picture of the lake at the top of the mountain

Here is a picture of the mountains leading to the lake.

Here is a picture of the bear I saw.

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Bipolar Warning – Take Control, or Else!

Hi,

What’s new?

Hope you are having a great day.

I wanted to talk today about the importance of two things.

1. If you have bipolar disorder you should have an agreement with a supporter that if you become unstable you will want that person to do what it takes to get you into treatment.

2. If you are a bipolar supporter and even if you don’t have this agreement, you should do whatever it takes to get someone into treatment.

People forget that with bipolar disorder lots of people take their own lives. Lots of people do terrible things. It’s almost always because a person was NOT taking their medication and they had no system or method to get stable again. They had no supporters.

I have a woman named Michele who works for me who has bipolar disorder. She had a sister who also had bipolar disorder. Notice I said HAD. She HAD bipolar disorder. That’s because she killed herself. That’s right – she committed suicide because even though she had supporters, including her sister Michele, she went off her bipolar medication.

So when I stress that people with the disorder stay on their medication, it’s not for my sake, it’s for theirs!

And when I stress that supporters do whatever they have to do to make sure that their loved ones stay on their medication to make sure that they DON’T take their own lives, I am serious about it!

WARNING – DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOUR LOVED ONE! DO WHATEVER IT TAKES – OR ELSE!

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

I stress the importance of taking medication to control and manage bipolar disorder. Now, hopefully, you understand why.

I have been accused (usually by people with the disorder who are NOT taking their medication) of supporting the drug companies. Now you understand that I am not. I am only concerned with you and your loved one and that they stay alive!

PLEASE take this warning seriously and don’t let your loved one be like Michele’s sister?

FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME

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David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

H.elp Wanted and Surprising Bipolar Lesson From Odd Person

Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

I wanted to remind everyone I am looking for TWO good positions to be filled at bipolarcentral.com

You can see the details below.

These are h.omebased PART TIME positions. One is for admin and the other is for customer service.

It really concerns me that some people have questions that are clearly on the job description page. Anyway, you can see the positions here: http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

You will indicate the hourly rate you want. BUT, I am looking for VERY good people. Not people who want to make a few bucks and don’t want to take either job seriously. GOOD QUALIFIED people with can do what they say when they say it without 1000 different excuses.

At bipolarcentral.com we can NOT afford to hire anyone who is not serious, dedicated and hardworking.

As it stands now, I am working 7 days a week as a result of someone failing to do a lot tasks. It’s placed a TREMENDOUS burden on me. When things have to get done, and there is no one or someone decides to drop the ball, so to speak, it ends up with me having to do it.

As a result of this type of stuff, I have had a horrible last week.

But it will get better. I know there are qualified, serious, and hardworking people on my list. These positions are so seriously actually that we are marketing them all over the place. They are on dozens of different sites and being marketed to vocational rehabilitation centers across the US.

We are looking for great people. Someone asked me if we are looking for any new writers. We will be soon. But we want writers that can keep deadlines without long stories and many excuses. It’s really sad but some people who w.ork from home do NOT take it seriously. It’s like a hobby or joke to them. It’s really annoying to other people on a team when this happens.

It takes a lot to keep bipolarcentral.com running AND progressing. We just don’t want to stay where we are but we always want to move forward. This is why we are searching for new people.

Again, to see the positions currently available visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

ON TO TODAY’S TOPIC

Okay, I wanted to tell you about my friend who does strongman competitions and the GREAT bipolar lesson you can take away.

What are strongman competitions*? A typical strongman competition consists of six events. The first three events are used to qualify eight finalists for the last three events. There are about fifteen different events established so far.

The promoter of a particular competition chooses from among these. Many of these events are adopted from traditional, centuries old contests like Scottish Highland Games and the Basque contests in Spain. Variations of regular powerlifts are used to test pure strength.

Some of the most common events are:

Farmer’s Walk, Car Walk, Loading, McGlashen Stones Truck Pulling, Log-Press / Stone-Press, Hercules Hold, Stone Lift, Log Throw / Caber toss, Weight throw, Tug of War, Pole Pushing, Crucifix and Car Rolling

About 2.5 years ago my friend decided he wanted to compete in these.

I was kind of strange to me. The events are really odd. Something I would not be into.

I used to power lift years ago but not any longer. I only body build non-competitively.

Anyway, so my friend signed up for his first contest.

His entire family went, including me.

So we went there and my friend who is SUPER strong, I mean really strong, went through the entire competition.

Guess what happened?

Take a wild guess! Then scroll down for the rest of the story….

KEEP SCROLLING

FUN?

He got destroyed. He didn’t do well at all. Despite being really strong and a good athlete he got destroyed!

It was amazing. I couldn’t believe it myself.

He was really bummed out. I immediately saw the problem because of my consulting background and my background with mental health, especially bipolar disorder.

Guess what he didn’t have that you need for bipolar disorder in order to manage it?

Take a guess and then scroll..

KEEP SCROLLING

He didn’t have a system. That was the problem. I noticed the people who won had systems. What kind of systems?

How to get there and what time (most go there the day before, my friend got there the day of the event…hmmm) What to eat before the competition What to drink and eat during the competition Ways to keep cool How to conserve your energy for all the events

People had special coolers, food, special seats, tents, cooling devices, supplements, special food and drinks.

You could tell that the people who won had a plan and a system. It was kind of amazing.

My friend didn’t pick up on this.

NOTE-They also had great technique. To be a successful person in these competitions requires some amount of strength but way more technique. Usually the smaller guys beat the bigger guys because they had better technique. Some smaller guys made winning look effortless.

Anyway, so I told my friend to ask everyone lots of questions about what they did.

He did.

Fast forward 2.5 years.

Over this past weekend, my friend did EXTREMELY well. He is on track to be a major champion.

He has come a long way. He did very well. He took 3rd, which is incredible, and just missed 2nd.

I asked him, “What was the key?”

He said, “I remember 2 years ago you told me about systems and that’s what made the difference. I now have a system to win. I know how to eat, what to do and when to do it.”

When he told me that, I immediately thought of bipolar disorder.

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

I talk over and over again about the importance of systems.

They are super important. Something that you Can’t just fly by the seat of your pants and do well helping a loved one with bipolar disorder or managing the disorder yourself. I don’t believe this is the case at all.

YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A SYSTEM AND A PLAN

It’s important to note that you will have like a master plan and sub-plans that go along to helping you with your master plan.

For example if you are a super, your master plan is to help your loved one become stable, productive and be able to work.

Your sub-plan may be, getting your loved one into the “5 percenter club,” finding a job your loved one can do from home and also making sure your loved one takes his/her medication.

You will have 3 plans that lead to your 3 objectives that make up your master plan. Make sense? I hope so. What do you think? I have to go to the gym. I am already tired and the day didn’t even really start. I only got 4 hour of sleep. NO I don’t have bipolar disorder J. Yes I know getting 4 hours of sleep is not good. YES I am looking to change this to getting 8 hours of sleep like normal people J That’s why I am hiring two more GOOD people J

FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME

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David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Life Has No Limits – Does Bipolar?

Hi,

Have you ever heard the expression “Life has no limits”?

It’s one of those sayings that motivational speakers use that try to get you to believe that you can be anything you want to be, do anything you want to do, go anywhere you want to go, and accomplish anything you want to accomplish in life. No limits.

And I agree with that.

But does the same thing apply to people with bipolar disorder and their supporters?

Think about it.

I volunteer at several bipolar support groups, and I’m not saying that if you go to a bipolar support group that yours is like this, but a couple of the ones I go to are like his. But they complain and talk about all the limits that bipolar disorder all of a sudden have put on their lives.

This isn’t how I talk about it in my courses/systems, though:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

In my courses/systems, I talk about how if your loved one is on their medication and sticking to their treatment program, there is no reason that they shouldn’t be living a fairly normal life. And the same for you as a supporter.  Now, I know your loved one might feel that taking medication for the rest of their life isn’t fun and might feel limiting, but think about it (and tell them to think about it) – isn’t it more like the other way around? It’s really the medication that allows the limitations to be taken OFF your life when you’re living with bipolar disorder!

I teach people how to become high functioning, and what that means is that you learn ways to deal with the disorder so that you have way fewer episodes. Things like learning how to manage your disorder, manage stress, manage time etc.

When you can do that, your whole life is more manageable, and there’s no reason that, despite having bipolar disorder in it, life should have any limits for you or your loved one –  In other words, you (and your loved one) should be able to do anything you want to do, go anywhere you want to go, and accomplish anything you want to accomplish in life. No limits.

What do you think? Let me know.

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

F.ree Bipolar Articles, Help Wanted and…

Hi,

How are you?

Hey I ran out of space for the subject line. Take’s topic is “The truth about bipolar recovery groups.”

What a week it’s been. I have some major problems that I am going to tell you about next week. It’s concerning someone who has bipolar disorder that is not stable.

It’s been a nightmare.

On a positive note, my mom is doing great.

A few things.

First, I have f.ree financial articles that relate to bipolar disorder here:

http://www.leverageteamllc.com/articles/

Secondly, I have two h.ome based virtual positions open right now.

One is an administrative assistant position The second is a customer service position.

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

Please read the job descriptions carefully. We are looking for GOOD qualified people. Not people wanting to make a few bucks at home.

I advertised the admin job the other day and a few people wrote me, “hey, I have 5 kids and need to make a few bucks, this should be great.” That is not a person who sounds qualified or is serious.

We take this work VERY serious. The people on my team are dedicated to helping people cope and deal with bipolar disorder. You will be working with super talented people. Many of which have many disorders themselves.

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

Okay now on today’s topic.

I got a blog post:

Melissa Colleen said: I attend AA meetings and get annoyed when people say that taking psychiatric meds is ‘relapsing.’ I choose not to share this information about myself to avoid the frustration.

I am lucky enough to have supporters who 100% know the importance of medication. Sometimes I have to accept on a daily basis that taking meds will be a part of my day for the rest of my life. It was much harder to accept in the beginning, but non-acceptance still creeps in sometimes.

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This isn’t the first time I’ve gotten this type of post on my blog. This seems to be a common problem. From people I’ve talked to, the most common answer is that AA is only for alcoholics, and they consider anything else an ‘outside issue.’

They don’t mean that in a mean way – it’s just that there are so many types of recovery groups today that each one has to sort of ‘specialize’ in just one area. And they sort of have a point, because like AA is for alcoholics, there are bipolar support groups for people with bipolar disorder.

I think this woman is right about choosing ‘not to share this information about myself to avoid the frustration.’ There is still a great deal of stigma in our society against people with bipolar disorder. It’s just a simple lack of knowledge.

And people fear what they don’t understand. Fear can cause people to strike out against what they don’t understand, so in this case, when they say that this woman is ‘relapsing’ because she takes psychiatric medications, it’s probably because they don’t understand bipolar disorder in general, and her situation in particular.

The truth is, she is NOT relapsing. People with bipolar disorder, whether they are in recovery programs or not (and many are, because they have substance abuse problems besides the bipolar disorder) MUST take  edications for management of their disorder, or they may DIE.  According to the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), 1 out of 5 people with untreated (unmedicated) bipolar disorder, WILL DIE.

I know, because I talk about this in my courses/systems:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

When this woman in the blog post says, ‘I am lucky enough to have supporters who 100% know the importance of medication,’ she is telling the TRUTH!

Unfortunately, that still doesn’t mean that people will understand. Many people are just now coming forward and admitting they have bipolar disorder – thus putting a face on the disorder. Not just famous people, but real  people, too.

The more we can educate people about bipolar disorder (and, yes, the importance of medications to control and manage it), the less fear they will have about it and the more they will understand it.

In the meantime, what I have to say to Melissa Colleen is this about AA meetings (what one person in AA told me to say) ‘Take what you need and leave the rest.’

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Very Sad News and Current Bipolar News

Hi,

How’s it going?

Please read the article below on the millionaire with bipolar disorder that died. It’s sad.

Here’s the current bipolar news.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews388

Here are some of this week’s headlines:

Risperidone With Standard Therapy Reduces Relapses of Bipolar …
DO> Kind of a boring article but good information

Fourth Annual Bipolar Education Day To Be Hosted at Stanford
DO> If you are around, you should attend.

Partially Shared Genetic Profile Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar …
DO> Interesting article. What do you think?

A cure for bipolar may not be that far away, local doctor says
DO> Hmm. What do you think about this.

Software millionaire died in fall
DO> REALLY sad story. What a waste. This story is REALLY sad. Everyone should read it. What a shame.

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews388

==>Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<==

Check out all my resources, programs and information for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Help wanted and know about this bipolar treatment?

Hi,

How’s it going?

Hope everything is good with you.

Finally I have the new job position at BipolarCentral.com posted.

It’s for an administrative position.

If you or anyone you know is interested please visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/careers/

Hey, I wanted to talk about something today.

I had someone ask me about ECT, so today I’ll tell you some things about it.

ECT is Electro-Convulsive Therapy. I know, it sounds like this really big word that a doctor would use to tell you a whole lot of nothing just to confuse you or scare you.

What ECT really is, is shock treatments.

Ok, just so you don’t get the wrong idea, it isn’t like shock treatments in the old days, or like it was in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with Jack Nicholson.

Actually, it’s nothing like that now.

And, first of all, it’s only used pretty much as a last resort, when your loved one’s usual medications are failing and other medications won’t work for them. And it’s not like everyone stands in line to get ECT. It’s not that common. But those who do need it, get it.

How ECT is done is that the patient is put under general anesthesia, and gets little shocks to their brain, causing them to have a small seizure, which “resets” their brain, or the chemicals in their brain specifically, the ones that are messing with their bipolar disorder.

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

I have a whole section on ECT, and explain it in great detail.

ECT is usually given 3 times a week for 2 weeks. The usual risk is the normal risk that general anesthesia itself has. So if your loved one has had general anesthesia before and not had a hard time with it, they probably won’t have a hard time with ECT, either.

The only side effects of ECT are a short-term memory loss, which usually doesn’t last that long, and usually comes back pretty quickly.

So if your loved one’s doctor is recommending ECT for them, don’t be scared of it. It’s probably for the best.

I’ve been told it’s worked for a lot of people with bipolar disorder.

I forgot to tell you this. When I first started this organization there was a person who applied for a job. She was REALLY, REALLY good.

But, her medication was not working. She had been to lots of doctors. Finally one doctor said that he recommended ECT. I didn’t know what it was at the time. My mom never had ECT.

Anyway, she did a whole lot of research and concluded it would be a good idea.

So she decided to do it. She also agreed to do interviews before, during and after it. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find those interviews J

I don’t know where they went. But I am very confident that I will find them soon. I think they maybe with my mom.

Anyway, this person had some memory loss intitially but then it was amazing. It all came back and she went on to do great things. She still works for me today. I have also met many people where I volunteer that have undergone ECT and it worked for them. Many people just think of ECT as like torture and it’snot. That’s “old school” thinking.

Just like the fact you can work when you are on disability—a common myth is that you can not work on disability because if you do, you lose your benefits instantly. This comes from this old rumor that to this day is still circulating.

Anyway, do you have any comments on ETC? Now don’t post ridiculous stories please and scare people. You know what I mean. When someone says:

I knew this person, who knew this person, who knew this person, who had a friend who mother’s father had bipolar and he had ETC and his head exploded and his arms and legs fell off. You know what I mean. FIRST PARTY stories please J No bipolar rumors or urban legends. FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT ME

Visit: http://www.bipolarcentral.com/testimonials

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Bipolar Supporter? Important Announcement

Hi,

If you are a bipolar supporter I wanted to let you know about my “Supporter Secrets to Success, Volume I” that I have just released after more than a year of working on it.

Basically this program is all interviews with bipolar supporters that had the worst possible cases and turned them around and their loved one’s now are doing well.

I call it the worst to the best cases. I never wanted to find cases of people already doing well and have those because you don’t learn anything.

If you are a bipolar supporter you have probably run into this problem–how do you meet successful bipolar supporters to learn from. It’s hard.

If I didn’t have my site, I would never have found one in over three years locally. I don’t know one person locally. The only people I know who are doing well with bipolar disorder have it. It’s hard to find supporters. This is why I worked so hard on this project.

If you are a Bipolar Supporter you need to get “Supporter Secrets to Success, Volume I.”

I am even offering a Free Trial so you can get it sent to you for free. I want lots of supporters to get it.

Get all the information by visiting this link:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supportersuccess

See you tomorrow morning.

Dave

David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide “Bipolar Disorder—The REAL Silent Killer.” Click Here to get FREE Information sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.

Great book and Bipolar Lesson from “Secret” to Buying a Head of Lettuce

Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well today.

I wanted to say two things today.

First, many people ask me over and over again how I am able to get so much done. One is because I am organized and focus.

I highly recommend people struggling to get things done and accomplished pick up this book:

Time Tactics of Very Successful People by B. Eugene Griessman

You can get it at a bookstore or amazon.

I HIGHLY recommend this book. It’s EXCELLENT.

Okay secondly, many people are asking about some posts on my blog.

One person wrote, “Hey Dave, there are some posts on your blog that are crazy. They don’t make sense.”

I know this. We don’t really screen posts that don’t make sense. It would be complicated. We just moderate posts with swear words or hate language.

When you see posts that are “crazy” it’s most likey from people who have a disorder who are very ill. When you have a quarter of a million people who have signed up to your newsletter you’re bound to have several people really ill on your list. It’s just math.

Okay on to today’s topic.

My friend George says that I like to talk. I sure do. I don’t know why. I am the guy that talks to you in line, on the plane, in the train, etc.

I was in line and I met a lady in the grocery store. She was buying lettuce and I was, too.

I picked one up and put it in my cart. She said, “Hey, what are you doing?” At first I thought she was crazy.

Then she said, “You’d better learn how to buy lettuce.”

So I listened.

She basically told me what kind of lettuce to buy, how to squeeze it to make sure you are getting the most for your money, and how to store it.

She said, “Remember, son, there’s a process for everything, even the simplest things.”

I laughed and said “Great suggestions! You should start a business.” She said she had a business, painting.

So then she asked what I did. I wanted to tell her about all the bipolar stuff so I did.

She said, “Wow! My friend has bipolar disorder.”

I said “Really?”

She said the friend has a hard time taking her medication. I asked if the friend is in denial. She said no, just that the friend has trouble remembering to take the medications and which ones she took.

I said, “Well, you need to have a system. Some people buy these plastic containers and put their pills in them. If your friend takes morning and evening pills, they have containers that have a place for morning, and a place for evening, so she would put them in each place. That way, if your friend looks and the place is empty, she knows she took her pills for the day!”

I said to her, “See? There’s a process for everything.”

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For some reason when it comes to bipolar disorder people don’t think about systems and processes. It’s the real key to success.

When I look at my mom and everyone who works for me with bipolar disorder they do well because they have a number of systems in place.

Many of these systems and processes are VERY simple.

Like my mom has a system for going to bed. She takes her mediation one hour before bed. She listens to music for 30 minutes before bed. She gets in the bed at the same time each night. She goes to sleep.

Sound simple? Well it is. However my mom has said for years she never had a process or system to go to sleep. As a result she said that she wouldn’t get enough sleep and then she would eventually go into an episode.

The other day someone wrote me, “Dave, you think you are so smart. You think bipolar is so easy to manage. It isn’t. You don’t know. You don’t have it. Stop telling people they can do it. “

I know this person is frustrated but I am here to tell you today bipolar disorder can be managed.

It can. Period!

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