Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you’re having a good day.

I have a new FREE Podcast titled:
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Okay, I have to tell you this funny story about a dog and it’s a great lesson about bipolar disorder.

I have this friend who has a dog – part hound and part dachshund – whose name is Princess, because, well, she acts like she is one!

You’d think this dog runs the house instead of my friend running it, the way this dog gets catered to! Anything the dog needs, she gets. Special food, whatever.

Well, I was teasing my friend, and said, “You treat your dog better than you treat a kid!”

And she said (this blew me away), “Let me tell you something. Everybody tells me that I’m going to go through this Empty Nest thing when my last child leaves home next month, but I won’t because I’ll still have Princess, and she’s my baby!”

Isn’t that funny?

But don’t get mad at me or send me hate mail or anything – I’m not saying anything against people and their dogs. I know a lot of people, to them, their dogs are like their children.

Think of it, though, the life of a dog…

No worries, no cares…

Their biggest problem is whether there’s going to be food and water in their dish.

And then, of course, there’s those pesky fleas!

So, see? The life of a dog isn’t so perfect after all.

But there are some lessons we can learn from a dog that apply to bipolar disorder.

A dog doesn’t worry.

A dog doesn’t stress out.

A dog relaxes and enjoys laying in the sunshine.

A dog likes just being shown affection.

A dog likes peace and quiet.

A dog is happy just to have its needs met. In my courses/systems below, I teach systems and principles like: setting priorities, stress reduction techniques, relaxation techniques, time management, etc:

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And, of course, I don’t teach them so you can be a dog, but all these things help to be a better supporter.

And think about it – if you learned principles and systems like setting priorities, stress reduction techniques, relaxation techniques, times management, etc…

Then maybe…

You wouldn’t worry.

You wouldn’t stress out.

You’d relax and enjoy laying in the sunshine.

You’d like just being shown affection.

You’d like peace and quiet.

You’d be happy just to have your needs met.

And you know what?

You wouldn’t even have to deal with those pesky fleas!

Hey, I have to run. Catch you tomorrow.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

Yesterday I was watching my godchild Anna actually I am not really in charge because I don’t know much about kids. I kind of just watch.

Anyway she was cry a lot. Michelle, her godmother, who is in charge while her parents were away said that she had a sore throat and was sick. I am kind of like an assistant for her. That’s okay with me, because I really don’t know anything about babies. I ask a lot of questions most of them very basic and dumb. The good news is Barry, Michelle’s brother asks more questions than me so he makes me look better : )

Anna is only 9 months old and I was thinking in my head, “hmm. I haven’t heard her talk so how do they know she has a sore throat?” I kind of thought that was a dumb question so I didn’t ask : ) Everyone was so certain so I thought maybe I missed something. I know it’s simple. Someone on my list will probably clear this up for me.

So Michelle’s brother Barry was there and I said to him, “hey, how does everyone know Anna has a sore throat and that’s why she is crying?” He said, “I don’t know, I was wondering that myself. I asked a lot of dumb questions and I felt like I used them all up for the day. I am going to ask tomorrow.”

I thought that was funny. I have seriously no idea how they all knew Anna had a sore throat. Everyone said it with such conviction I just thought it must be true.

So I was talking to Barry and he said “It’s the good, the bad and the ugly with babies.” He thought of a baby being sick and not knowing if they had a sore throat the bad and ugly.

He was like, “hey what if her foot hurts and we are thinking it’s her throat?” I said, “I have no idea, I just follow orders. I do what Michelle says to do and when she says to do it. I know about bipolar disorder but not baby’s and sore throats.” He rolled his eyes at me : )

Then I was thinking of that movie.  Do you remember the movie, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?

Well, in bipolar disorder there is this thing that happens where the patient at first doesn’t like their doctor that much and will dump or download everything onto them – the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The patient doesn’t really care, because they don’t really like their doctor.

Over time, as the patient starts to like their doctor more, they report the good and the bad, but not the ugly, because they want their doctor to like them.

Then, as they start to like their doctor even more, they only report the good, because they are starting to trust them.

Then it comes…

Now they like AND trust their doctor…

And they only report the best…

Because now they really want their doctor to like them and not think anything bad about them.

BUT THIS IS BAD! REAL BAD!!!!

In my courses/systems below, I talk about how important it is to be HONEST with your doctor:

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This isn’t a matter of whether you really like your doctor or not (although you should like them enough to go to them).

This isn’t a matter of being worried about what they think of you!

This is your bipolar disorder that we’re talking about here!

And your bipolar disorder doesn’t care whether you like your doctor or not!

Your bipolar disorder doesn’t care whether your doctor likes you or not!

Your bipolar disorder doesn’t necessarily want you to get better!

Remember? IT wants to control YOU, instead of the other way around!

The idea is, for both supporters and survivors, that you like and trust your doctor, and to be honest with them…

Good, bad, and ugly!

Because otherwise, they can’t help you!

Supporters, this goes for you, too –

Even with your own doctor or therapist.

You can’t get/stay well if you are not completely honest with your doctor and only tell them the good things, just because you’re worried about what they’ll think of you.

Look at it this way:

Your doctor/therapist is NOT your friend!

They may act friendly toward you, but they are NOT your friend!

They only want to help you get better, and they can’t do that unless you are completely honest with them…

And that can only happen if you share…

The good, the bad, and the ugly!

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Here is today’s news.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews396

Bipolar Disorder Linked With Hibernation
DO> This really interesting, do you believe it?

Huge risk when sick stop using medication
DO> EXCELLENT MUST READ ARTICLE!

Reach out for help, says suicide prevention speaker
DO> Great article.

Missing bipolar woman hid from searchers
DO> Sadly, this happens so often.

Clues to Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disease
DO> Good article to review.

For these stories and more, please visit:
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Your Friend,

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.

Hi,

I wanted to say welcome to another about  1700 new subscribers in the last 24 hours or so.

We have had two really, really big days.

Someone wrote me how come I don’t welcome every new subscriber. I would if I could but we get up to 2000 a day some times : )

Anyway, I hope you’re having a good day.

Oh wait, one other thing. Someone had a great suggestion to have a link in this message that says who I am. They said that friends had signed up but weren’t sure who I really was. I am going to get someone to set something up.

Okay, let’s jump into today’s topic that I thought of because of all the problems I have been having in IT (information technology).

SIDE NOTE:

In order for me to make all this happen and make the entire organization help lots of people who are dealing with bipolar disorder, there is a on, and I mean a ton of IT related stuff.

It’s taken me a month to really get a handle on understanding what I need to understand. Fortunately I have many smart people who are doing a great job.

I wanted to ask you something, okay?

Have you ever thought about how things were in the beginning compared to how things are now? I know how frustrating things can be sometimes, because I’m a supporter, too, but…

Sometimes it helps to think back to how helpless you felt back before your loved one was diagnosed and before you had any information on bipolar disorder to begin with.  Then think of how much you’ve learned since then, and how much your loved one has, hopefully, also learned since then about how to manage is/her 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

Of course I teach many things about how to manage bipolar disorder and how to deal with it, both for survivors and for their loved ones.

But think about it –

In the beginning, you knew nothing about the disorder. All you knew was that your loved one just wasn’t “normal,” just wasn’t “themselves.”

But now you know so much more, don’t you?

Hopefully, you’ve done some research, gotten educated, read my material, and at least I know you’ve been learning from these emails.

Educating yourself is the main thing, as I teach in my courses/systems. You have to learn as much as you can about the disorder in order to help your loved one. It’s like you have this enemy that you’re fighting, and the enemy isn’t your loved one, it’s bipolar disorder.

In any war, they tell you to know your enemy. in order to know your enemy, you have to know as much about your enemy as you can.

So I encourage you, keep learning. Keep studying. Keep reading. Keep researching.

Never stop growing in knowledge, for the more you know, the better equipped you are to deal with the disorder and your loved one.

• Keep researching on the Internet
• Order BP Magazine or read it online
• Read books about it
• Visit your local library
• Research online articles or at your Library periodicals section
• Go to your loved one’s bipolar support group for f.ree literature
• Ask your loved one’s doctor for f.ree pamphlets

Keep learning as much about bipolar disorder as you can, so you can stay in control of it instead of it in control of you and your loved one.

Remember, knowledge is power!

It takes time. I know bipolar disorder inside and out because I have done a ton of studying on the subject AND I have real world experience. I have a mom with bipolar disorder. I have friends with bipolar disorder. And I have people that work for me that have bipolar disorder.

It takes time to get all the learning down. Best thing to do is try to short cut it by learning from someone else who knows what he/she is talking about.

Well, I have to go.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I wanted to say welcome. He had a record night with about 1500 new subscribers coming in in a short period of time.

Welcome to everyone.

I hope you are doing well.

Want to hear something odd. I had several people “testing” recently in my organization.

When I say testing I mean it’s like “try outs” to see if the person will do well in our organization.

Anyway, 7 people tested. 3 with on or more disorders like bipolar disorder 4 without bipolar disorder.

ALL the people with bipolar disorder are still working and on track to do great things. I had one problem with one person and that was corrected. However this person does do great work.

The odd thing is, all except one of the people without bipolar disorder have already quit.

Someone who works for me who does NOT have bipolar disorder was amazed how the people who have bipolar disorder work so well and can get so much done in ways that no one else ever thought of.

Every time I see this happen, I am simply amazed myself.

You might not know this but I have about 14 people now who work for me with one or more mental illnesses. Sometimes less than that. Some people are very part time and only have specific duties that require only 1 day of work a week some people work every single day.

One has been diagnosed with 10 different disorders.

Am I out of my mind? Some think that I am.

But I want to tell you two things.

First, if you have one or more disorders you can do well.

Just look at this one person’s story:

She is a writer who has 10 different disorders, starting from when she was 12 years old! She is on disability, but she loves to write, so maybe that’s part of it – she is doing what she loves to do. Do you think that’s her secret?

I think her secret is that she is stable. And she is stable because she follows a good treatment plan, including taking her medication and seeing a therapist.

Secondly, I have found that people who have mental disorders like bipolar disorder are really very smart when they are stable.

It’s amazing actually.

I have found people in my company that once stable can do tasks and projects that nobody else can do or wants to do.

These people can think faster, better, solve problems faster, and are solution- oriented, proactive, take initiative, etc. It’s amazing!

If your loved one has a mental illness, remember this:

Great things in society were done by many people with mental illnesses.

Edgar Allen Poe was a great writer, and they say that even he had a mental illness. There were a number of great authors, actors, composers, etc., who they say had mental illnesses.

If someone says you are odd, the only reason you would be odd is because you have such tremendous potential.

But does that mean you have a mental illness? Not necessarily.

In my courses/systems below:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.survivebipolar.net

I talk about the stigma associated with mental illness, and that it’s due to society’s fear of people who are different than they are. Different? Smarter? More creative?

If your loved one is these things, it’s not something to be afraid of. As long as they are stable, and taking their medication and following a good treatment plan.

Remember about the people I told you about who work for me.

Different is not always bad.

People always fear things they don’t understand.

And people don’t understand mental illness in general, and bipolar disorder in specific.

So, sometimes people might be afraid of your loved one just because they have bipolar disorder.

Just because your loved one is “different.”

Did you know that some people still believe that they can “catch” bipolar disorder like they can catch the flu or a cold?

That’s how ignorant some people still are.

So don’t think that different is bad.

People with bipolar disorder are still some of the most creative, intelligent, strong, productive people I have ever known.

I could not have come as far as I have come unless I had many people who have bipolar disorder working for me.

Remember about the person who works for me who has 10 different disorders!

Let me ask you a question. If you are a bipolar supporter don’t you find when you loved one is stable he/she is really, really, really, really smart?

If you have bipolar disorder, don’t you find that things that seemed hard for other people are easy for you? Don’t you find yourself bored and not challenged because you are creative and smart?

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Hi,

Hope you’re ok today.

You know how much I talk about medications and your loved one, and how you need to make sure they stay on their medications, right?

Well, I’ve had so many supporters write me to tell me their loved ones struggle with side effects from their medications that I decided to offer some suggestions on what you can do to help them with some of these side effects.

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 all the side effects of bipolar medications and what to do about them, but here I’ll just go over the most common ones.

DRY MOUTH
This is one of the biggest side effects of bipolar medication. One of the things your loved one can do is to chew gum or suck on hard candy (make sure, if they have diabetes, that it’s sugarless candy, though).

Another thing is that your loved one can do to help with dry mouth is that they can suck or chew on ice chips.

NAUSEA
Another common side effect is nausea, and what they can do about this is to take their medication with food, or to eat a few crackers or a dry piece of toast.

If your loved one takes their medication in the morning or during the day, some doctors even tell their patients to take their medication at night instead if nausea is a bad problem for them.

WEIGHT GAIN
Unfortunately, this is a common problem with bipolar medication. The best way to combat this problem is with a proper diet and a good exercise program.

Other people have changed medications to other types of medications that do not make you gain weight, or at least as much weight as other medications.

However, I am NOT a doctor, and cannot advise you in this regard. All I can tell you is to contact your loved one’s doctor if they are having a problem with their weight because of their medication.

FATIGUE
If this is a problem for your loved one, have them talk to their doctor about it, so that the doctor can have your loved one take their medication at night instead of in the morning or during the day.

In most cases, you will find the doctor to be very cooperative, and this will solve the problem.

CONSTIPATION/DIARRHEA
If your loved one experiences either of these problems, over-the-counter medications are probably best.
If constipation or diarrhea continue to be a problem, however, it is best to contact their doctor for advice.

NOTE: These are just common side effects to bipolar medications.

If your loved one experiences any serious side effects like heart problems or problems breathing, contact their doctor right away, as they may be having a reaction to the medication.

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