Hi,

How are you?

Well I am in Virginia today. It took me 3 hours LONGER than it was suppose to because of traffic and an accident.

I was stopped for like 2 hours.

But, let me get on to the news.

Here is today’s news.

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Discovering the Truth about Psychological Disorders through a Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness DO>Intersting, article what do you think?

Local Man Helps Students Understand Mental Illness
DO> Great article, don’t you think.

Cathy Weaver Suffers Setbacks In Launching Non-Profit Artrageous
DO>Hmm. What do you think?

FDA Decides Against Warnings on Epilepsy Medication Suicide Risk
DO> Wow this is scary, don’t you think.

Dallas County Probation Program Addresses Addictions, Bipolar Disorder
DO> About time, don’t you think?

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Hi,

I hope you’re doing ok today.

I am actually driving toe Virginia today so I have to leave right away. It’s a LONG drive.

Hey, here’s a strange question for you:

What if the sun didn’t rise today?

I know, it is pretty strange, huh?

But think about it –

Would it be the worst thing that had ever happened to you?

I have a reason for asking you this question.

Because you know I volunteer at several support groups, right?

Although, sometimes I get so discouraged that sometimes I ask myself, “Why am I doing this?”

And I’ll tell you why.

It’s because some of these people, well, all they do is complain. Like bipolar disorder is the worst thing that has ever happened to their loved one (or could happen). Like their life is over now.

And that gets to me, because what if their loved one had heart disease, or cancer?

Wouldn’t that be worse?

It’s not like bipolar disorder is a death sentence.

But some people act like it is.

So think about the worst thing that has ever happened to you. You made it through it, right?

You must have, because you’re reading this right now!

But some people don’t, because they dwell on the past.

In my courses/systems below, I talk about getting over the past and dealing with what’s happening in your life right now, and how important that is:

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The worst thing that could happen in your life right now, I suppose, would be that your loved one would go into a bipolar episode.

But if you’ve followed my emails and other teachings, you’d be prepared for that to happen.

You would have learned to expect that.

You would have learned to watch for triggers to an episode.

You would have learned to watch for signs and symptoms to an episode.

You would have an Emergency Plan in place in case it does happen.

In other words, even if the “sun doesn’t rise today,” (if your loved one does go into an episode), you would be prepared, and it wouldn’t be the worst thing that ever happened to you.

What do you think?

What’s the worst thing that has ever happened to you, and how did you get through it?

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Hi,

How’s it going today?

I was talking to someone the other day who has bipolar disorder and they weren’t doing too well.

I asked them a lot of questions trying to figure out why, but I’ll spare you the gory details.

The bottom line is…

They’re only seeing ONE doctor! I mean, one doctor for EVERYTHING to do with their bipolar disorder!

One doctor.

No psychiatrist.

No therapist.

No counselor.

No social worker.

No spiritual advisor.

NOBODY. Just the one doctor.

Needless to say, I was SHOCKED!

In my courses/systems, I talk about building a strong support system, and how you have to have a whole treatment TEAM in order to get better.

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This person was saying that because their doctor was the one who diagnosed them, he was the only person they trusted to take care of their bipolar disorder.

But then I reminded them that they weren’t getting better only using that one doctor, so something must be wrong with their system!

(Actually, it didn’t seem to me like they had any system to begin with, because you can’t have a system with just one doctor in it.)

You have to have a TEAM of professionals if you’re going to get better with bipolar disorder.

You can’t just have ONE professional on that team.

You need to at least have a doctor, psychiatrist and therapist.

That’s THREE right there!

Because each one has a different job to do, and you need all three to do their individual job for you.

Your medical doctor takes care of the physical side of you.

They are responsible for any side effects from medication, any physical aspects of your bipolar disorder (like headaches, insomnia, etc.), bloodwork you may need to monitor blood levels of bipolar medication in your bloodstream.

They also take care of your physical health.

Just like anyone without bipolar disorder, if you get sick, you go to your medical doctor.

All those things that your medical doctor takes care of for you, well, your psychiatrist and therapist can’t do that.

Your psychiatrist follows your bipolar disorder. They monitor your medications and prescribe them, adjusting them if necessary, and adding new medications the old ones.

Your medical doctor and therapist can’t do that.

Your therapist is responsible for helping you with the issues surrounding your bipolar disorder as well as with your life issues.

They don’t just spend 15 or 20 minutes with you like your medical doctor or psychiatrist. They work with you on a long-term basis as well, and they work with deeper issues. Your medical doctor and psychiatrist can’t do that. So do you see?

Like a puzzle, you need all THREE parts to make up your professional treatment team in order to get better with your bipolar disorder.

You have to have a system. You have to have a team.

And a team does NOT consist of only ONE player!

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I went to a meeting recently with several successful business people.

My goal was to meet up with them and get them to help me with a few aspects of my organization.

My mission was accomplished.

But while I was there, I discovered that one of my friends, who is a really successful business person, was married FOUR (not a typo) times!

Oh, but that’s not the worst of it!

He’s about to get married for the FIFTH (not a typo) time!

So he decided that before he did, he would do the following:

1. Go to extensive therapy

2. Pick 9 friends that had to all agree that it was okay to marry anyone new

3. Make a list of must haves, can’t stands, non-negotiables, and traits that he wanted in his next wife.

4. Understand why he got married and divorced so many times (relying on the therapist to guide him).

———————————————————–

I was thinking about this and thinking about how this concept is perfect for bipolar disorder.

Many times people with the disorder are married multiple times because of the impulsivity of the disorder.

I know of a man who got married in a bipolar episode.

And another woman who did it twice! (not with this other man, of course)

But people who have bipolar disorder do things that they later regret doing and have to pay consequences for.

In my courses/systems I teach about a Post-Episode Analysis (a term I made up), where you sit down with your loved one, and together you analyze the episode and try to figure out how it happened and what you can do about it not happening again.

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That’s kind of like what this man is doing now.

That’s why I was saying that you could relate it to bipolar disorder.

Even if you’re the supporter, and not the one with bipolar disorder, you can still apply this concept to your life.

We all make mistakes.

But you can use this system to analyze why you made the mistake and how you can avoid making the same mistake in the future.

Now, I’m not saying that you’ve been married 4 times or anything…

But you can apply it to other areas of your life, even the simple ones.

You can use it to change a certain behavior you want to change, for instance.

Or to help you deal with your loved one’s behavior.

Say you didn’t deal with a certain situation very well.

List the situation, and what you did.

Then list the things you could have done differently.

Then list how you can avoid doing the same thing again.

Try this method, then let me know how well it worked for you.

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Hi,

I have been talking a lot about the New Year to get you thinking so you have a great one.

With a new year comes a lot of changes, and that’s what I want to talk to you about today.

Many people make New Year’s resolutions in the hopes that they’ll be able to keep them, but how can they, when they not only didn’t keep last year’s, but they can’t even remember WHAT resolutions they made last year?

(I’m not saying you’re one of those people, so don’t get mad at me – I’m just saying some people in general.)

But there’s a certain way you need to be in the coming year if you want to be successful in 2009.

You have to be

OPTIMISTIC.

Especially with what’s happened to our economy at the end of this past year.

Everybody has gotten so pessimistic, so down, so depressed, just so NEGATIVE!

Just look around you.

Business sales are down, because people are afraid to spend money, because they don’t know what is going to happen to our economy – they are afraid it’s going to get even worse.

Well, living in fear is not good for someone with bipolar disorder, or their supporter, either.

I even talk about that in my courses/systems, how negative emotions can be triggers to bipolar episodes:

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The point is, you have to be OPTIMISTIC

in 2009 if you want to be successful in the coming year.

Not just if you have bipolar disorder and want to avoid an episode, but if you’re a supporter, too, just in your general attitude toward life. You can’t live in fear of what “might” happen, or it will bind you up into a negative attitude, and it might cause you to make bad decisions.

The way our economy is right now is already affecting people’s financial decisions.

It’s causing people unnecessary worry about the future, about things that might or might not happen, and that’s a bad thing for people with bipolar disorder and their supporters.

You really shouldn’t worry about a future that hasn’t even happened yet.

I mean, I know I always tell you to be prepared for the future, but there’s a big difference between being prepared and being worried.

That’s why you need to be OPTIMISTIC!

Being optimistic keeps you in a positive frame of mind, while worrying keeps you in a negative frame of mind.

I’ve known people who had bipolar disorder who stopped being optimistic and instead became very negative, and then they got depressed.

Then they got so depressed that they went into a bipolar depressive episode.

I’ve known others who worried themselves so much that it led to stress so bad that the stress and anxiety itself led them into bipolar episodes.

You wouldn’t want that for your loved one, would you?

Now which do you think will be better for your emotional health and the emotional health of your loved one?

I think it’s good advice for anyone, whether they have bipolar disorder or not to be OPTIMISTIC in 2009.

Do you agree or disagree with me?

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Hi,

I hope you’re having a good day.

Today I am going to be doing a lot of planning for this up coming year.

With New Year’s just passed, the thought came to me, “Where will I be a year from now?”

Good question, don’t you think?

You know so many people do not think of this question which is very strange to me. I am a huge planner and that’s how I get results.

Anyway, it was a hard question to answer, once I started thinking about it, though.

I started thinking about past years, and the goals I had set for myself, those that I had met and those that I hadn’t met. As well as those I have yet to meet.

In my courses/systems, I stress the importance of setting short-term and long-term goals:

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I think it’s really important to set short-term and long-term goals. But I also think that they have to be realistic.

That’s why I think a lot of people fail to keep their New Year’s resolutions – because they’re not realistic.

So where do you think you’ll be a year from now?

Think about it.

Do you want to be where you are today?

Because if you don’t, you’re going to need to change.

You’re going to need to change some things, and most importantly, you’re going to need to change yourself.

“Don’t fix what isn’t broken,” someone once told me.

Well, that’s not what I’m asking you to do.

If something is working for you, then definitely don’t change that (unless it’s harmful to you).

But if something is harmful to you or your disorder, then it needs to be changed.

For example, take your medication.

If you’ve been having problems with your medication, like if it hasn’t been working as good as it was, then maybe it’s time for a change. Call your doctor and tell him about it.

Or if you’ve been having side effects but you haven’t wanted to bother your doctor about them, or you’ve been too afraid to talk to your doctor about them, you need to change that. Call your doctor and tell him about them.

If you haven’t been getting very much out of your support group, you might want to think about changing support groups.

Keep thinking about where you want to be a year from now. Keep that thought in mind as you consider things.

If your relationship with friends and family hasn’t been the best, then you can change that in the coming year. Do you want it to be different a year from now? Do you want it to be better? Then do something about it now.

Have you been having trouble with your bipolar disorder?

Have you not been sticking to your treatment plan?

Have you been skipping doctor, psychiatrist, and/or therapist visits?

Do you want it to be different at this time next year?

Then start being compliant with your treatment plan now.

For supporters, have you wanted to be a better supporter? Then start now.

For those with bipolar disorder, have you felt like you’ve been taking your supporter for granted? Then change that now. Maybe there are things you promised yourself you would get to that you just haven’t done yet – that you’ve made excuses for, or haven’t made the time for. You can still do them. Just make them a priority so that next year at this time you can say that you did them!

Is there some dream or accomplishment you’ve been putting off? Make this year the year that you finally do it!

You can do anything you want with this year! Just ask yourself:

Where will I be a year from now?

Where WILL you be a year from now?
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Hi,

How’s it going?

Well, here we are into another new year, and I hope you’re feeling as hopeful as I am that this year will be even better than last year was.

My friend Violeta who you might remember as the girl who taught me how to eat a lobster about 2 years ago (that was a daily email with a big bipolar lesson), asked me what my New Year’s Resolutions were.

I told her that I didn’t make resolutions but I look at what I need to do to make this year better than last year. I have a system of looking at what I should not do in this year based on what I did last year. I also have things that I am going to do.

Make sense?

and all my businesses. In addition, I am doing this every quarter (every 4 months). This is how I advance my life, this organization. You can do the same for business disorder. For most of us, we’re hoping that the economy will get better this year, that’s for sure.

We’re hoping that a lot of things will improve.

We have a new president going into this new year, and that’s something to be optimistic about, for most of us.

But what I’m talking about is more than that.

Many people didn’t have a good year this
past year.

Many people struggled with their bipolar disorder, and their supporters struggled right along with them.

Or maybe their year was going ok, but the holidays threw them off, and they’re just coming out of that going into the new year.

Either way, the new year offers a new chance. A chance to do things differently.

In my courses/systems, I talk about that if something isn’t working for you, you have to change it, or try something different when you’re managing your bipolar disorder.

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So that’s what I’m talking about here.

For both people with bipolar disorder and their supporters.

If something hasn’t been working, you need to change it or try something different.

Like medication.

If you’re not feeling stable, it could be because of your medication.

Talk to your doctor about it.

It could be that you need a medication adjustment. It could be that you need a medication change.

But whatever, you need to do something.

So talk to your doctor. Don’t just stay unstable, because that is dangerous for you. Or, say, communication.

If you’re having trouble communicating with your loved one, or your loved one with you, you need to do something about it, because you can’t let things stay that way.

It may be as simple as just telling them how you feel and opening up the lines of communication again, or it may not be that simple. You might need to consider family or marriage counseling.

Either way, make that change. Don’t leave something that serious alone in this coming year.

If you’ve found yourself falling into a rut, change it.

Try something new this year.

Pick up a new hobby.

Try volunteering.

Get out of the house more.

Join a support group (if you haven’t already).

Learn more about bipolar disorder.

Learn something new.

If you’ve been isolating, try getting out more.

If you’ve been staying away from friends and family, make a greater effort to stay in touch with them.

Make changes within yourself.

Grow. Change.

This is a new year. A time for growth and change!

Whatever you do, try to make this year even better than last year!

Hey, I am going to the mall and to the movies. I have to take off. What are you going to do differently this year than last year? What are some of your goals?

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Hi,

Happy New Year again.

Here is today’s news.

To read this week’s news visit:
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Living With Bipolar Depression
DO> Great article with great perspective.

Harvard Psychiatrist Must Suspend Clinical Trials Over Conflicts
DO> Wow, what do you think of this?

Balancing Punishment, Treatment
DO> Hmm. What do you think of tihs article?

Adult Day Care Program Marks 20 Years
DO> Sounds like a great program I guess.

Bipolar Disorder Research: Searching for Genetic Links
DO> This is a worthy cause they should have worked harder on over the years.

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Your Friend,

Dave

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