Hi,

What’s new? Hope you are doing well.

To read this week’s news visit:
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Self-Defining Memories Help People with Depression, Bipolar Disorder
DO> Interesting study, don’t you agree?

Dietary Supplement May Help Treat Cocaine Dependence
DO> This research shows interesting results.

Teva: Trial for Movement Disorder Shows Promising Results
DO> Important study, don’t you think?

Psychotropics Linked to Worse Physical Problems and Mortality in Psychiatric Patients
DO> This review reveals some surprising results.

House members reintroduce Mental Health Act
DO> This man’s story will shock you.

At-risk children of mothers with bipolar disorder may benefit from early intervention
DO> This study may help you understand a child with bipolar disorder.

Severe Mental Illness Declining in Young People
DO> This study reveals an unexpected finding.

Discontinue Antidepressants in Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder
DO> Do you see how this could improve outcomes?

(Bio)Marking Mental Illness
DO> You’ll find this study interesting.

Book review – Autistic Blessings and Bipolar me by Emma Plows
DO> You might want to read this book.

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

Anger is a very negative emotion. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not a natural reaction. In fact, it’s a very natural reaction when it comes to bipolar disorder. You’ve probably seen this in your loved one. They probably react in anger many times.

Sometimes it seems justifiable; however, sometimes it can seem out of proportion to the events that caused it – This can be due to the bipolar disorder itself. Pent-up rage can be their reaction to anger that they have kept inside.

Many supporters of a loved one with bipolar disorder report that their loved one goes into
manic rages. They say that their loved one will sometimes pick a fight over nothing at all. This could be because they have been ‘stuffing’ their anger, until it gets to a boiling point and comes out as rage, usually directed at you.

But what about you? What about anger in the supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder? This is a subject not usually talked about, because usually the supporter feels guilty for feeling angry at their loved one – Like they’re not supposed to get angry.

Or because they see the results of anger in their loved one, and they don’t want that to be them.
That’s understandable.

I remember when my mom would get so angry at me that she would throw things at me. I sure didn’t want to get that angry. But she sure would make me mad sometimes, too. I would feel that anger, but then I would feel so helpless, not knowing what to do with those feelings.

I knew I couldn’t act like her – I couldn’t throw things back at her. I couldn’t yell back at her, because yelling back at her wouldn’t get me anywhere, and would just prolong the fight. Yelling back at my mom would just make her angrier, and she would yell even more. So I knew that wasn’t the solution.

Now, if you’re thinking that you never get angry at your loved one, consider this: Do you ever resent them? Do you ever think that it’s not fair? That you wish you could unleash your anger the
way that they do? That it’s not fair that they get away with expressing their anger the way that they do, when you can’t?

Because you are the ‘normal’ one, the responsible one, and you wouldn’t do what they do, would
you? You might even feel a little jealous of them.

Well, if you resent your loved one, you might be surprised to know that resentment is actually
repressed anger! So you are actually angry.

You may not rage, or act out like your loved one does, but you still experience anger. The thing is, if you keep ‘stuffing’ that anger, it will eventually come out, and you might find yourself raging too. Or at least yelling and screaming when you least expect it.

Now, we’ve already talked about how ineffective that is. So you have to find a better way to handle your anger. Find someone you can talk to about it. Someone you can trust, like someone in your own support system – or another family member or friend, clergy person, coworker or boss, friend, someone in your support group, your therapist, etc.

If you don’t have anyone you can talk to about it, at least write it down in a journal or diary, but get those feelings of anger out, so they don’t come back at you.

Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

 

Hi,

What’s new? Hope you are doing well.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews743/

Lithium Linked to Renal, Endocrine Function
DO> This study reveals some important results.

Mental breakdown: An estimated four million people with serious mental illness are not receiving …
DO> There are some shocking facts in what this Senator says.

Devastated family of death fall Welwyn Hatfield musician: ‘Bipolar disorder is a killer’
DO> Do you think bipolar is a killer?

Pencil-stabbing incident at Easton Area Middle School leads to emails, lawsuit
DO> What do you think of this lawsuit?

Hamptons rabbi blames expulsion on mail snafu, not affair
DO> Do you think this would have happened if he didn’t have bipolar?

Self-Defining Memories Help People with Depression, Bipolar Disorder
DO> Interesting study, don’t you agree?

Psychotropics Linked to Worse Physical Problems and Mortality in Psychiatric Patients
DO> This review makes an important point.

At-risk children of mothers with bipolar disorder may benefit from early intervention
DO> Important study, don’t you think?

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews743/

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

What’s new? Hope you are doing well.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews742/

Proper Sleep Is An Effective Treatment For Mental Illness: Studies
DO> This study makes an important point.

Mother terrified of murder accused
DO> Do you think he exerted undue influence over his mother?

Urinary Cancers Not Linked to Lithium
DO> Important study, don’t you think?

Mental Health, Sleep Medicine, And Sports Medicine Spending Has Increased, According To New …
DO> This study presents some valid statistics.

Among cocaine-dependent patients with bipolar disorder, citicoline appears to be effective in controlling cocaine use, although these effects were …
DO> This study reveals some startling results.

Research highlights the importance of a balanced diet for mental health
DO> Interesting study, don’t you agree?

New study claims to find genetic link between creativity and mental illness
DO> Do you think this could be true?

Toxoplasma Gondii, Parasite In Cat Feces, Linked To Schizophrenia And Other Mental Illness
DO> You’ll find this study very interesting.

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

I have a friend who says that when he was younger, his mom had an expression she would say all the time when things got a little frantic and she got stressed out as they sometimes do when you’ve got kids: “I don’t know if I’m coming or going!”

I can see how a mother could feel that way at times. I can even see how someone with bipolar
disorder could feel that way, too. With extremes in mood swings and other issues that surround their disorder, and uncontrollable emotions sometimes, they could easily feel like they don’t know if they’re coming or going.

Things can get pretty confusing for the person who has bipolar disorder. That’s why they depend so much on their supporter. Your loved one depends on you for a lot of things. Especially to help them when they’re feeling like things aren’t exactly within their control.

Those times when they don’t know if they’re coming or going. Those are the times when you need to know what’s coming AND going. You need to always be in control. So you need to be emotionally healthy.

You can’t let your emotions (feelings) get in the way of being able to handle things. That means that you should be dealing with your emotions in a healthy way.

Such as talking them over with your loved one. Or a friend or family member. Or someone else you trust, such as a clergy person, or a therapist. If you don’t have someone you can talk to about
your emotions/feelings, you should at least be writing them down in a notebook or journal.

This way you still get them out and don’t stuff them. Otherwise they would just come out in unhealthy ways (like fighting with your loved one).

You also need to be physically healthy. You should be exercising regularly, at least three times a week, for at least 30 minutes each time, in a way that gets your heartbeat up. This could be in any way that you like – even walking would work, as long as you do it with regularity and
consistency.

Also, make sure that you take care of your physical concerns health-wise. Get regular physical check-ups with your doctor, and see him/her for anything else that concerns you in between those regular check-ups.

Eat a healthy, nutritious diet that is low in carbohydrates, fats, and sugars, and take a multivitamin to supplement it.

You should also be mentally healthy. You should do things that occupy your mind and challenge you, like work. Now, work is definitely a challenge sometimes, isn’t it? But you should also enjoy your work, and it shouldn’t be a source of stress for you. If it is, you should consider another job.

You should also find ways to be stimulated creatively. Like in the hobbies you choose. They should be creative outlets for you, and you should enjoy them.

You should also be spiritually healthy. This doesn’t mean that you should pray or go to church
or temple all the time. But many people find that prayer does help. And many find that meditation also helps.

Having an active church/temple life can give you an outlet where you can have friends outside your loved one and their “bipolar world.”

I know I’ve said an awful lot of “should’s” in this email, but if you do them, you’ll be a lot happier and more able to handle the comings and goings that go along with bipolar disorder.

Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave

 

Hi,

What’s new? Hope you are doing well.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews741/

Psychosis rarely, inconsistently precedes violence
DO> This study makes an important point.

Addiction history indicates bipolar conversion risk from precursor disorders
DO> Interesting study, don’t you agree?

Manic symptoms during depression warn of polarity switch
DO> Important study, don’t you think?

St. Louis jury awards Minn. girl $23M for punitive damages in Depakote suit
DO> Do you think this amount was too much?

The adolescent brain develops differently in bipolar disorder
DO> This study shows surprising results.

Proper Sleep Is An Effective Treatment For Mental Illness: Studies
DO> You’ll find the information from these studies interesting.

Court rejects guilty pleas, sentence due to mental disorder
DO> Do you think this is fair?

Teenager who ‘threw herself under train after row with friend previously tried to kill herself at same …
DO> You’ll find this woman’s story tragic.

Citicoline may control cocaine use in patients with bipolar disorder
DO> Don’t you think this is an important study?

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Your Friend,

Dave

Hi,

I was thinking about something today. I was thinking that I have several people who work for me who have bipolar disorder, and how I always brag on them, about how you would never know that they have the disorder, unless they told you.

They tell me, too, that when it comes to being around other people, that others would never know that they have bipolar disorder either unless they told them. It just doesn’t come up.

Of course, I live in New Jersey, and they live in other places, all over the map. But I was wondering about what they look like in person. I mean, not their looks, but whether in person, that you can or can’t tell that they have bipolar disorder.

So that made me think about you and your loved ones. If there’s over 6 million people with bipolar disorder, chances are that you know more than just your loved one with the disorder.

Can you tell or can you NOT tell just by looking, if someone has bipolar disorder or not? I mean, what does someone with bipolar disorder actually look like? Interesting question, don’t you think?

See, what made me think about it, too, was the many emails I’ve gotten from people like you, asking me about whether “it” is the bipolar or the loved one, and about whether they are “faking” it or not. That’s been a real big issue, according to the emails and calls that I’ve gotten.

So I give it to you. What do you think? What has been your experience? Can you tell just by looking, if your loved one has bipolar disorder or not? If so, what is it about their behavior that gives them away?

For those of you who can’t tell, what is it about your loved one’s behavior that is different, that
doesn’t give them away?

Sometimes, I talk about what makes a person high-functioning. This is what I think, at least by what the people who work for me are concerned, is what makes them different.

High-functioning behavior can make a person with bipolar disorder NOT stand out as someone with the disorder. Does that make sense?

Whereas, on the other hand, someone who has bipolar disorder, but is NOT high functioning, would be someone who you can tell DOES have bipolar disorder.

I have seen this firsthand – in the people who work for me, those I have interviewed for my courses, those who I have talked to at the support groups I attend, and others I have heard from via email and phone.

I’d like to say that everyone with bipolar disorder can be high-functioning. Unfortunately, not everyone can, but I believe that a majority of them can. They have to try really hard, though.

They have to take their medication religiously…Go to all their appointments with their doctors,
psychiatrists, and therapists…Eat a healthy diet…Exercise…Keep a good sleep schedule…
Stick to a good treatment plan…Have a good strong support system that they go to for help…
Be productive…And do all the other things they need to do to stay stable. And they need to do all these things for the long term.

Well, I have to go!

Your Friend,

Dave