Hi,

I was just reading a f.ree consultation certificate (for
NON medical and NON legal questions because I am NOT
a doctor) that I got from someone who got my course
at:

http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

This person wanted to know how to find a “good therapist”
he had indicated that he had spent a “fortune” on bad
therapists and thought they were generally crooks and
had no clue.

He wanted to get my opinion on how to find one like
the kind my mom has. He said he had almost given up
on therapists but since I presented a strong case
for one in my course he wanted to have an open mind.

I do agree with most of what he said.

I must say, I have found there are a ton of therapists
with absolutely positively no clue about how to help
someone with bipolar disorder or many other mental illnesses.
I have no idea why they even “market” themselves as having
knowledge they don’t have.

I don’t know why, if they don’t know much about bipolar disorder,
and can’t really help someone, why they don’t tell them no
I wouldn’t be able to help you.

I do consulting for private equity firms that invest in
companies. Every now and then I get a potential assignment
on something I don’t know anything about. This happen last
week. So what did I do? I said “I can’t take this
assignment.”

You should be aware that many therapists that are not
qualified to help with not do this. This is the truth.
And guess what? Since I told you this, I am going to
get a bunch of therapists get all mad at me because
they feel I shouldn’t tell you things like this.

They’ll say what I am telling you is “harmful”, “dangerous”,
“wrong”, “not true”, etc. In the old days when I was younger
and had more energy, I would call and debate with them how
they had no idea what they are talking about and the truth
is important unless you are in a cult.

The last time I said something about how SOME, NOT
all therapists use a strategy that causes people
to pay more money than they need to for help, I got
almost attacked my several therapists.

It’s like, you know many mortgage people are borderline
crooks. We would be kidding ourselves if believed
all mortgage people are honest, tell the truth,
do the right thing. So if you had a kid 18 going
to get a mortgage, would you tell him to trust
and believe everything the mortgage man/woman says
or would you say doubt and verify?

You know, when you tell the truth or the real deal
people get mad at you. It’s really sad. In mental
health it’s completely like this. You rarely get
good information you can use. Over the two years,
I have been doing this, I have received so much
bad information it’s hard to believe. I almost
don’t believe it.

You want to hear something REALLY crazy I was told.
Actually it’s so crazy and disturbing I can’t even
tell you. Just forget it, it’s not important.

I try as best as possible to get real and useful
information.

I setup my sites and courses to do this. I am
lucky that I don’t have to please everyone and
anyone to make this work. I don’t get government
grants. I don’t get money from big giant drug
companies that can control how I write and
what I say.

I think there are a number of people that don’t live
in the real world. Some ask me why I don’t give away
my information for free. I don’t because I have huge
costs and have to pay for things. I couldn’t only
do this if I were getting money from someone or
something thing. If I was, you better believe this
site would not have the kind of information it has
on it now.

It would look like all the other sites out there with
information that is of little to no use for you.

AND before someone sends me an email saying they
know how I can get money or get a grant, etc. Please
don’t send it because you know what happens with this
money? Well eventually they can take it away. SO, when
I started all of this, I said it would be SELF SUSTAINING
and I would not be controlled by anyone and have to
wonder if they money would be there next week.

When you are looking at any information on mental health
always ask, who is funding it? Don’t you think that’s a
good question.

But back to my point of this email.

If you got my courses/system you know I believe
in therapy. I think that it works well for people
with bipolar disorder. I have seen the success stories.
I have interviewed many people who feel therapy
has helped them a ton.

My mom thinks it’s helped her significantly.

My mom actually has a new therapist. She felt that
she had moved beyond her old therapist. I really
liked her old therapist a lot. I don’t know
the new guy that well but I am going to be meeting
with him really soon. I just have been super busy.

The bottom line is people have to pick a therapist
that’s good for them not good for me or someone
else.

I HIGHLY recommend using the same level of seriousness,
you would use to find a doctor, to find a therapist.

In all my main systems/courses, I go over this in fine
detail. I am NOT trying to keep it from you. I can’t
paste 40 pages of written material in here and also
have all the forms I used. Not to mention post audio
in an email so that’s why I can’t go over everything
from a to z in this email. Sorry.

If you are interested in getting more information on
my courses/systems that go over this look at these links:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT
Visit:
http://www.bipolarsupporter.com/report11

SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN
Visit:
http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?
Visit:
http://www.survivebipolar.net

I have to run now.

Your Friend,

Dave