Helping Someone With Bipolar? Bad Waiting vs. Good Waiting

Hi,

I hope you’re having a good day.

Hey, yesterday I saw two really good movies you could check out if you want.

They revolve mental health issues and are totally unrealistic but they are good movies : )

One is The Uninvited and the other is The Lodger.

Check them out if you like. I thought they were good.

Okay, let’s jump into today’s topic.

When we were children, it seemed like we spent most of our time waiting.

(At least that’s how it felt to us.)

Waiting for recess…

Waiting for lunch…

Waiting for the school day to be over…

Waiting for winter break…

And Spring break…

And best of all…Summer break!

Waiting for Christmas and all our gifts…

Waiting for birthdays and all our presents…

Waiting to grow up…

(Now that was a big one, wasn’t it?)

“I can’t wait to grow up, because then [whatever]”

Well, not much changes when you’re an adult.

There’s still that, “I can’t wait till [whatever], because then…”

Let me tell you about the difference between bad waiting and good waiting.

Have you ever heard that saying, “Just waiting for the other shoe to fall”?

Well, with bipolar disorder, that would mean that you would just be waiting around for the next episode to happen.

That’s bad waiting, because you’re not enjoying your time with your loved one during their normal time between episodes.

Another example of bad waiting is unproductive waiting.

That’s when you wait for something to happen without doing anything about it (or waiting for someone else to do it for you).

I talk about it this in my courses/systems when I talk about problem solving.

The problem will never get solved if you wait around and expect someone else to solve it for you.

You actively have to look for solutions to it.

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With bad waiting, you might wait forever for something that might never happen.

Like waiting for bipolar disorder to get better all by itself, when you can do something to help our loved one to get better.

On the other hand, there is good waiting.

Good waiting is like having a positive attitude.

Like understanding that recovery is a process and that you have to be patient and wait for it.

Stability doesn’t happen overnight.

But, like what I was talking about with problems and expecting someone else to solve them for you and how it just doesn’t happen…

If you do what you can to manage bipolar disorder…

Stability WILL eventually happen!

Being a supporter means practicing good waiting.

It means believing that one day recovery (stability) will happen for your loved one.

(Of course you still have to do what you can to help them achieve that stability in the meantime).

By practicing good waiting, you can help make things happen that otherwise might not happen.

What do you think?

Do you agree with me that there is a difference between bad waiting and good waiting?

How have you seen this in your own life?

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 Lesson From Why I Never Upgrade

Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you’re having a good day.

I’ve got to tell you what happened
with my computer.

I’ll give you a hint:

It was NOT good.

I just spent a whole lot of time Upgrading my XP system to Vista.

It was a TOTAL nightmare.

HORRIBLE.

Why don’t I upgrade until I absolutely positively have to?

Because normally my old system is working great.

When I upgrade, I have to learn a new system and there is the risk that things will go wrong.

I like when things are going right.

When they’re going smoothly.

Like that expression, “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.”

I don’t like change, really, because I get comfortable with the way things are.

Still, I have to face the fact that, like with my computer, some things do have to be changed.

Sometimes you just have to take a risk in order to make things better.

This is like those who have a bipolar stability equation they use to manage their bipolar disorder with…

Or a treatment plan they have been following and it’s working, and then they change it (upgrade it).

99% of the time it’s a nightmare and doesn’t work like the old one.

Now if the old one stops working you have to change to a new one (like bipolar medication).

There are two ways to look at this when it comes to bipolar disorder..

One way is that some things do have to change, and the other is like that saying,
“If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Here’s a “no change” example”

Bob is in a bipolar support group.

Now, his medication is working just fine
for him, and he is stable.

But he hears about this new medication from someone else in the support group who says this medication works wonders for their bipolar disorder and that he should try it, too.

So Bob starts thinking that he should ask his doctor to put him on this medication.

What’s wrong with this picture?

Well, Bob’s system (his medication) is working just fine.

Why should he “upgrade” it?

Why should he “fix what isn’t broke”?

That’s what I’m talking about here.

Now here’s an example of a “need to be changed” situation:

Dolores was on the same bipolar medication for a long time, and it had been working well for her.

But then she went into a depression.

She didn’t worry about it for the first couple of days, thinking that even people without bipolar disorder get depressed once in awhile.

But after a week, her depression was still hanging around.

The problem was, Dolores couldn’t figure out why she was so depressed.

There wasn’t really anything wrong that she could think of. In fact, she had a relatively happy life, and didn’t have any real problems, at least nothing that she could put her finger on.

Yet she still felt depressed.

She started to think that maybe her bipolar medication wasn’t working as well as it should. Maybe it needed a change.

So she went to her psychiatrist and told him what was going on.

Her psychiatrist “upped” her dosage a bit, and after a short period of time, Dolores’s depression went away.

All she had needed was an “upgrade” to her medication, and everything was fine!

In my courses/systems, I always tell people to check with their doctor when they don’t “feel right,” and that’s exactly what Dolores did.

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Sometimes we can’t just get complacent and think that things will be okay if we just leave them alone.

Sometimes we do need to “upgrade” our way of doing things, even if we don’t want to.

Sometimes it can make a big difference, like it did for Dolores.

Have you ever needed to make a change or “upgrade” something in your life?

How did it make a difference for you?

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 Disorder? Is This Man Selfish Or Not?

Hi,

How’s it going today?

I got this email the other day:

“I think I’m going crazy. Half the time my wife is in a good mood, but the other half the time she’s yelling and angry at me, and I don’t know what I did to deserve it. Either that, or she’s ignoring me, and sulking like a baby. I’m so tired of trying to figure her out! But at the same time, I love her, and wouldn’t even think of leaving her. I just wish I could help her in some way. I hate to see her so depressed, but I hate when we fight, too, especially when I don’t know what it’s about. I’m so confused, because she doesn’t seem to act this way around anyone else but me. I just wish she’d be in a good mood all the time. Do you think I’m being selfish?”
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Well, I’m not a psychiatrist or therapist, or any other kind of doctor or mental health professional, like I always say, so I can’t begin to counsel this man professionally.

All I can do is give my personal opinion.

But it sure does seem like he’s struggling with his wife and her bipolar disorder, doesn’t it?

Worse yet, it seems like she’s struggling with it herself. If she were more stable, she wouldn’t be showing these signs and symptoms, like the anger and other acting out behavior her husband described (moodiness, etc.).

In my courses/systems, I give the signs and symptoms of both bipolar depression and mania:

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First, let’s talk about the signs of bipolar mania.

Many people think it’s about being excessively happy. But that’s not always the case.

It can also mean increased irritability, anger, agitation, etc.

In this case, I would say that fighting with her husband, especially when it seems to be for no good reason, is a good indication of that.

However, she is also showing signs of depression as well.

What he says about “ignoring me, and sulking like a baby,” could be just plain old depression.

He even says, “I hate to see her so depressed.”

So there may be other signs of depression that this man is not describing in his email to me as well.

He says, “I’m so tired of trying to figure her out!”

As a supporter, you may be feeling the same way.

It is hard to “figure out” bipolar disorder.

Even your loved one, when asked what is wrong, may only be able to tell you, “Nothing’s wrong.”

They may not be able to figure it out any better than you can sometimes!

He says that she only acts this way around him.

Well, that could be because sometimes people with bipolar disorder act like they’re wearing a mask around other people, afraid of what they’d think of them (the person with bipolar disorder) if they really knew how the person was thinking or feeling.

But when they get home, they drop that mask, and they trust their supporter, so their true thoughts and feelings come out (sometimes in a negative way).

This man says, “I just wish she’d be in a good mood all the time.”

I know that when I was living with my mom, and she was yelling at me all the time, I sure felt the same way.

I wanted her to be “normal.”

I thought every other mom was happy all the time.

But my friend, no one is in a good mood all the time, whether they have bipolar disorder or not.

Are YOU in a good mood all the time?

Then how can you expect your loved one to be?

Finally, this man in the email asks, “Do you think I’m being selfish?”

Well, I have my own opinions, but…

What do YOU think?

Do you think this man is being selfish?

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.

Current Bipolar News

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Hi,

How are you?

I am getting this out early today because I have to get to the gym super early and then
get my car fixed.

Anyway, here is today’s news.

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When Do You Ask Someone if They Need Help?
DO> What do you think of this article?

Local Man Says He Healed Himself, and Now He’s
in Business to Heal Others
DO> I am really skeptical of this, are you?

Personal Approach to Bipolar
DO> Isn’t this what everyone is suppose to do?

Debilitating Symptoms May Also Fuel Creative Energy
DO> This is true, don’t you think so?

Lithium And The Brain: New Light On Bipolar Treatment Drugs
DO> Good article you should check out.

Brain Activity Determines Risk Or Resilience In
Manic Depression
DO> Wow, this is a great article.
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Am I a Baby? Shocking Bipolar Lesson

Hi,

How’s it going?

I had this advertising firm that I did a $5,000 test with.

What does that mean?

Well when you test a new company for advertising, the tests are normally like $5,000 to $10,000.

It’s NOT free to find people interested in bipolar disorder even though many think it is.

This is why I have to charge for all my resources because not only do I have Research and Development costs, payroll costs, fulfillment costs, but I also have big adverting costs.

Anyway, this young kid contacted me and convinced me to run this $5000 test.

I wanted to give him a shot because he was young and new to the business.

To make a long story short, the entire concept was a total scam.

I was scammed out of like $4,500 to $5,000.

The kid promised I wouldn’t lose any money and also promised to make good on the money I spent.

He tried but his boss was difficult and was a scammer.

Anyway, the kid transferred the call to his boss (the boss who was nice to me BEFORE I PREPAID (stupid on my part), the money to him).

Now on the phone the boss was cold. He screamed and yelled at me.

He called me a FU$#@$@ baby and a scum#$%@#$%.

Now, I have never in my life paid a company money and had the owner of the company curse me out.

NOTE-There’s a bipolar disorder lesson coming soon : )

Basically he used every curse word in the world in front of the word baby.

He would call me a scum#$%#$ baby. A fuc#$%#$ baby. A piece of shi#$@5 baby. (I took out the letters so to make this email family friendly). Anyway, you get the idea.

I got super mad and took control of the conversation and explained to him that he was a total conman and should be ashamed of himself.

He got mad and to make a long story short got mad because I called him a conman.

NOTE-

ALL conman never liked to be called conman. I wonder why?

Anyway he hung up on me.

I told my friends about this and they were like, “What are you going to do?”

I told them how I was going to deconstruct what happened and figure it out, then reconstruct it to make sure it never happens again.

Ok, so what’s the bipolar lesson?

When something like an episode happens or something bad happens with a doctor or hospital…

Sit down and figure out why.

DECONSTRUCT it.

Figure it out.

RECONSTRUCT it.

Then make sure it doesn’t happen again.

I know how I got scammed.

I gave someone new a chance.

I prepaid.

I didn’t check this company’s reputation.

I got too friendly with the sales kid.

And other things.

With bipolar episodes, you may find that you ignored your stability equation.

In my courses/systems, I teach about all the different parts that make up the bipolar stability equation:

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But I’ll talk about a few of them here, because it’s so important to my point.

Say you let one thing slide, like sleep.

Then you let another thing slide, like your health.

You started isolating.

You start doing other things wrong…

And the next thing you know…

You’re in a bipolar episode.

You see how easily it can get out of control?

So the next time you need to do what I did.

DECONSTRUCT it. Figure out what you did wrong.

Then RECONSTRUCT it the way it should be.

That way you can avoid the next episode and protect your stability with bipolar disorder.

Has this ever happened to you?

What do you think of my technique so that it won’t happen again?

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 Disorder? Get a Second or Even Third One

How’s it going?

I hope you’re having a good day.

I have to tell you this story about what happened to me.

It was really strange (things that happen to me usually are : )

I was talking to this professional – a person who was a CPA, years in practice, and he gave me
absolutely, positively, INCORRECT advice!

I knew it was incorrect, because I knew this area well.

But I went to two other experts who were CPAs to confirm.

I was amazed.

If I would have listened to the first person, it really would have cost me a ton of money.

You really have to be careful sometimes with experts, even doctors.

That’s one of the things I talk about in my courses/systems, because there are good and bad
doctors out there, and you want to find a good one.

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So you have to be careful, not just with doctors, but with psychiatrists and therapists, too.

Any expert that you use.

If you hear something that just doesn’t seem right, you need to get a second opinion.

It works in reverse, too.

If something sounds too good, you should also get a second opinion.

You know that old saying, “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”

Like those advertisements for a natural cure for bipolar disorder.

You shouldn’t take them at face value, because you know there isn’t a cure for the disorder.

You should get a second opinion, and ask your doctor about it.

Get two other opinions if you can, on whatever you’re questioning.

Like I did with the CPA.

Especially when something just doesn’t sound right.

Like on the natural cures.

I mean, it could mean your loved one’s life if they went off their medications because they believed what the ad said, without getting a second or third opinion from their doctor and psychiatrist (or even their therapist too).

So this is really, really important.

You need to try to minimize mistakes.

I recommend:

Spending a lot of time finding good professionals on your team.

Like I say in my courses/systems, there are good doctors and bad doctors, so you need to spend time finding the right doctor for you.

Don’t just take any old doctor.

Or psychiatrist or therapist, either.

Make sure the person you are working with is ok.

Like they aren’t going through a divorce, have really bad kids, are going through a bankruptcy, or live a million dollar lifestyle when they don’t make a million.

You also don’t want them to be distracted – like with other patients, phone calls, or a light during your session with them, because your doctor might just hurry you along, and not give you as good of care.

NOTE: This might sound crazy, And you might be thinking, “Dave, who cares if a doctor has bad kids or lives the high life, or any of those other things I just mentioned.”

Well, let me tell you, that’s going to spill over to either you or your loved one’s care. Think bout it. It will.

Also, ask a lot of questions.

If the doctor gets mad when you ask questions, note this as a red flag.

But you deserve to know.

Do you agree or disagree with me?

Do you think it’s important to get a second (or even third) opinion?

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 Lesson From How I Got Conned Inside

Hi,

How’s it going today?

I need to tell you this story about something that happened to me.

This organization is getting very big.

But it isn’t like one of those big corporations that is out to make a lot of money and make people rich.

Like, I don’t even get a salary from it! Honest!

The main thing about this organization is that our motto is to help people with bipolar disorder and their supporters.

That’s what this organization is all about.

And I always hope that that is what we do.

Always.

That’s why I hire the people that I hire…

Because they believe in our motto as well.

And that’s part of what makes them good at what they do.

That’s also why I have so many people who work for me who have bipolar disorder themselves.

Because they understand the disorder better than anyone else.

Well, you would NOT believe what happened to me in the last month.

Scroll down to find out.
Keep scrolling.
You’re not going to believe this!
It’ll be worth it to keep scrolling…
Ok, here’s what happened:
I GOT CONNED!

Not just by ONE person…

But by THREE people!

And not just three people over time…

But by three people over the last month!

See, part of the down side of this organization is that you trust people, because you think that everyone else believes in the same cause, of helping people.

Unfortunately, some people are just out for the money, and I guess they see me as an easy target…

Because that’s exactly what happened.

These were companies that were supposed to be helping this organization.

Instead, I got conned.

I just can’t believe that there are people out there like this.

But I guess there are.

Hopefully, I learned my lesson, and it won’t happen again.

But here’s the thing…

The difference between these people and someone with bipolar disorder is…

That someone in a bipolar episode 99% of the time does NOT do it on purpose, where these people did.

If you think your loved one has lied to you…

Or kept something from you…

Or manipulated you…

Chances are, they were in an episode, and didn’t know what they were doing.

So they didn’t do it on purpose.

They didn’t mean to hurt you.

They weren’t exactly in their right mind.

That’s why I explain what a bipolar episode is in my courses/systems, and what to expect.

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The important thing you’ve got to know is that your loved one is not doing any of these things on purpose.

It’s the bipolar disorder, and NOT them!

Ask yourself, would my loved one normally do any of these things?

That might help you to separate them from their disorder.

And help you to believe that they are really telling the truth when they say that they never meant to hurt you with their behavior…

Or that they didn’t mean to do any of those things…

Or that they didn’t do it on purpose.

Have you been able to accept this?

Has it helped you to accept your loved one’s behavior during an episode?

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? Make Sure You Do This

Hi,

How’s it going?

Many people have been asking me if I still go to the gym. YES.

I just got back actually and I am running late and having to type this up really fast.

Actually I was REALLY tired this morning.

I have to go today twice, Tuesday twice, Wednesday three times and Thursday twice
and Friday once.

Then I am off Saturday and Sunday.

Anyway, let’s jump into today’s topic I thought of while I was doing cardio.

The other day I was in my accountant’s office and he was running late.

He called and told me he would be there, but not for awhile.

I said, “No problem.”

He said that he was really, really sorry.

I didn’t mind, because I was prepared with about 5 hours of work with me.

Whenever I leave my house, I assume traffic delays and other problems are always going to come up, so I ALWAYS have meals for the day AND plenty of work so I don’t have to waste any time.

The key thing is…

I prepare for potential problems ahead of time.

And this is what you have to do if you are a supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder.

You have to BE PREPARED ahead of time, like I show you in my courses/systems below:

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You have to think of things like this:

• Your loved one loses their medication
They may be able to go for a little while
without their medicine, but not for long
without going into a bipolar episode.
This could be very, very dangerous for
them as well, maybe even fatal. So you
need to prepare ahead of time. Talk to
their doctor in advance and find out what
to do in case this should happen. Find out
their doctor’s policy on this. Sometimes
he can write another prescription. Sometimes
he can give you samples to have on hand.

• Something happens to the doctor, psychiatrist
or therapist
Find out ahead of time what they do in
emergencies, when they are out of town or on
vacation, or if something else should happen
to them. What have they done in the past?
What is their normal policy? Will they still
be accessible to your loved one? Will they
have a fill-in doctor? Will your loved one
have to go to the Emergency Room? Will
they have to change doctors (or therapists)?

• Your loved one shows signs and symptoms
of an episode
Ask the doctor their procedure in this case.
You will probably need your loved one to
sign a Medical Release of Information form
in advance (when they are not in an episode)
to keep on file so that you can report these
symptoms directly to the doctor. He then
may be able to adjust your loved one’s
medications without having to see them or
without your loved one having to go to the
hospital. You may also be able to avoid a
full-blown episode.

• Your loved one goes into an episode
Know in advance what your loved one’s
triggers are. Know the signs and symptoms
of their episodes. If they are in an episode,
they need treatment. Call their doctor.
You will probably have to plan on taking
them to the hospital, but if you talk to the
doctor in advance, he can tell you the
correct procedure and what to expect.

• You are going on vacation
If you are going on vacation, you need
to make sure that your loved one has
enough medication not only for the time
you will be gone, but for a few days more,
just in case something should happen.
Assume that you will not be able to get
a prescription filled or refilled wherever
you go. You do not want your loved one
to be stuck without their medication.

• Your loved one will not be home when
it’s time to take their medication
It’s good to always plan for this eventuality
in any case, and carry an extra dose of
medication with you; however, if you
know you will be gone when it is time
to take the medication, make sure you
have it with you when it will be time.
This will take planning ahead of time
so that you don’t forget. In order to avoid
this, try making appointments at times
when medication will not be due.
As a supporter, you must always be prepared in advance to WAIT.

Just like I was talking about waiting in my accountant’s office, you will probably spend a great deal of your time just waiting as well.

When your loved one goes to their appointments, there may be some that you will not be able to go into, such as their therapy appointment.

It is best to plan for this in advance, and to bring something with you to do.

It is also best for you to plan for what might happen should your loved one have to go into the hospital.

I know this is not what you want to think about now, and your loved one may be stable right now, but you still need to be prepared.

You need to have a good grasp on your finances.

What if your loved one should go into a manic episode?

What if your loved one should be hospitalized for a longer period than expected?

These are things that you need to work out ahead of time.

You need to be prepared. ALWAYS.

Bipolar disorder is a very serious disease, and you need to think IN ADVANCE about what could go wrong and to prepare for it.

Beat Bipolar Disorder by Attacking Like This

Hi,

How’s it going?

Today there’s lots of talk about the economy.

Some people complain about it, but don’t do anything.

Other people blame the economy for all their problems.

And others acknowledge the economy is bad, but they try to do the best they can.

Well, there is a lesson from President Obama that you can learn.

We are not going to debate if what he is doing for the US economy is good or bad.

He said that his plan is to attack on all fronts.

Not just to do one thing, because there is not just one solution.

This is the same with bipolar disorder.

In order to get it under control, you must have a plan and act on all fronts.

Like:
Doctors
Medication
Lifestyle
Job
Maybe disability
Stress reduction

You have to work on what I call the bipolar stability equation, because it has all the “fronts” in it that you need to battle bipolar disorder.

Like in my courses and systems, I talk about several elements that are needed for stability, not just one:

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There is no one single thing that works for stability.

There is no one single medication that is right for everyone with bipolar disorder.

Like with the government. They are trying to fix the economy doing this, that, this, that, the other thing TOGETHER, because there is no one solution.

What Obama does, you can use for bipolar disorder.

Whatever one plan you have might not work, so you better have a plan B, C, and D and not be reliant on one single thing.

Obama has said this over and over that he isn’t sure what the path to us recovery for the recession is exactly.

Now again, I am not debating what he is doing and if it’s going to work, if it makes sense, but what I am saying is that statement makes sense.

He can’t know if something will work 100% guaranteed. So he is trying different things, counting on some of them to work. He has different plans for different solutions.

If he depended on just one plan on just one front and that didn’t work, our economy would never get better. Even at best, it might work temporarily, but it wouldn’t be a solution for the problem in the long run.

You’re going to face the same thing with bipolar disorder, no question about it. If you only have one plan on one front, you’re going to fail, too. Like if you only depend on medication.

Don’t get me wrong. Medication is crucial to recovery (stability) from bipolar disorder, but if it’s the only thing you do, you’ll still fail, and you won’t get better in the long run.

There are still other things you have to do for a permanent solution, like I was saying with Obama.

You also have to take care of yourself and your needs, like he has to take care of the country and our needs.

You have to maintain a healthy lifestyle, like sleeping right, exercising, eating a healthy diet, keeping your stress levels to a minimum, etc.

Just like Obama has all his fronts to manage and keep healthy in the country.

And you also need to keep balance in your life, or you will get out of control and go into an episode.

Can you imagine what would happen if Obama didn’t keep things balanced and lost control of the country?

Just like Obama has to have a plan to make the economy better, you have to have a plan to make your bipolar disorder better, too.

Do you see what I mean?

Agree or disagree?

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? One of the Hardest Things You Have to Do

Hi,

How are you? I hope you are doing well.

I have been having a hard time these days on so many things.

I won’t get in to it today but will be writing several daily emails about it. Especially how I got conned out of $4500 by a total conman.

It’s been tough to build this organization.

BUT, there are a lot of hard things we have to do in life.

Going through school was hard for most of us.

All those tests!

Some of us had teachers we didn’t like, or even teachers who made it hard on us to get through the class or the grade.

Learning how to ride a bike was hard in the beginning, wasn’t it?

Going through adolescence was hard – confusing thoughts and feelings, awkwardness, and even acne!

Learning how to drive was hard for many of us.

Relationships are hard.

Learning the other person’s likes and dislikes.

Learning how to get along with another person who may not be as much like you as you might like them to be.

Learning how to communicate with another person.

Buying that first house is hard for many people – it’s hard to understand about mortgages and everything.

Same thing with a car – sometimes it’s hard to make a decision about which one is the right one to buy.

But being a supporter to a loved one with bipolar disorder is really hard.

And one of the hardest things you have to do is to FORGIVE.

In my courses/systems, I go over the signs and symptoms of a manic episode, and the things your loved one might do in one, and that’s what I want to talk about today.

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When your loved one is in a manic episode, they will become impulsive.

They will not be rational.

They will not be themselves.

They will do things without thinking about the consequences.

Things like:

• Excessive spending
• Risky sexual behavior
• Risky driving
• Substance abuse
• Compulsive gambling
• Foolish business investments
• Bad decisions
• Poor choices

And any of these things might affect you.

Because there are consequences to these actions.

For example, if your loved one spends money excessively or makes foolish business nvestments, it could mean financial ruin for you.

Or if they exhibit risky driving, there could be legal consequences.

If they get involved with substance abuse, there could be long-term consequences, because now you have another problem to deal with besides just their bipolar disorder.

And what if they get involved with risky sexual behavior?

That could mean they could have an affair, or bring home a sexually transmitted disease to you.

Any of these things might make you feel hurt, angry, resentful, or a host of other negative feelings towards your loved one.

But let’s just consider the last one.

If your loved one had an affair or gave you a sexually transmitted disease, would you be able to
forgive them?

This is one of the things that can cause real damage to a relationship.

And forgiving their loved one in this case is one of the hardest things a supporter will ever have to do.

But you have to consider this very carefully.

If you intend to stay with your loved one, you have to do it. You have to forgive them.

Now, I’m not saying you can do it right away.

It will take time.

Because it will be one of the hardest things you will ever have to do.

But your loved one will be remorseful, and if you have good communication, it can be done.

Have you ever been in any of these situations?

Were you able to forgive your loved one?

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.