Hi,

How’s it going?

One of the worst things that bipolar disorder can cause is a distortion of the truth.

Now is that the same thing as a lie? Not necessarily. There’s a difference.

This is what I mean:

You know that bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance of the brain, right? Well, when those chemicals misfire, it leads to a thought imbalance as well – a distortion of the truth.

Your loved one’s thoughts are no longer rational, like when they go on spending sprees, or exhibit inappropriate sexual conduct, excessive gambling or other risky behaviors.

This is especially seen in loved ones who are showing psychotic features – meaning that they have delusions (irrational ideas, thoughts, and beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing and/or hearing things that aren’t really there).

When you’re dealing with a loved one in a bipolar episode and they’re not “themselves,” they are most likely in a state where they are experiencing a distortion of the truth.

You may see things one way, while they’re seeing things an entirely different way. No matter how much you argue your point, they won’t agree with you. They’re not trying to give you are hard time — they truly do, at that time, believe what they’re saying is the truth.

See the difference I’m talking about between outright lying and distortion of the truth?

This is one of the things I talk about in my courses/systems

below, because it can be so damaging to your relationship:

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

In the worst manic episodes, there’s also a distortion of reality that can even be classified as hallucinatory. The reality that your loved one is experiencing isn’t the same reality you’re experiencing, so if your loved one tells you that her mother slapped her, she may truly believe that.

If you ask your mother-in-law later and she says she brushed something off her daughter’s cheek, they may both be telling the truth, as they understood it at the time.

Even if it is the truth that you are the mom and your daughter did, indeed, slap you, when your loved one is in a state like that, the only thing you can do is either agree with them or leave them alone.

In more cases than not, they won’t even remember the behavior after the episode is over; after they have returned to rational thought.

When your loved one is in an episode, it can also be that they simply can’t control their ability to lie or tell the truth, because they aren’t in touch with reality. This isn’t really their fault – it’s the episode, and their irrational thought, their distorted thinking caused by it.

When the episode is over, your loved one’s distortion of the truth will pass, too.

Don’t give in to the urge to start a fight with them about whether they’re “lying” or not while they’re in an episode. Or, if you do, don’t be surprised if they don’t even know what you’re talking about. It’s a matter of winning the fight just to lose the battle.

It’s about choosing your battles. Since you know that this perception will pass with the episode, why waste time and energy arguing about it now?

Better to save that energy to address the more important lies – the ones that can cause permanent damage (lies to therapists, lies to c.redit card companies, lies to you) – the real lies.

What do you think?

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Hey, I have to get going really quick today because I was at that seminar all weekend and I have done anything for work in like 2 days.

I wanted to tell you a funny story about the seminar that I went to. Yesterday I told you a funny story and today I have another one.

Just for a recap, I went to a business seminar over the weekend not in mental health but I met people who can help me accomplish various things with this mental health organization (like finding software vendors and tools to make things more efficient with the organization).

Anyway, I met a lot of really successful people. Even though it wasn’t a seminar on bipolar disorder, MANY people knew loved one’s with bipolar disorder.

Here’s the funny story. You know how there is an election in the United States (I say this because we have tens of thousands of international readers that might not know).

So the election is a big thing. They are saying it’s going to be the biggest election with turnout in many decades.

So lots of people are talking politics which I do NOT do. I don’t know a lot about politics. It’s hard enough for me to keep up with mental health stuff and all my other businesses and hobbies.

Anyway this guys is like, “who you voting for?”

Now I know for sure, if you answer this question you have a 50% chance of getting someone super mad at you.

I don’t want to argue about politics with people.

I am voting but not talking about who I am voting for because I am not 100% sure. I might be 99.9% sure but I am not 100% sure. So that means when people ask I can say, “I am not 100% sure yet.”

So I said, “I am not 100% sure yet.”

I thought the guy would just let it go and move on to something else.

He pressed me, “Why are you not sure?”

I said, “Because I don’t have all the answers to my questions.”

He said, “Ask me, I know EVERYTHING.”

I said, “really, do you know how to solve an equation with 7 unknown variables and there only being 10 total variables?”

He looked at me like I was crazy. He said “well I know EVERYTHING about both candidates not math equations.”

If you have been on my list for a while you know how I get when people try to back me in a corner lol So the guys says, “why don’t you know. Then he proceeded to bash a certain candidate and say that this person would basically do all these bad things to America”

So I said, “you know what sir (Note-If I call you sir, you’re in trouble probably), I do have a question, and if you could answer it, I would know who I was going to vote for.”

He said, “okay, what is it, then you better vote for and he told me who to vote for.”

I said, “I want to know where each candidate stands on the state of mental health in the US and how are they going to improve it. I want to know how they are going to lower the suicide stats for those with serious mental health issues like bipolar disorder because sir, I am sure a guy as smart as yourself knows that bipolar disorder affects more than 10% of the US population which is more than 30,000,000 people (NOTE that’s supporters AND survivors). What is each candidate going to do?”

He looked at me like I was crazy.

I said, “sir, you don’t think reducing death is important?”

You should have seen his face, I kept asking. I then I said, “Sir, why do you think people don’t care? I can tell you don’t care. Why haven’t you thought of this before I brought it up? You said you knew everything. How could you not know this?”

The guy looked down at the ground almost afraid, He then started to back away and walked away with his head down. I thought it was super funny!!!!!

So if someone asks you about politics and you don’t want to answer do what I did. lol

Okay, so after the seminar I had to go to the grocery store to get food for the week.

Now, this might seem weird, but I want you to think about the grocery store.

I want you to think about how you go up and down each aisle of the grocery store picking out items that you need.

Now, you’re choosy, because you only want the best for you and your loved one (and your family if you still have children living at home).

You’re also choosy about the price because, after all, there are other things to be considered when considering all these items in the grocery store aisles, aren’t there?

Then you go up to the check out and pay for each item that you need.

Then you bring all these grocery store items home, because you need these items to keep your home running well, and to feed you.

Ok, so what does this have to do with bipolar disorder?

I’ll tell you if you scroll down…

Keep scrolling….

I know, you think I’m teasing….

But there really is a connection…

Ok, you got me…

Here it is:

When you’re at the grocery store, you have an agenda. You have an objective. You may even have a list – either written down, or in your head – of what you need to get.

You pick different items according to your needs, right?

Well, we’re not robots, so not everyone picks the same items when they go to the grocery store (which is good, because I can’t stand asparagus!).

It’s the same with bipolar disorder.

Picking different items is like picking different ideas or techniques that work for your loved one.

And what works for one person may not work for another loved one (just like me not liking asparagus, where you might love it!).

In my courses/systems below, I discuss the negative side of support groups being that some people try to tell everyone else what to do – they think that just because some medication worked for their loved one, that it will work for yours as well:

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

There are these type of people, who try to tell you how to manage your loved one’s disorder just because something worked for their loved one.

But that’s like telling you what to buy at the grocery store!

You should try different ideas and techniques with your loved one, because (especially at first) you don’t know what method will work. Each person is different.

Sometimes the simplest things will work. Like keeping your loved one’s medications at the side of the sink instead of the side of the bed.

What if you never tried a new food? How else would you know if you liked it or not?

You need to try new things with your loved one to see if they work or not.

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Hi,

I hope your day is ok.

Hey, my seminar was great yesterday. I actually have to take off right away because I am kind of late. I will tell you more later on this week.

It was really interesting. I met several people with loved one struggling with bipolar disorder. I heard some really sad stories.

Actually I didn’t go to a mental health seminar I went to a business seminar on operational and marketing concepts.

Whenever I am in a seminar people always know that I help people with bipolar disorder and other disorders.

It got out that I had so many people working for me who have bipolar disorder and they are all doing great.

People were amazed.

Here’s a funny story. This guy comes up to me and says, “so you got bipolars working for you?”

I looked at him and total annoyance I was like, “Sir, I don’t refer to people as bipolars. Would you call someone cancers?”

So then he said, “I worked with one of them and they were totally crazy. There was this one woman who” he went on and on and on.

NOTE-How he refers to them as “one of them.”

I cut him off and said, “Hey, I knew this girl that use to eat cottage cheese and had braces. She then would smile and her cottage cheese would be stuck in her braces. It made me really sick and now I hate cottage cheese. That was when I was in 7^th grade. To this day it makes me sick. Now I can’t eat.”

I just paused and looked at him. You could see his mind trying to understand why I just told him this story what in the world it had to do with anything?

He looked at me like I was out of my mind.

Then I said, “since you told me a totally irrelevant stupid story, I told you one.”

He then just walked away lol

Nobody liked him anyway : )

I hate when people say stuff like, “bipolars” and then they tell me some dumb story like he told me.

Actually someone in the room that owned a tremendous business and was SUPER SUCCESSFUL told me quietly that he had bipolar disorder and loved the work that we as an organization are doing.

Do you know what?

After the seminar I went to eat and the girl added up my dinner to $26.00. I was like “no way jose.” She then told me how she used a calculator it was right. I was like “umm, $6.95 + 1 + $2.95 does not equal $26.00.”

Finally she agreed. I felt like she was trying to con me.

I got conned by three people in the last month!

Took me totally by surprise.

These were people in companies that were supposed to be helping this organization, so I trusted them.

I run an organization that helps people with bipolar disorder and their supporters. Why would anyone want to con me?

I don’t even take a salary from this organization, so what money was there to gain?

It’s not like I had an office with a safe in it they could rob.

It’s not like I had fancy technology or billion-dollar microchips they might’ve been after.

These people were supposed to be helping me – and instead, they conned me!

And what gets me is that it wasn’t just ONE person, it wasTHREE!

I just keep asking myself, “How did this happen?”

And you know what the answer is?

I trusted them. I never expected them to con me. Never.

I feel BETRAYED. Yep, that’s exactly how I feel.

So what does this have to do with bipolar disorder?

I’ll tell you.

Think about your own situation for a moment.

Haven’t you ever felt betrayed by your loved one?

When you’ve done everything you could to keep them out of an episode but they went into one anyway, didn’t you feel betrayed?

When you believed that they lied to you during that episode (or said or did something that hurt you) but afterwards denied it or didn’t remember it, didn’t you feel betrayed?

When your loved one is manic and you’re out in public and they do something to embarrass you, don’t you feel betrayed?

When you try your best to get your loved one to take their medication every day and stick to their treatment and yet they don’t, don’t you feel betrayed?

When your friends and family turn their backs on you because of your loved one’s bipolar disorder, don’t you feel betrayed?

When your loved one seems more concerned about themselves and their disorder than about you and your efforts to support them (and your feelings), don’t you feel betrayed?

When you feel unappreciated, taken for granted, overlooked, ignored, unloved, and/or maybe even abused, don’t you feel betrayed?  In my courses/systems, I talk about the negative feelings/emotions experienced by supporters of loved ones with bipolar disorder and how to deal with them:

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

Whether it’s my situation or yours, the feeling is still the same:

We both feel BETRAYED.

Someone we trust has taken advantage of us.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to say bad things about your loved one. And I’m certainly NOT saying they’re a bad person. All these things are caused by their disorder.  The more stable your loved one becomes, the less betrayed you will feel, and the more positive emotions you will experience.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree?

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I had to do a lot of thinking for this daily email. I started it last night and finished it at 4:30am today : )

I must say I am dead tired.

I have a super long day ahead of me.

Actually today I was amazed at the fact that I have been doing this so long and not run out of things to say.

My friend George says it’s because I like talking about bipolar disorder but he doesn’t understand why : )

Okay, so let’s go.

When you think of your medication, the one person you think about in relation to them is your doctor, right?

But what about your pharmacist? He can be just as important.

In my courses and systems, I talk about your medications and give suggestions on how to manage them.

I also talk about how to build a strong support system and who you should include in it. People such as your supporer, other loved ones/family, doctor, psychiatrist, therapist, and yes, even your pharmacist.

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
But it’s your pharmacist who fills your prescriptions and who can be invaluable in other ways, so that’s why today’s email is so important.

Here’s 16 things you should know about your medications and your pharmacy/pharmacist:

1. Prescriptions for sleeping pills or painkillers get extra scrutiny.

2. Don’t use the drive-thru. Working there can distract your pharmacist.

3. Pharmacists are only human, and they do make mistakes, so always check your prescription before you leave he pharmacy.

4. Sometimes the pharmacist can’t read the doctor’s handwriting (another reason to check your prescription).

5. They hate your insurance company as much as you do (because much of the time they’re stuck in the middle and can’t help you).

6. They can give flu shots in many states.

7. It may only be a pharmacy tech, and not the pharmacist himself, who filled your prescription.

8. Generics are a close match to brand-name prescription drugs, but be careful when it comes to thyroid medications and blood-thinners.

9. Even if you start off with a name brand prescription, you may be able to get a generic refill. Just ask.

10. Pharmacists are not mind-readers. They don’t know what other medications you’re taking if you use other pharmacies, so they can’t warn you of possible drug interactions. You’re better off sticking to only one pharmacy.

11. They can usually give you a print-out that tells you all about your medication. If not, they are usually available to give you a free consultation about it.

12. Most refills and new prescriptions come in on after the weekend, so the pharmacy is busiest on Mondays and Tuesdays. Avoid getting your medication on those days if you can.

13. Try to get the $4 generic prescriptions that most pharmacies now have. They may not automatically offer it to you. Even if your pharmacy doesn’t offer it, you can ask if they will match the price.

14. You can usually have someone else pick up your prescriptions for you if you give written, signed permission. It is always best to bring them with you and introduce them to the pharmacist and pharmacy staff in advance, however.

15. Yelling at your pharmacist will get you nowhere. They fill the prescriptions in the order they come in. If the wait time is too long for you, come back and pick it up later.

16. Don’t get frustrated with your pharmacist if they’re unable to fill/refill a prescription for you due to physician error or insurance problems. It’s not their fault. And if they bypass either one just to give you your medication, they would be breaking the law.

If you keep these 16 things in mind, your pharmacy experience can be a better one, and your pharmacist can be a strong part of your support system.

Your pharmacist can help you manage your medication better, too.

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Actually tomorrow I have a situation. I have a weekend seminar. I am not sure when I am going to send the daily email. Hmmm. I guess I will have to get up super early.

I will get it out to you 🙂

Anywway, here is today’s news.

To read this week’s news visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews401

‘Bipolar Boy’ balances comedy, mental illness
DO> Hmm, what do you think about this?

Church Pastors Too Quick to Dismiss Mental Illness
DO> Boy isn’t this the truth many times unfortunately

Madness and creativity
DO> I don’t like the word “madness” the people are “mad.” Agree?

Johns overwhelmed by funding as charity walk begins
DO> Great for society.

Pedophile John Reid jailed for 12 years
DO> Sad article. No reflection on him having bipolar. Can’t use it as an excuse. Agree?

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews401

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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.

Hope you’re doing ok?

I spent the entire day in libraries yesterday. I wanted to get back to my roots so to speak. I haven’t been in too long.

I got so much done. I don’t know what it is, but I can get 5 times more done in a library than in my office.

I am currently working on one of the most complex problems I have ever dealt with in my entire life– not to be dramatic.

But I am.

Anyway, I had to read about 500 pages. One thing I read was a book on bipolar disorder as well is many other things.

Here’s a quote I read from a book called “Taming Bipolar Disorder”:

It said, “To most of the world, bipolar disorder is… something that happens to ‘them,’ those other people, those crazy people. But to you, it’s personal. The face of bipolar disorder is that of your daughter, your husband, your sister, your father, or your best friend. It still might be scary, but it’s part of your life. It’s not them. It’s us.”

Welcome to the world of the supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder. I know. I am one.

It may not be pretty, but most of us didn’t have a choice, did we? If you care about someone who has bipolar disorder, you are a supporter.

Supporting a loved one with the disorder can be stressful much of the time and, as a result, supporters are plagued with stress-related illnesses and even their own depression.

You also have to deal with things like:

· the stigma of society
· possible rejection of friends and family
· effects of the disorder on your children
· your loved one’s mood swings
· possible abuse during episodes
· possible hospitalization of your loved one
· legal and financial ramifications
· other possible ramifications of a bipolar episode
· social isolation
· and other issues

Statistics like the fact that there may be something like 13 million people in this country with bipolar disorder don’t affect you. Your life centers around one person – your loved one, and their bipolar disorder.

Your world consists of the daily fighting the disorder and your loved one’s mood swings (and sometimes imminent bipolar episodes). Sometimes you win the fight and sometimes you lose the fight. And sometimes you feel like giving up the fight altogether.

If you don’t have a strong support system of your own, you may not make it through the fight.

It’s very important that, as a supporter, you take care of yourself FIRST. If you don’t, you won’t have the strength to take care of your loved one. If you are totally isolated from the outside world, your loved one’s bipolar disorder will totally take over your own world.

Having your own strong support system and taking care of yourself are just two of the topics I strongly go over in my courses/ and systems below, because I believe they’re so important to the supporter of a loved one with bipolar disorder (as well as someone with the disorder themselves):

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
You need to maintain outside contact, have interests of your own, hobbies, an outside job, attend a group for supporters of loved ones with bipolar disorder, and other like activities.

You need to take a break from your all-consuming life as a supporter once in awhile. Go to a movie, visit a friend, take a class on something you enjoy… just something that will get your mind off the stress of your daily responsibilities.

The most important thing for you to remember is that being a supporter for a loved one with bipolar disorder is not WHO you are.

You have an identity apart from that. Your very own identity. And you need to nurture that side of you.

For many supporters, keeping a journal of their feelings has helped them to do this. Others have found solace by seeing their own therapist. Whatever works for you, you must do something for yourself to maintain your own identity.

The world of the supporter can be stressful much of the time. However, it can also be managed if you work at it.

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Your Friend,

Dave

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I’m going to tell you something, and you may not have thought of it in this way before, but…

BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!

The first thing it does is that it robs your loved one of their identity – of their true self. They become this “bipolar self” – this person they weren’t before they were diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Which is hard for you, because they aren’t the same person they are in an episode than they are when they aren’t in an episode, and that can be very, very hard to deal with. So you have to try to remember what they’re like when they’re not in an episode. It’s not their fault. It’s the fault of the disorder. It’s a thief! It steals your loved one’s real self.

Bipolar disorder can steal your jobs – your loved one’s because they might lose their job either because their boss might find out they have bipolar disorder, or they can’t keep doing their job because of the disorder and have to go on disability. Or your job because you have to quit it to become a full-time supporter.

Bipolar disorder can steal your financial security. If our loved one goes into a manic episode (and you haven’t taken charge of the checkbook and credit cards), they can go on a spending spree, spend all the money in the checking account, and/or max out your credit cards. You can go broke, lose your car, house, and even go into bankruptcy, in one manic episode.

One of the main things I teach in my courses is how to become financially solvent against bipolar disorder:

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

But, again, I’m telling you:

BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!

It can steal your friends. Sometimes friends, like society, don’t understand the disorder (or mental illness in general), and they will turn away from you. It’s like they’re scared of your loved one all of a sudden – scared that they’re going to “catch” their bipolar disorder. It’s not even necessarily your loved one’s fault. It’s the fault of the disorder itself.

It can steal your social life. Not just what I just said, but also because your loved one may be embarrassed in public, or just may be too depressed to go out. Again, it’s the disorder, not your loved one.

It can steal your family. Again, possibly because

your loved one is too depressed to go out, but also it may be because they’ve driven away their family because of what they’ve done in episodes, too.

And because of that, it can also steal your family gatherings, so that holidays are especially difficult and probably a very lonely time not only for your loved one, but for you as well. People with bipolar disorder are usually more depressed around the holidays.

It can steal your standing in church and/or in the community. Your loved one may have once thrived in the community and as a leader. Now they may be just a shadow of their old self. Now they may be afraid of what people think of them.

It can steal your intimacy. Not just sex (either because of the depression or the medication), but just the closeness you used to share.

It can steal your trust, because you don’t know what your loved one is doing during a manic episode, or what the consequences are going to be.

It can steal your fun (when was the last time you had any), and your happiness and enjoyment of life, because of your loved one’s depression and the disorder itself.

It can steal your health – both your loved one’s and your own, because of stress and other health issues that are caused by bipolar disorder.

BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!

It can steal your time, when your loved one has to spend time in a treatment facility and/or hospital.

It can steal your self-esteem.

It can steal your security as well, as you wonder when the next episode will come?

It can steal your loved one’s fulfillment and satisfaction with life, as they struggle with no sense of productivity.

It can steal your dreams…

It can steal your lives, as bipolar disorder takes over your whole lives, and everything begins to evolve around the disorder. Everything I’ve just talked about.

But worst of all…

Bipolar disorder can steal your loved one’s life. If your loved one stops taking their medication, they can kill themselves. Now do you see why I say that…

BIPOLAR DISORDER IS A THIEF!!!

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Hi,

Hey, how’s it going?

Actually my friend asked me if I wanted to go Deep Sea Fishing which I don’t ever do. I don’t really like to do it. Plus I have way too many things to do today.

But after he asked me, I was thinking about bipolar disorder and fishing.

I bet you’d never in a million years think that bipolar disorder could have anything to do with fishing, would you?

Well, let me show you how this guy who actually has bipolar disorder changed my mind.

This guy really likes to fish. He goes fishing wherever he goes.

So he was down in Florida on vacation, and he went on one of those excursion fishing trips where they take you night fishing out on the gulf.

Well, there was this one woman on the boat who’d been fishing for hours, and nothing was happening.

Everything was so calm, in fact, that she had almost fallen asleep.

Then all chaos broke loose!

Her line went crazy!

She was losing control of it!

She couldn’t keep hold!

She just couldn’t do it by herself!

She needed help, and she needed it badly.

Well, she ended up catching the biggest fish caught on the entire boat that night!

Do you know why?

Because the deck hands helped her reel it in.

And this guy was watching the whole thing happen from beginning to end.

So he told me (like I’m sure you’re wondering) how this made him think of his bipolar disorder.

He said that usually, his life is really peaceful.

Life goes along, and things are usually pretty good for him, no real problems to speak of.

But then some things start to go wrong.

He gets a little stressed.

He might start losing some sleep.

His meds get a little off.

He just “doesn’t feel right.”

Then all chaos breaks loose!

He feels like he’s going crazy!

He’s losing control of it!

He can’t keep hold!

He just can’t do it by himself!

He needs help, and he needs it badly.

He’s headed for a full-blown manic episode!

But, just like the lady with the fish, he doesn’t have to go into the episode, because he gets the help he needs.

He has a great supporter and a strong support system.

He told me that remembering that fishing trip and that woman’s experience with the fish helps him stay stable, because he remembers that he can’t do it by himself, and that there is help for him if he needs it.

In my courses/systems below, I talk about how to build a strong support system and how to ask for help when you need it:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.survivebipolar.net

Each person is different.

For this guy, remembering his fishing trip in Florida helps keep him stable.

For others, unfortunately, it’s remembering the last episode, when they forgot that they couldn’t do it by themselves, and that all they had to do was reach out for help.

If you/your loved one has bipolar disorder, I hope you’ll be more like the guy with the fishing story.

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Hi,

Hope you’re doing well today.

Hey – remember that old game show that had three doors…

And the contestant had to pick one of the three doors, because there were prizes behind them…

(But actually only behind TWO doors)

Behind Door Number One…

A…Brand…New…Car!!!

Behind Door Number Three…

BUZZZ!!! A goat.

Aww…You lose.

But behind Door Number Two…

The…Dream…Vacation…of…a…Lifetime!!!

Yeah! Scream! Jump up and down!

Audience goes crazy! Bells and whistles going

off!

So why should YOU pick Door Number Two?

First of all, because bipolar disorder or not, everyone would love a free dream vacation of a lifetime.

But for you specifically, because wouldn’t it be great if just for once you could escape from the world of bipolar disorder?

Wouldn’t it be nice if just for one week everything went perfect?

If just for one week you could forget about the fact that you’re a supporter to a loved one with a potentially fatal mental disorder?

If just for one week you could get away from all the anxiety and stress and pressure of being a supporter?

Yeah, it would be great, wouldn’t it?

But it’s not reality.

This isn’t a game show, and you don’t get to pick Bipolar Door Number Two and win the dream vacation of a lifetime.

I’m sorry, I really am.

Because if it were true, I would’ve already done it, and then showed you how.

Believe me, because that’s what all my courses/systems are all about. I check things out first to save you the time and trouble, and/or I develop systems for you to help you:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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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

But I deal with reality, and not dreams that won’t come true.

You’re probably not going to go on a game show.

You’re probably not going to win a million dollars in the lottery, either.

The reality is that even if your loved one had never been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, your life wouldn’t have been perfect anyway. No one’s is.

The reality is that even if you hadn’t had to deal with a disorder like bipolar disorder, you would still have to deal with something serious in your life that would cause you as much stress – statistics just show this.

And people are dealing with more anxiety and stress in their lives now more than ever before.

So what can you do, since you can’t run away, and you probably won’t be going on that dream vacation of a lifetime?

You have to deal with what’s in front of you, and the best way to do that is one day at a time, or else you’re going to feel overwhelmed.

You take things as they come, and you deal with them the best you can.

I know that sounds rather simple, but that’s the way I have to do it, too.

Life is hard enough without complicating it yourself.

Keep it simple. Face the day that’s in front of you and only that day.

Even 12-step programs, where people are trying to change their whole lives have adopted the philosophy of “One Day at a Time.”

They know that trying to handle any more than that would just be too overwhelming.

A simple philosophy, but one that has been time-tested and proven to work.

Use the tools in your “bipolar toolbox” each day.

Practice what you’ve learned in this mini-course and in my bigger courses.

Use the knowledge that you’ve learned from books and your other research into bipolar disorder.

Be active and productive, so that you aren’t focused solely on your loved one’s disorder.

Do things that you enjoy.

Keep lines of communication open with your loved one.

Be a good supporter so that your loved one can become stable and there are fewer episodes to deal with.

Stay close to family and friends.

Have a social life.

In other words, do whatever it takes to have a happy life (in spite of the bipolar disorder), so that you don’t have to focus on your loved one’s disorder, and you don’t have to fantasize about lotteries and game shows and getting away on the dream vacation of a lifetime!

Just live for today, and be happy.

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Hi,

Hope you’re doing ok. I am actually getting some of this message ready on Saturday night because I have to get up at 5:00am tomorrow to volunteer in this charity for battered women.

So I wouldn’t have 1 hour to write this entire message.

As I thought about what I was going to write, I was thinking about how I had to put this all together fast because I have to go to bed early.

So today I want to talk to you about two words:

ACTIVITY and PRODUCTIVITY

There is a difference between “activity” and “productivity,” especially when it comes to your loved one.

Productivity, for the most part, involves having something to show for your “activity.”

I’ll show you what I mean.

Scenario #1:

Lisa works as an office worker in a major corporation.

Her co-workers are very busy, so no one has time no notice what Lisa is doing – they can’t tell if she is being productive or not.

So Lisa walks around carrying files in her arms for most of the day, looking as if she is busy (just in case anyone happens to be looking).

Is Lisa being productive?

No, Lisa is showing some activity, but is not actually being productive.

Scenario #2:

Mary works for a virtual organization in the customer service department; in other words, she works from home.

So there is no one looking over her shoulder, no one to see if she is really working or not.

However, she spends more time on the phone with the other members of the virtual organization than actually talking to customers.

Is Mary productive?

No.

Talking on the phone is an activity, but it is not productive.

In fact, in this case, it’s worse, because it’s a distraction to the other members of the organization who can’t get their own work done while they’re on the phone with Mary.

Scenario #3:

George has bipolar disorder and when he’s depressed, he tends to sleep more often.

The answer may seem obvious, but is George productive?

No, because although sleep is an activity, it isn’t productive, since there is nothing to show for it.

In fact, in the case of bipolar disorder, it can be harmful to your loved one.

Too little sleep can lead to a bipolar manic episode, and too much sleep can lead to a bipolar depressive episode.

Scenario #4:

Bill watches quite a bit of TV. His wife accuses him of being lazy, but he argues that at least he is doing something with his time!

Is Bill really being productive since he is doing something with his time, as he says?

Bill is doing something with his time, as watching TV is an activity. However, it is not a productive activity, as once you are done watching TV, you really have nothing to show for it.

So Bill is not really what I would consider productive.

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You want your loved one to be more than the examples in the scenarios I just described.

You want them to be productive, since that will help them manage their bipolar disorder better.

You want them to be productive, because that will make them feel better about themselves.

You want them to be productive, because productivity brings more quality to a person’s life (bipolar or not).

So how can you help?

You can encourage your loved one to start making To-Do Lists, detailing out tasks they want to accomplish.

These can be things around the house, outside the house, or errands they can run.

The list doesn’t have to be long, but just something to make them feel a sense of accomplishment.

In my courses/systems below, I talk about To-Do Lists in detail:

SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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SUPPORTING A CHILD/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?

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http://www.bipolarparenting.com

HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?

Visit:

http://www.survivebipolar.net

The difference between activity and productivity is having a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.

And that can help your loved one feel better about themselves, increasing their self-esteem.

Being productive will keep your loved one from being bored (one of the triggers to a bipolar episode).

Being productive will also keep your loved one from getting depressed (which could also lead to a bipolar episode).

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