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Hi,

Here’s the bipolar news.

Make sure you take a look. It takes a lot of time to put the news
together so please read it.

To see the news visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews365

There’s some really interesting news stories this week.
Take a look at them. Also, write me some feedback by visiting my
blog below.

Here are some of the headlines:

Fostering awareness of bipolar disorder
DO> Great article. Awareness is a huge problem with
bipolar disorder.

Chemical Signature Of Manic Depression Discovered
DO> Very interesting. What do you think of this?

Early Diagnosis a Key for Kids, Polk Expert Says
DO> This is really true. If my mom had an early
diagnosis, it would have helped so much, what do
you think?

Ill GI says he was deployed from hospital
DO> Interesting.

Bipolar disorder: Can it be misdiagnosed as depression?
DO> YES. Actually the person that gave me
my domain name was an expert at this. He told me
early on there are many people who have been
diagnosed with depression and really have bipolar
disorder. What do you think?

When Do You Tell Someone You Have Bipolar Disorder?
DO> What do you think of this? I have an opinion
and will tell you next week.

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews365

POST COMMENTS TO THE NEWS HERE

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Dave

=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <= Hi, Hope you’re doing ok. Today I want to talk about something
we don’t usually think about, and that’s
the GOOD that can come out of a bipolar
episode.

I know, you’re probably sitting there
right now thinking, “Dave’s really lost
his mind this time!” But really, it’s
true! There are some good things
that can come out of a bipolar episode.

You just have to look at it objectively,
which I know, I know, it is really hard
to do, but try it with me.

Ok, let’s think about this as if you
were someone else looking in on your
situation. They might see two people,
one of which is really sick. And they
would see one of those people (the
supporter) trying to help the other
person. Well, that’s an admirable
thing, isn’t it? A positive thing?

Ok, see where I’m headed with this
thing? So, let’s try to think of a few
more examples.

A bipolar episode is a very heavy
thing, and can sometimes go on for
some time. So, by having to “live
it,” it can bring people together closer
together, just by having to “fight it
out” together, by having to depend on
each other.

A bipolar episode can also “weed
out” bad friends – it’s a time when
you really find out who your real
friends are, isn’t it? You find out
who you can really depend on, instead
of just “fair-weather” friends who say
they’ll be there for you, but aren’t
there when it comes down to it.

In my courses and systems, I talk
about how one good thing about a
bipolar episode is how it can force you
to get more serious about your
treatment, so that’s another good thing:

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Another good thing about a bipolar
episode is that it can show you where
your treatment is failing you – it can
help you see where maybe your
medication needs to be adjusted, and
maybe you weren’t seeing that before.

Mostly, what I’m trying to get you to
see is that you can either have a
negative view or a positive view toward
the bipolar episode. Having a positive
view, you can make the episode work
FOR you, by examining it, and trying to
look for the good points to it.

Face it, the episode may happen no
matter what you do to try to stop it.
You may as well put a positive spin to
it. This is one way you can master the
disorder instead of it mastering you,
which is another thing I teach in my
courses.

Do you think I am out of my mind?

PLEASE POST RESPONSES TO THIS EMAIL HERE

Your friend,

Dave
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Hi,

How’s it going?

Boy I sure am tired.

Yesterday was a total disaster of a day.

First it started with a guy that I think
is a bipolar supporter. He figured out to
send me an email personally. The email
was in summary like, “hey, I caught
you. You have another business. Did your
mom really have bipolar?”

I get sooo annoyed when I get messages like this.
I don’t know why it annoys me when people
ask if my mom has bipolar disorder. I guess
when I get an email from a bipolar supporter
you would expect more and not something
that makes totally no sense.

I actually forwarded the email to my mom
and told her, “see the kind of things
I have to read.”

My mom actually wrote back and asked if
I wanted to type up a letter to send
to him saying she really has bipolar
disorder.

I told her no that’s okay 🙂

Then I wrote my mom back and said, “Mom,
notice he asked if you had bipolar disorder?”

He is suggesting that you either were cured (there
is NOT cure for bipolar disorder) or you lost
your bipolar disorder some who.

She wrote back that what I was saying was funny
and I should ignore emails like that one. She
asked, “why do you even read those things you
know they will make you mad?”

Good question? I don’t know. But starting
today I am not going to anymore. If I get
emails that question whether the entire story
I write about is true, whether my mom has
bipolar disorder, whether the world is round,
etc. I am not going to even respond.

So anyway, I did write the guy back first
saying my mom HAS and his email suggested
she HAD it which is not correct.

Then the guy basically asked why I am marketing
my material? Isn’t that an odd question. Why would
I have to let people know

He found out that I have a business that I have
to market as well. This is NO secret. I have 3
businesses that have been around for a while and
guess what? I market them all. I have to or
they will go out of business. It was amazing
to me how much time this person must have
spent trying to research me instead of helping
his loved one with bipolar disorder.

It’s really weird when supporters go off
and do non important research projects.

Back in the day, I use to do the same thing.
Before I knew what my mom had and she was
screaming and yelling at me, instead of figuring
out why she was screaming and yelling at me,
it would be time to fix my computer. That
was a good way for me to keep busy and not
focus on what was most pressing–which was
why mom was screaming and yelling at random.

I find that many bipolar supporters find themselves
unable to deal with bipolar disorder so they start
to do “crazy things.”

-Vanish/hide

-Fix stuff that really doesn’t need to be fixed
when a person is in a bipolar episode

-Attack everyone around them instead of focusing
on getting their loved one into treatment

-Attacking the mental health system and placing
ALL blame for their loved one’s condition on it
instead of anything else.

The last thing done, I find so many times. People
call me all mad at this hospital and that
doctor. They want to go down and yell at the
doctor. Get on Cnn and expose this doctor or
that doctor. Do this that and the other thing
and they want my “help.” I always say the
same thing, “how is that going to help your
loved one with bipolar that is doing really
poorly right now?”

The bipolar supporter gets quiet and says, “well
I guess it’s not. You are right.”

Speaking of exposing that person that wrote me
yesterday also wrote something about “exposing
me.”

I think he is going to “expose” something that I have
already exposed on myself many times–I have three
businesses. One of them is in consulting for hedge
funds, private equity funds and investment banks
that invest in direct sales companies.

If you have been on my list for a while you know
I have told you this so many times you are probably
sick and tired of hearing it.

I don’t get into explaining the other businesses
because it’s not important and it’s kind of confusing.
One involves salons and spas but I don’t own a salon
or spa but why should I waste your time explaining
stuff that has nothing to do with bipolar disorder
or any kind of lesson. The other business is in the health
field. Obviously if people look really, really hard
and spend a lot of time, they can figure it out.

If you met me personally and asked, I would tell you.
I have told many people I have spoken to on the phone.
I guess it annoys me that someone thinks the figured
something out that I am not hiding in the first place.

Anyway, let me ask you, do you think it’s wrong
for bipolar supporters to attack people who are
trying to help those with bipolar disorder?

The lessons you should take away are the following.

If you are a bipolar supporter:

Don’t attack those that are trying to help you

Remember to focus on helping your loved one not
get side tracked doing “busy work.”

Don’t spend too much time looking for someone outside
yourself as the cause of your loved one’s situation.
Meaning forget, spending weeks getting mad at doctors,
hospitals, therapists, this person or that person. And forget
trying to get even with them. You don’t know how many people
call and want to start a protest against this person and that
person and it’s a gigantic waste of time. Especially when
a loved one is not doing well with bipolar disorder. First
things first.

One other thing this person asked me via email was
“Again what are you really about?”

I really don’t know what that means but I will take
it to mean, “do you really want to help people are you
are horrible human being that is taking advantage of people
that are down and out.”

First, when it comes to those with bipolar disorder,
you can’t take advantage of them. People think that
people with bipolar disorder are not smart. They
are really smart. That’s why I have hired the people
from my list and have 9 people who work for me with
bipolar disorder.

Second, am I taking advantage of supporters in
some way? No. I actually think that I am being
taken advantage of. I get phone calls all
day and all night. I have to respond to emails,
letters. I do a ton of stuff.

In my courses/systems below that I put
together:

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’ll notice how much work has been put
into them. I must say, when I look back at
the amount of time and effort that I put
in to the information above, I am amazed. I put
in a ton.

I am really happy to. Not because I am selling
these materials. It’s because I like knowing that
someone can get so much information from one spot
and they don’t have to spend forever figuring it
out or spend the money that I did to find it out.

It’s like one stop shop. Sounds like a lot of work
but I like it.

Actually, I love doing what I do and that’s why
I work hard at it. I don’t know why exactly but
I really like being in this field so to speak
even though I am NOT a doctor, therapist, lawyer
or professional.

Also note, I am NOT offering medical or legal
advice and none of my information should be used
to diagnose, treat or prevent and illness, disease
or disorder.

With that said, there’s a reason that I have
over 5000 maybe even 6000 testimonials.

You can see SOME of them here:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/testimonials

I really appreciate all the kind words people
have said about me.

Like I said, I do put in a ton of work. I don’t
think people even can begin to realize how
much work it takes to keep this going and
expand it. There are now more than 20 people
involved and different departments like
customer service, content, finance, information
technology (just hired someone with bipolar
in this department), and other departments.

When I get emails like I got yesterday I sometimes
tell the people who work for me and they get mad
at me and say I need to

a) not take these things personally

b) not read them

c) not respond to them

I really have to start doing this. Actually
starting today, I will no longer respond to
these types of things and focus on responding
to posts that with help large numbers of people.

Sorry for the long email today. I was kind of annoyed
about what I read.

Here’s the thing. Like I said, I have 3 businesses.
In these three businesses I never get:

-Attacked
-Death threats
-People attacking my character
-People questioning my motives

I know these are small percentages but it’s
annoying sometimes.

I guess the final lesson for today is, when
you are dealing with bipolar disorder, don’t
take stuff personally. It’s easy to say but
hard to practice. Just try.

You know what? All the thought I put
into this was a waste of time 🙂

Shame on me 🙂

Hey I have to run.

Your Friend,

Dave

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different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I wanted to let you know, I will
be posting a f.ree interview that I did
on bipolar disorder. It’s one of my
best interviews ever.

It’s almost 2 hours long. It will be
posted online for you to listen. I need
about a week to get it all ready to
go for you.

Well yesterday I went to that meeting.

I actually took this short cut and it
turned into a long cut. You won’t believe
this but I was driving towards New York
which is east of me. Then all of a sudden
I was almost back where I lived some
how taking all these shortcuts and
“back roads.”

Needless to say, I was 45 minutes
late 🙂 But the meeting started
late.

Where did I go? I went to a big
conference with successful business
people.

It was really interesting. At lunch
I sat down next to a very big guy. He
was taller and bigger than me. Not out
of shape just big.

He asked what I did. At this particular
meeting, I told everyone about my mental
health organization. I usually only pick
one thing to talk about. If you tell
someone you have 4 different businesses,
they will think you are insane.

So he asked a whole bunch of questions
about bipolar disorder and borderline personality
disorder.

I told him how my mom thinks she has borderline
personality disorder as well and so does
her therapist but her doctor doesn’t want
her to have another label so the doctor has
the final say and the therapist respects that.

So far, the doctor’s plan is working just fine.
Anyway, did you know what? I mentioned this
before a few months back. I don’t make a big
deal about it.

Michele Soloway has bipolar AND borderline
personality disorder as well as one other
person that works for me I think.

Anyway, this big business guy who had a financial
services business, said, “I was married to a
woman for 29 years with borderline personality
disorder and maybe bipolar disorder.”

He told me how he lived in fear an called
it “29 years of hell on earth.” He told
me how hard it was to deal with her, how
erratic it was. How he tried everything
to help her and how she basically destroyed
the family for much of those 29 years.

I explained what happen with my family
and how my mom wasn’t well a whole lot of
time.

He then asked if there were really any
ways to help people like his ex wife.
I told him yes. I told him all I knew
for the person with borderline and bipolar
disorder. What the keys were. I also
indicated that I was not a doctor, therapist,
attorney, or other kind of professional.

He was amazed that I had put the entire organization
together that helps people with these illnesses,
both supporters and survivors,
and was further amazed that I had
not only my mom working for me but other people
with a mental illnesses. He said he knew
many people who did as well.

One thing I told him about is the concept
of “standing up to bipolar disorder.” Or
in his case it would have been standing up
to both bipolar and borderline. I told him
how appeasement doesn’t work.

He said that he didn’t think it’s possibly.
I told him that if you don’t you end up
with years and decades of misery.

That’s what happen to my dad.

What’s the stand up to bipolar disorder
concept? It’s basically you set up
boundaries and you don’t allow the person
with bipolar disorder to cross these boundaries.

It’s also pushing in every legal way possibly
to get a person into treatment.

If that fails, and you are being abused as a supporter
like this person was, I recommend you leave the person.

I never endorse living with someone for decades
and they refuse treatment and they wind up
hitting you and hurting you. I know many people
who end up like this. Those that are like
this justify it for the following reasons:

their religion frowns down on divorce
-I don’t know of any religions that would
really want you to stay with someone that is so
out of control they hit you.

they have kids
-Even if you have kids, if you live
with someone way out of control for 5, 10,
20 years and just stay, your kids will be
negatively affected. Just think about
my brother and why he is the way he
is.

they don’t think it’s right to abandon someone
-I don’t either. BUT, if you exhaust 25
ways to try to get someone in treatment over a
few years, you can reasonably say that you did
all that you could. I seriously would have tried
for probably 3 years to get my mom into treatment
trying each method I knew one by one plus others
I learned but I would have given up after 25
to 30 different techniques and 3 years.

Remember you have to draw the line somewhere.
If you don’t figure out what you will not
accept you wind up having no line and
things get worse and worse and worse. Before
you know it, you have no life and bipolar
disorder has taken over and you are like
prisoner.

The guy that I spoke to yesterday, drew the line
after 29 years. That’s a long time. That’s
probably more than half his life kind of wasted.

In my mind, I believe in, try EVERYTHING that
you can do to help someone with bipolar disorder
that’s legal. Try for a while.

Get materials like mine if you can

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

Or you can go to many support groups, find other
successful people dealing with bipolar disorder,
talk to doctors and therapists. Try what they
say to help a loved one and then after years and
years of trying various strategies and tactics
might be time to leave.

Do you think that I am too harsh?

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
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P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

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Hi,

How’s it going?

Thanks for all the emails from everyone
happy that I was okay from my almost
car crash last night.

I have to go to New York City today
for a meeting that will last all
day.

A bunch of people wrote how
they felt that thinking about
something bad happen was negative.

It is negative but what is more
negative is NOT planning and
then a total night mare happening.

I have to make this really quick
because it’s a long drive there
and there will probably be traffic.

Before I left, I wanted to point out
a post on my blog which is a good
idea for everyone to follow:

candismalli said…

I was in an accident a year and a half ago
that I had to be taken to a major hospital
by helicopter. I am bipolar, and my girls are
also.

When we were being initially treated by
E.M.T.s I was frantic to have someone write
down their meds, and doses. (One of my daughters
went toxic on lithium because of a mistake before
this).

They wanted me to calm down, and knew my
hubbie was on his way, and said they would get
that from him, they were more worried about me,
the girls were just bruised. I freaked because
I knew that only I knew the info, and he wouldn’t
even know where to start. I got someone to write
it down finally, but started to go into shock,
and had a hard time remembering my own meds.

I now have binders, one for each of us with
phone #’s, med names, doses, even ones previously
taken and didn’t work, or bad reaction. Recent
bloodwork, dr notes, diagnoses, allergies,
physicals, etc. I take it with me for dr visits,
and it makes my life easier, and gives me piece
of mind for in case of emergency.
=================

This is a great suggestion. You should do
this. It was so well said, that I simply
wanted to share the post.

In my courses/systems below:

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

I have many interviews with people that
point out how much of a disaster it
is when you don’t have all this info
in one place and medical people have
to guess in an emergency.

Don’t let it happen to you. TAKE ACTION
TODAY! Get all this stuff together.
It won’t take you that much time. But
do it today. Don’t put it off otherwise
you’ll be sorry later.

Hey, I just looked at the clock, I have
to go.

Have a great day and I will catch you tomorrow.

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/register3

P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

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Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

Sadly, there’s a chance that you
might not have gotten my message today.

Why? Well last night I almost got
into a huge car accident late last
night.

I have an important lesson about
bipolar disorder to tell you about
in reference to what happen to me.

If you will remember, yesterday,
I sent you a daily email and indicated
that it was snowing.

Well it stopped last night. I was
over my friend’s house but it started
kind of again and then stopped.

I don’t really understand what happen
but basically the roads were super wet
and then they started to freeze.

I think the people that put salt (which
is used to break up the ice), on the
road got a late start.

As I was driving home, I saw horror.

There was one guy that drove down into
someone’s front yard about 30 feet. His
car was turned over.

Then on the highway, when I looked at
the other side of traffic, there was
accident after accident. People were
smashed through guard rails.

I was really confused because you could
NOT see anything on the road.

BIPOLAR LESSON COMING HANG ON

I think the people on my side of the
highway were thinking what I was thinking
which was, “Why is everyone crashing, what’s
going on, I better go slower.”

But then stupid people started driving really
fast behind me almost forcing you to go
faster. I was starting to get nervous.

Then, I started see big accidents on the road. I
saw a car and truck had a head on collision
some how.

Then I saw a bunch of cars that were all
stopped because they were in a massive
accident.

Then I was driving over a bridge and I started
to swerve.

Then it happen.

I was driving along and bang.

The back of my car started to go in front
of my car. It’s hard to explain but basically
my back, was going forward and I was pointed
backwards.

Then I turned the wheel and then the back started
to go back to the back but I went from the far right
lane into the far left lane and then to the middle.

I had no control of the car really. Then there
were cars in front of me that I could see
were doing the same. We all must have hit
some kind of black ice.

It’s really odd, I thought for sure I would
get into a huge accident. This is
seriously what I was thinking:

I wonder what will happen if I don’t send
my bipolar daily email?

I hope Andrea and Pascale can handle everything
if I get into a major accident and I am in the
hospital.

I wonder if I have all the right paper work in
place for them

“Oh, Darn, I forgot to sign that one form for
them if something happens to me.”

I know that might sound weird but basically
all my other companies can run without me
except this one because it’s newer and grows
really fast.

I have been working hard to make this happen
but kind of putting off some stuff.

Well anyway, after almost going off into a
guard rail which was over a cliff off of
Route 80 Eastbound, I finally was able
to stabilize the car.

I thought about pulling over and sleeping
on the side of the road but I heard rumors
how people get murdered when that happens.

So then I just got in the far left lane and
drove super slow, slow enough that if I crashed
I hopefully wouldn’t get killed.

It was really scary.

So I came home and immediately emailed
this consultant that helps with what’s called
business transition and business succession.

He helps people get a business together so
if the owner is hurt or dies. I emailed him
this story and said that I want to get
his consulting immediately 🙂

I have been putting it off because well
I just have been. But it’s important.

What the heck does this have to do with
bipolar disorder?

Well, with bipolar you have to plan for
the worst and hope for the best.

If you have bipolar disorder

Who will pay my bills if I go into an episode

Where is a list of my bills and c.redit cards
(with my mom, it took days to figure all this
out working 15 hours a day)

If I have bipolar disorder and run a business,
who will take over, how will it be done if I go
into an episode. Do you know how many people
that I know that have bipolar disorder, had a
big great business and lost it from an episode?
A ton. I don’t have any info but you should
start researching if this is you.

If you are a bipolar supporter

If you loved one is in your business or
has to make decisions for you, what’s
your plan if he/she goes into an episode?
You need one.

NOTE
The person with bipolar should have a release
signed for the supporter to talk to the therapist,
doctor, etc.

Also, if you have bipolar disorder, and this is
going to amaze you, you should have a release
so your therapist AND bipolar doctor can talk
to your non bipolar doctors (your primary care
physician for example)

There’s a lot of stuff to think about. It’s
rather negative but it has to be done.

In my courses/systems below:

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

I cover a ton of the forms you have to have
filled out and signed so that it’s easy in
case a bipolar episode strikes.

I know many people with my courses/systems
skip this part. They tell me, “oh yea, I will
get to that later on.” A year goes by and
they never do. I URGE you to do it right away.

One major bipolar episode, like one major
car accident, can destroy a whole lot of stuff
that took years to develop. Don’t let it happen
to you.

I am immediately going to be working on this
based on what almost happen to me last night.

Hey, I have to run, catch you later.

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/register3

P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=
Hi,

How’s it going?

I hope you are doing well.

I am really excited about a whole
bunch of projects we have going on.

I also wanted to let you know that I am
still working on setting up the webinar
and teleseminar software for the f.ree
teleseminar I will be holding answering
questions about bipolar disorder live.

NOTE

Non medical and NON legal questions because
I am NOT a doctor, therapist, or lawyer.

Yesterday was a great day. I had a fascinating
talk with Doctor Dan Lieberman, Director of the
Clinical Psychiatric Research Center.

He has a cool new automated software program
that he is going to be making available. I am
going to be promoting it and guess what?
It’s F.REE.

I was talking to him yesterday to setup
a time to interview so he can go into
great detail of the benefits of the program
he has. I will be making the interview
available f.ree to you as well.

The good news is, I don’t have to use
the webinar software that I have or
it might take forever. This will be all
wrapped up in about 2 weeks or so. I will
drop you an email to let you know the
website to go to get everything
f.ree.

So anyway, we were talking. Normally I
am really cautious when talking to doctors.
I normally let them do 99% of the talking
and I do 99% of the listening. It’s not
that I am scared of them or anything it’s
that generally I never hear anything that’s
exciting to me or even helpful.

I am a HUGE believer in doctors for treating
bipolar disorder. But I find that they
are experts in just medication. He was
a rare exception.

Well I got to talking to Dr. Lieberman and I
wanted to explain to him:

1. Who I was and why I do this (all this
bipolar stuff so to speak)

2. Why I sell some of my material and give
some of it away but not all of it.

3. Why I have so many people with bipolar disorder
that work for me

4. Why I think it will be really important
to do an interview with me so his software
and it’s benefits can be fully understood.

So to make a long story short in reference
to the above my answers were.

1. I do this to help people not to make
m.oney.

2. I sell some thing to support a massive
advertising budget that I have. In order
to build a huge list and also reach large
numbers of people, you have to spend a ton
of m.oney. Fortunately I know how to do
that without bankrupting the entire organization.
The reality is, the more I spend on advertising
the more people I reach. And nobody will give
me f.ree advertising. The odd thing is, even
if I was non profit would make a difference.

I have asked many a company if I was non profit
what would happen. All said, “same rates.” One
warned me that if I went non profit, many companies
would not take me seriously and might even require
that I pay m.oney in advance because non profits
have a track record of not having any m.oney.

Someone told me the other day, I should try for
grants. If anyone has ever done this, they would
know that grants are a nightmare to get. Also, people
with grants get dependant on them and wind up spending
more time getting grants then helping people. Then,
many times, grants dry up and the organization goes
out of business. I have seen that in so many places
that I volunteered at.

It’s sad but true. Also, if you have worked with
an organization that is “grant dependent”, you notice
how some years things are great and other years,
they are terrible. It’s all based on how much
m.oney they can get.

In today’s economic times, grants have been
cut big time.

I never wanted it to be this way and that’s
why I don’t spend time trying to get gra.nts.

3. I really feel that people with bipolar disorder
are super smart and creative and “doers” and “go
getters.” I love super smart, creative, doers and
go getters. I said to him how people with bipolar
disorder make my life much easier because they get
a lot done and fast because of their special gifts–
which are being super smart, creative, etc.

NOTE-I no longer will debate whether this is true.
I get other doctors that write me that say there is
no study that shows people with bipolar disorder
are any smarter, creative, etc. than anyone else.
I am telling you, in my opinion, they are. Period.
I am not open to debate on this subject :).

If you hired a bunch of people with bipolar disorder
that had a good treatment plan and followed a bipolar
stability equation concept, you would see your organization
explode. I am convinced of it. But again, I am not
going to get into that. To me, it’s an incredible thing
that I am work with the kind of people that I work with.
I am lucky. But I must say, I never knew this and figured
it out by accident.

ANOTHER NOTE-
Just the other day. We had a HUGE PROBLEM. Really big.
So big, I thought my mind was going to explode. I was
so annoyed. For some reason, I forgot who I had
working for me. So then I randomly called someone
who has bipolar disorder that works for me and
told him my plight. He said, “oh I can help
with that.” I was thinking, “oh, that’s right
I have super smart people that work for me,
I should let them figure it out.” So then I
gathered a group of people that work for me
and told them the problem.

They immediately began to work on a solution.
It’s only been a few days and the solution is
incredible. I figure this problem will be solved
in two weeks totally. Others have tried to solve
this problem and never succeeded. I know a massive
company that never figured out a solution after
many years.

I was amazed with what my people have come up
with.

Virtually everyone involved in the solution
has bipolar disorder.

One person is so smart she figured out
how to get out of multiple psychiatric
hospitals while not being stable
in her past life. Now she reformed,
follows a treatment plan, takes her
medication and does the right things.
She said, “fixing your problem, is much
easier than breaking out of a psychiatric
hospital when you are not stable.”

You should remember that if you have bipolar
disorder, you have special gifts or your
loved one does. Don’t forget that. Sometimes
we focus on the negative so much, we forget
the positive. There is positive if you look.

4. I was telling the Dr. that many times when something
is free and kind of posted somewhere, people don’t
really value it or take advantage. I told him how
I wanted to really get people excited to use the
software and why it’s so important and it’s
going to help them.

It will fit great with all the concepts and
strategies I teach in all my courses/systems
below:

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

I am really excited about it all.

Then we got into his ideas on how
to manage bipolar disorder. He had some
amazing information. Then I started telling
him about my concepts. He didn’t think
that I was crazy so to speak.

I must say, he was one of the most well
rounded doctors I have ever spoken to
about bipolar disorder. It was truly amazing.

After we do an interview on his software,
I am going to ask him to do a live call
where he asks your questions on bipolar
disorder.

Okay, don’t tell him this if you know
him but, I want to do another call
with him where he answers questions
on bipolar disorder with our new
teleseminar and webinar system.

So with my plan, you would be able
to ask him questions.

I would cover all the costs and make
a recording of the webinar and call
f.ree to you as well.

Don’t tell him that I am planning on
this. I haven’t asked him yet.
Keep it quiet for now. Hopefully he
will do it. If so, it will be great.

I am really excited to have spoken to the Doctor.

Actually I am running out of time, I have
to go to the gym right now. He said one
really important thing that got me really
excited.

I am going to reveal it tomorrow in the
daily email.

Hey, it’s starting to snow right now,
so I have to go.

I have to run now, catch you tomorrow and
have a great day.

PLEASE POST RESPONSES TO THIS EMAIL HERE

Your Friend,

Dave

P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/register3

P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Hi,

How’s it going?

Hope you are doing well.

I have a bunch of things to do today.

Very soon, we are going to be having
a f.ree teleseminar where I will
answer your questions on bipolar
live over the phone and internet.

I finally almost have this software
program I will need setup. You’d
think that I was building a space
shuttle 🙂

Anyway, here’s the bipolar news. Take a look.

Make sure you take a look at the news. It takes
a lot of time to put the news together so please
read it.

To see the news visit:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews364

There’s some really interesting news stories this week.
Take a look at them. Also, write me some feedback by
visiting my blog below.

Here are some of the headlines:

Depression: your questions answered
DO> Great article.

Lawyer Chronicles Struggle with Bipolar Disorder
DO> Very good story, great insight.

Adults over 60 Needed for Bipolar Disorder Study
DO> If you can do it, take a look.

Study provides bipolar clues
DO> What do you think of this study?

Bipolar disorder and ADHD in children
DO> Very interesting. What do you think?

Book Review: Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney
DO> Do you have this book?

For these stories and more, please visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarnews364

==>> Get Help with ALL aspects of bipolar disorder<<== Check out all my resources, programs and information
for all aspects of bipolar disorder by visiting:

http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

Your Friend,

Dave

=>PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS, FAMILY AND LOVED ONES <=
Hi,

I need to talk to you about something
that is really bothering me.

You know I get tons and tons of emails,
right? Well a lot of them are positive
ones, and they make me feel really good,
like ones that tell me how much these
emails help them, and others on how
much they have learned from my courses
and stuff like that.

Those are the emails I really like, and the
ones I’m used to, pretty much. But then
there are the emails I get that really get
me down. And I’m not a person who
likes to get down, or who gets down
easily.

But I got this email, and this woman
went on and on and on about her
problems. Now, don’t get me wrong –
it’s not that I don’t care about people’s
problems, because I wouldn’t be doing
what I’m doing if I didn’t care. You
know that, right?

But it’s just that I deal in solutions.
That’s what I write about and teach in
all my courses, how to find solutions:

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

The solutions, right? Not dwelling
on the problems. Those who have
gotten my courses know that that is the
type of person I am. And so do you,
who are reading this email. I don’t
dwell in the negative – I dwell on the
positive, and I expect the people who
are around me to dwell on the positive
as well.

So I get really disappointed when they
don’t. Like this email I got the other
day where this woman just went on and
on complaining, but didn’t offer any kind
of solution to the problems she was having.

To tell you the truth, after reading that
email, I felt like I should have charged her
a consultant’s fee, like a psychiatrist would
do, just for reading (“listening to”) all her
complaints!

Now again, I don’t want hate mail for this,
or people saying I don’t care, when you
know how much I do care.

The point is, after all this positive email I
had read, this one negative email had the
power to bring me down. Why?

So I thought about it. And I talked to
Michele about it. And she told me about
this equation she used when she was
bringing up her kids:

THE 10/2 EQUATION:

Regarding negative people – If you are
a 10 and they are a 2, and you hang
around with them, you will not bring
them up to an 8, they will bring you
down to a 4.
————————————–

She used this in teaching her
children how to choose their friends
wisely. But really, can’t you see
how it can be used in dealing with
bipolar disorder as well?

Here, follow me with this, as I apply
it to the email I got. I can either
surround myself with positive people
or negative people.

Regarding the email I got, I am the 10
and she is the 2. I could try to answer
her with positive answers, and try to
bring her up to an 8, but considering
how negative her email was, most
likely that won’t work, and she will
just succeed in bringing me down to
a 4 instead.

See what she’s done already? I’m
already bummed out about it, feeling
negative, letting it upset my day to
the point that I’m writing about it on
my blog and sharing it with you.

OR…….

I can choose to stay a 10 on the
positivity scale in the 10/2 Equation.
I can let that email go. I can surround
myself with positive people. I can
stay positive and NOT let negative
people bring me down.

These are choices I can make.

People like the lady in the email are
going to be negative no matter what.
They will try to get other people to
listen to them complain, but they are
not solution-oriented. They just want
someone to buy into their negativity.

But we don’t have to do that. We are
TENS! We have a choice! We don’t
have to be brought down to 4’s if
we don’t want to! We can surround
ourselves with positive people!

Speaking of that, I’m going to the
gym and surround myself with positive
people who are taking care of their
bodies!

I’ll talk to you tomorrow!

Your friend,

Dave

P.P.S. Want your own copy of these daily bipolar
emails sent to you for F.ree? If so, visit:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/register3

P.P.S. Don’t forget to take a look through the
different programs I’ve put together… each one is designed
to help you with a different area of bipolar disorder whether
you have it or you are supporting someone with it.
You can see them all and get the details by visiting:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/catalog.asp

P.P.P.S. Check out my F.ree blog with copies of emails
that I have sent in the past and lots of great
information for you:
http://www.bipolarcentral.com/supporterblog/

P.P.P.P.S Check out my F.ree podcast. Hear me give
mini seminars designed to teach you information
you can’t learn anywhere else.
http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

Hi,

I have some new FREE podcasts setup for Bipolar
Supporters:

http://bipolarcentral.libsyn.com

Dave